Recording Research A choice for academic / research libraries? Maria Heijne 14 September 2009

1. Recording ResearchA choice for academic / research libraries?Maria Heijne14 September 2009 7th euroCRIS Strategic Seminar

2. What can you expect? • The background: 3 TU.Datacentre • The academic environment: e-science as the driver • The role of the library: is there a choice? • Some expert opinions • Skills in the 3TU.Datacentre • Conclusions

3. 3TU.Datacentre • Project (2008-2010) financed by 3 Technical Universities (Delft, Twente, Eindhoven) to ensure long term digital data preservation in the technical/science environment • Based on successful (SURF) projects in Delft: • e-Archive and DARELUX

4. Activities 3TU.Datacentre • Exploitation of a ‘data-archive’ to facilitate preservation of ‘static’ data of data producers (starting with the 3 Dutch technical universities); • Advise data producers (how) to preserve ‘dynamic’ data in a collaboratory environment for access and publication (‘data-lab’) • Provide easy access to data consumers • Knowledge development/sharing and collaboration with Dutch partners (DANS,KB, Netherlands Coalition Digital Preservation) • EU collaboration DOI agency - pan-European DOI infrastructure, with TIB Hannover, ETH Zurich, INIST, TIC Copenhagen

5. Paris, March 2009 Actual status September 2009: Australian National Data Service (ANDS) and California Digital Library (CDL) will become members

6. Preconditions • Organisational dimension • incentives for research • (inter) national co-operation • standardisation • long term management commitment • development of competencies • Production dimension • infrastructure for the digital archive • quality control • use/reuse requires direct involvement of data creator/researcher • Technology dimension • research on preservation strategies and their implementation • viewer design/user interface is crucial • Business dimension • data are a valuable asset > knowledge ‘valorisation’ • business model for economic viability of a digital archive • open access to data as a preference

7. E-science/ E-research as ‘the’ driver Science becomes more data driven • E-science can/will lead to different methods of knowledge exchange • Access to large data collections /large scale computing resources • Through publication, visualization, data exchange… • Leading to new services • for peer review and access to knowledge • knowledge ‘exploitation’ • data management, data retrieval • to ensure data quality

8. Why should libraries take up this role? • Core business in information/data management • Storage, preservation, metadata creation, access • Reuse of data/information • Experience in teaching enhanced academic skills • Active (new) role in support of knowledge/research management • Methods to organise and maintain links • Publication – data • Data - scientific workflow

9. Is there a choice? Who else could/ should take up this role?

10. Expert opinions • Liz Lyon (UKOLN): Librarians will become data consultants, data service providers, data analysts, data miners, data curators • Enforce data quality • Support data retrieval • Construct data applications • Ensure data collections are properly annotated and preserved • Clifford Lynch (CNI): build up skills in new areas of expertise for data curation • Reuse of data • Data management skills • Values and policies • James Mullins (Purdue University/ NSF Task Force) • Librarian can bridge the gap between researchers

11. Liz Lyon, UKOLN IJDC 2009 In press

12. Skills 3TU.Datacentre • Data creator / data scientist • Researcher • PhD’s • Students • 3TU.Datacentre : data manager/ data librarian/ data scientist • Library/Information specialists (metadata/quality checks) • Account managers (advocacy/awareness/negotiation) • ICT specialists (technical environment/data management) • ICT developers (viewers/user interfaces)

13. Value chain for data storage and publication Content Market Packaging Content Direction Additional Services Marketing & Sales Data Production Add Meta Data Data Mgmnt Selection Check Data Entry Content Consumer System Development & Mgmnt Viewer Development & Mgmnt Technical Maintenance Financial Transactions Storage Infra Structure Helpdesk Interface & Systems Transport Delivery Support &services Source: Report EC/ Andersen Consulting, 1996

14. Value chain 3TU.Datacentre

15. Did I meet the expectations? • The background: 3 TU.Datacentre • The academic environment: e-science as the driver • The role of the library: is there a choice? • Some expert opinions • Skills in the 3TU.Datacentre • Conclusions

16. Conclusions • Is there a choice for research libraries? • In the e-science environment data become a valuable asset to the institution - the researcher is the driving force • The library should claim and prove its role in ‘Data management’, in close collaboration with parties for maintaining infrastructure and (technical) development Important areas for the near future: • Awareness, Awareness, Awareness • Business model for economic viability of data curation • Training of ‘data’ skills for all parties involved