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Dr Liz Lyon , DCC Associate Director Outreach Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. Supporting Digital Curation to safeguard research data: adding value today and ensuring long-term access. Dr Liz Lyon , DCC Associate Director Outreach Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK. JISC Conference

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Dr Liz Lyon , DCC Associate Director Outreach Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK

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  1. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons LicenceAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Supporting Digital Curation to safeguard research data: adding value today and ensuring long-term access Dr Liz Lyon, DCC Associate Director Outreach Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK JISC Conference March 2006 Funded by:

  2. Overview • Digital curation and the e-Research cycle • UK Digital Curation Centre • Development activity • Research agenda • Advisory services • Outreach programme • Chemistry exemplar projects “maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of digital information for current and future use”

  3. UK Digital Curation Centre • Development activities • Research agenda • Delivering services • Outreach Programme • http://www.dcc.ac.uk/

  4. DCC people (some of them…) Management & Co-ordination Director Chris Rusbridge (University of Edinburgh) Community Support & Outreach Led by Dr Liz Lyon (UKOLN, University of Bath) Service Definition & Delivery Led by Professor Seamus Ross (HATII, University of Glasgow) Development Led by Dr David Giaretta (Astronomical Software & Services, CCLRC) Research Led by Professor Peter Buneman (University of Edinburgh)

  5. (Very simple) e-Research Cycle and Data Curation (New) knowledge extraction: data mining, modelling, analysis, synthesis Formulate hypothesis / ideas, test, experiment, observe: data creation, collection & capture Data processing Data processing Data processing Data management storage & validation: description, deposit, self-archiving, preservation, certification e-Infrastructure Open access Collaboration Adding value: Data linking, annotation, visualisation, simulation Data processing Data processing Scholarly communications: data disclosure, publication, citation, discovery, re-use This work is licensed under a Creative Commons LicenceAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0

  6. Data capture & integration into research workflows • R4L Repository for the Laboratory Project (JISC-funded) automated data capture from instrumentation, deposit of results (chemistry) • SMART TEA electronic Laboratory notebook + annotations

  7. Disciplinary data-centres

  8. http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/projects/ebank-uk/ eBank UK Project • Two key themes: • Open access to datasets • Linking research data to publications and to learning • UKOLN, University of Southampton, University of Manchester • e-Science application ‘Combechem’ : Grid-enabled combinatorial chemistry + National Crystallography Service • Resource Discovery Network / PSIgate physical sciences portal

  9. A data repository entry

  10. Access to the underlying data: complex objects ecrystals.chem.soton.ac.uk

  11. Data descriptions • Validation, publication & discovery of data models & schema • Metadata packaging standards • METS • MPEG 21 DIDL • Semantic descriptions • Formal controlled vocabularies • High-level and domain ontologies • Inter-disciplinary discovery • Informal approaches Web 2.0 “folksonomies”

  12. Audit & certification: trusted digital repositories • DCC Development & Services teams • Draft Audit Checklist for Certification August 2005 Research Libraries Group RLG-NARA • Pilot audits planned • Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) • British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) • JISC Digital Repository projects? • Institutional repositories? • Revised Checklist based on feedback and pilot audit outcomes

  13. Development: Representation Information Registry • “DCC Approach to Digital Curation” based on the Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS); ISO standard, 14721: • Development of a Representation Information (RI) registry/repository (DCC-RR) • Prototype demonstrator: based on 2 key concepts to facilitate sharing of the curation effort • Curation persistent ID • Descriptive “label” (structural, semantic, other metadata) • Development of tools and interfaces for creating, using and re-using representation information http://dev.dcc.ac.uk for details of Wiki and email list

  14. Persistent identifiers for data citation • Warwick Workshop research issue • Schemes: DOI, Handle, ARK, PURL • Global identification: express as http URIs • eBank data citation policy (human and machine-actionable)http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecrystals.chem.soton.ac.uk/145 • Domain identifiers: e.g. International Chemical Identifier (INChI) codes

  15. Discovering data: • Domain identifier: International Chemical Identifier (INChI) code • Google molecule using INChI • Slide from Simon Coles Coles, S.J., Day, N.E., Murray-Rust, P., Rzepa, H.S., Zhang, Y., Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, (10),1832-1834. DOI: 10.1039/b502828k

  16. Adding value: eBank linking data to publications

  17. Linking research to learning - embedding eBank aggregator service in a science portal for student learners

  18. Adding value through annotation • DCC Research at the University of Edinburgh • Scientific databases: Annotation scoping report • AstroDAS: distributed annotation servers in astronomy • New annotation model + prototype MONDRIAN: top-ranked demonstration at recent DB conference

  19. Supporting the community: Services • HELPDESK@dcc.ac.uk • legal - technical guidance • Curation Manual 45 chapters planned, • Briefing Papers • Case studies

  20. DCC Case Study published: Wide Field Astronomy Unit

  21. Supporting the community: Outreach & Services • Workshops: • LOCKSS 6 April Warwick • Archiving e-Mail 24 April, Newcastle • Associates Network 17 May, NeSC, Edinburgh • Digital Curation Policies, June, Oxford tbc • Data dictionary for Preservation Metadata (PREMIS), July tbc • Information Days 2006 Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester • 2nd International Conference 21-22 November Glasgow • Keynotes: Hans F. Hoffmann, CERN, Clifford Lynch, CNI • Call for papers deadline 3rd April

  22. Associates Network Goals: Develop understanding, share best practice, advance research, promote recognition, develop consensus 376 Members and growing……. Benefits: Early access to R&D outputs, advisory services, training, input to definition and design, community participation Discussion Forum www.dcc.ac.uk Topics: formats at risk, Creative Commons, digital archives and digital libraries Meeting 17 May @ NeSC, Edinburgh Please join us!

  23. Thank you.Questions? e.lyon@ukoln.ac.uk Join the DCC Associates Network at www.dcc.ac.uk

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