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Category: Data Week

Apr 07 2016

Data Management Presentation!

Posted on April 7, 2016December 2, 2016 by Carol Johnk

Open Data From NOAA and Its Grantees

April 21st, 2016
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Iowa Memorial Union, Illinois Room (348)
Presented by Jeff de La Beaujardiere
Sponsored by University of Iowa Libraries and organized by Library Research Data Services

 

The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) generates many terabytes of data every day. Data comes from hundreds of sensors on satellites, radar, aircraft, ships, buoys, and from numerical models.

With rare exceptions, all of this data should be made publicly accessible in a timely and usable fashion. NOAA has long been both an advocate and a practitioner of Open Data. Recent White House mandates are expanding public access to the results of federally funded research. In addition, NOAA has initiated research and development agreements with several cloud computing providers to explore new methods for data access and use.

Jeff will address these NOAA policies and activities during his presentation.

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Jeff de La Beaujardière

Jeff de La Beaujardière has been the NOAA Data Management Architect since May 2011 and Chair of the Environmental Data Management Committee since 2012. He also serves on inter-agency and international groups aimed at enhancing data sharing and interoperability, including the international Group on Earth Observations Data Management Principles Task Force, the US Group on Earth Observations Data Management Working Group, and the Open Geospatial Consortium. In these roles he works toward the vision that NOAA’s rich and unique data holdings shall be discoverable, accessible, well-documented, compatible, and preserved for future use.

Previously, Jeff was Senior Systems Architect for the US Integrated Ocean Observing System Program Office at NOAA, where he guided the implementation of interoperability standards by IOOS partners for data access and discovery. Prior to joining NOAA, Jeff spent 13 years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in such roles as Geospatial One-Stop Portal Manager; web services developer for the Modeling, Analysis and Prediction 2005 project, the GLOBE Program, and the Public Use of Remote Sensing Data Program; and NASA’s representative to OGC and to the Unidata Policy Committee. He participated in the first OGC Web Mapping Testbed in 1998, implemented the first Web Map Server at NASA, and was Editor of the WMS specification for OGC and the International Organization for Standardization.

Dr. de La Beaujardière holds a BA in Physics (1985) from the University of California at Berkeley and a PhD in Astrophysics (1990) from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

This presentation is organized by the Library Research Data Services. The Libraries’ Research Data Services, in collaboration with other campus offices, including the Division Sponsored Programs, Information Technology Services and Iowa Informatics Initiative, support data management needs of researchers.

Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/JLYEb4

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. if you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Sara Sheib in advance at 319-335-3024.

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Feb 09 2016

It’s Love Your Data Week!

Posted on February 9, 2016October 26, 2017 by Carol Johnk

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Valentine’s Day isn’t just for people – it is time to Love Your Data, too!

Love Your Data Week (LYD) is about recognizing the ways in which individuals and institutions can care for their data – by adopting consistent practices, and then modeling and implementing those practices. Federal funding agencies have more and more requirements with which researchers must comply. More public access to research results – including data – is one of those requirements. Love Your Data week will help researchers, libraries, and students look at how to be responsible stewards of their work.  The LYD website provides tips and tricks for managing research data, resources to help with data management, and daily activities. 

According to the LYD website, “Loving your data means investing in it, taking care of it for the future. Over the five day event, we will guide you through five activities to help get your data organized, secure, and ready for write-up, sharing and reuse.”

Each day of LYD week has a different theme:

  • Monday, Feb. 8: “Data: Keep It Safe”
  • Tuesday, Feb. 9: “It’s the 21st Century — Do You Know Where Your Data Is?”
  • Wednesday, Feb. 10: “What Did I Mean Here?”
  • Thursday, Feb. 11: “Give/Get Credit for Data”
  • Friday, Feb. 12: “Think Big: Transforming, Extending, Reusing Data.”

Involvement across social media platforms is encouraged, and to be involved in the conversation use #LYD16 for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. For Pinterest use Resources to help you LYD, and The changing face of data.  Unsure about how best to get involved? Check out the logistical details link for all you need to know! Join in the conversation, share your experiences and connect with others in data management!

The University of Iowa Libraries also has a thorough Resource Data Services guide to help you with your data management. There is information on organizing and documenting your data, creating a data management plan and other resources. If you have any questions you may email Qianjin (Marina) Zhang, the Licthenberger Engineering  & Informatics Librarian at qianjin-zhang@uiowa.edu; Sara Sheib, University of Iowa Sciences Library Reference & Instruction Librarian at sara-scheib@uiowa.edu, or by emailing lib-data@uiowa.edu

Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter (#UIEngLib), and Pinterest to keep up-to-date on all our activities and resources.

Have fun checking out all the data resource management tools we have available and learn to Love Your Data!

 

Resources:

Love Your Data. 2016.

Celebrate Love Your Data Week with Emory Libraries Feb. 8-12. February 2, 2016.  Emory Libraries & Information Technology. Emory University.

Libraries’ Love Your Data Week raises awareness among research universities. Feb. 5, 2016. Penn State News.

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