The Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) and U.S. National Committee for CODATA

1. The Board on Research Data and Information (BRDI) and U.S. National Committee for CODATA Director’s Report to the 10th BRDI Meeting March 11, 2014 Prepared by: Paul F. Uhlir, JD Director, BRDI puhlir@nas.edu See www.nas.edu/brdi for more information.

2. Board on Research Data and Information Current BRDI Members Francine Berman, Co-chair, Professor of Computer Science, RPI Clifford Lynch, Co-chair, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information Laura Bartolo, Professor and Director, Center for Materials Informatics, Kent State University Henry Brady, Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Mark Brender, Executive Director, Digital Globe Foundation Sayeed Choudhury, Associate Dean for Library Digital Programs, The Johns Hopkins University Keith Clarke, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara Kelvin Droegemeier, Vice President for Research, The University of Oklahoma

3. Board on Research Data and Information BRDI Members (continued) Clifford Duke, Director of Science Programs, Ecological Society of America Stephen Friend, President, Sage Bionetworks Elliot Maxwell, Consultant, Internet Policy Alexa T. McCray (IOM), Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School Alan M. Title (NAS/NAE), Senior Fellow, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center BRDI Staff (as of 3/2014) Paul F. Uhlir, Director SubhashKuvelker, Senior Program Officer* Adriana Courembis, Financ’l Assoc. Cheryl W. Levey, Senior Program Assoc.* ----------------------------------------- * Until March 14, 2014

4. Board on Research Data and Information BRDI Ex Officio Members Sara Graves, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville (CODATA Secretary General) Bonnie Carroll , Iia Associates (CODATA Executive Board member) Michael Clegg, UC, Irvine (NAS Foreign Secretary) Paul Alan David, Stanford Univ. (Chair, CODATA Task Group on the Global Information Commons for Science Initiative) John Faundeen, USGS (Co-chair, CODATA Task Group on Data at Risk) Kevin McCluskey, Univ. of Kansas (Co-Chair, CODATA Task Group on Advancing Informatics for Microbiology) Kathleen M. Robinette, Univ. of Oklahoma (Co-Chair, CODATA Task Group on Anthropometric Data and Engineering Task Group) Alex de Sherbinin, Columbia Univ. (Chair, CODATA Task Group on Global Roads Data Development)

5. Board on Research Data and Information Current and ongoing projects: • Board meetings and public mini-symposia on select topics (ongoing -- twice per year, 10 meetings so far, with current meeting March 11) • U.S. Committee for CODATA (ongoing – since 1966 represents the US interests to the international CODATA on interdisciplinary scientific data issues, including participation in conferences and Task Groups. See www.codata.org) • BRDI Sponsor Forum (meeting series) • BRDI Young Scientist Program • Developing Data Attribution and Citation Practices and Standards (since 2011, two reports in 2012 and 2013, and current Data Citation Principles) • Future Career Opportunities and Educational Requirements for Digital Curation—A Consensus Study (study report in review, publication in 4/2014) • BRDI Data and Information Challenge (entry deadline 5/15/2014) • RDA-CODATA Interest Group on Legal Interoperability of Research Data, since 3/2013 • Group on Earth Observations Data Sharing WG, since 10/2008

6. Board on Research Data and Information Planned projects, 2014-2015 • Economic Sustainability of Publicly Funded Research Repositories—A Consensus Study (planning workshop will be held March 12, 2014) • Building a Biomedical Knowledge Network (with Board on Life Sciences) • Improving Recognition and Reward Processes in Research Data Work • Strategies for Improving the Sharing of Earth Observation Data Between China and the United States • Research Data as Intellectual Property—An International Workshop • Forum on Public-Private Data Innovation • Remaking the Scientific Data Enterprise (with ESIP) • CODATA-World Data System 2014 Conference (Nov., in New Delhi)

7. Board on Research Data and Information BRDI Financial Report: Shift from core sponsorship to ad hoc project sponsors (sequestration) 5 core sponsors: NSF/ACI, DOE, NIST, NIH and IMLS Core sponsors that have stopped: NOAA, USGS and Library of Congress Potential core sponsors: NASA, NARA and DOD Project support (small amount) currently from Sloan and Moore Foundations Current shortfall leading to loss of staff, at least for ½ year.

8. Board on Research Data and Information BRDI undertakes the following tasks within its primary mission areas: • Addresses emerging issues in the management, policy, and use of research data and information at the national and international levels. • Through studies and reports of the National Research Council, provides independent and objective advice, reviews of programs, and assessment of priorities concerning research data and information activities for its sponsors. • Encourages and facilitates collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and nations with regard to common interests in research data and information activities. • Monitors, assesses, and contributes to the development of U.S. government and research community positions on research data and information programs and policies. • Initiates or responds to requests for consensus studies, workshops, conferences, and other activities within the Board’s mission, and provides oversight for the activities performed under the Board’s auspices. • Broadly disseminates and communicates the results of the Board’s activities to its stakeholders and to the general public.

9. Board on Research Data and Information Role of Board members: • Goals/functions in Statement of Task—full Board does that • Ex officio members have same “rights” as regular Board members, except travel funding • No written Academy guidance, except what not to do • Form small teams for project development and oversight • Need to discuss size and structure of BRDI in near future