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Current Trends and Future Directions in Data Curation Research and Education

Weber, Nicholas M.; Palmer, Carole L.; Chao, Tiffany C.

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Title
Current Trends and Future Directions in Data Curation Research and Education
Author(s)
  • Weber, Nicholas M.
  • Palmer, Carole L.
  • Chao, Tiffany C.
Issue Date
2012
Keyword(s)
Data Curation, Education
Date of Ingest
2014-03-31T22:44:41Z
Abstract
Digital research data have introduced a new set of collection, preservation, and service demands into the tradition of digital librarianship. Consequently, the role of an information professional has evolved to include the activities of data curation. This new field more specifically addresses the needs of stewarding and preserving digital research data. In this paper, we offer an overview of data curation research and education in the field of library and information science (LIS), focusing specifically on the current state of professional practice, trends in education and workforce development, and future directions for both basic and applied research. Drawing on the proceedings from two data curation summits held in late 2010, we highlight and build on the major insights and recommendations that emerged from discussions among more than 50 leading experts from government agencies, data centers, the field of LIS, and the publishing industry. Specifically, we note the importance of developing interoperable standards for describing datasets, the need for curators to participate in data privacy and ownership policy development, the increasing demand for a workforce to support discipline-specific data practices, and, finally, the varied approaches for professional education that will be required by a data-driven research agenda in both the sciences and humanities. We conclude with an overview of future directions for research and workforce development in data curation.
Publisher
Journal of Web Librarianship
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
Article
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/48759
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2012.730358

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