Sharing Research Data with Dan Tsang Data Librarian
Sharing Research Data with: • • Dan Tsang, Data Librarian Julia Gelfand, Applied Sciences & Engineering Librarian Matthew Mc. Kinley, Digital Project Specialist Shu Liu, Metadata & Digital Resources Librarian • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu
Importance of Data Sharing: • Citation • Reuse • Open Access • Preservation • Funder Requirements • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 2
Orange County Data Portal – Data from following content areas: • Ecological, Environmental, Coastal, Sustainability content • Social Sciences – socioeconomic, business, trends, political, public opinion, survey data • Historical data • Epidemiological & Public Health tracking • Campus research outputs • County-sourced information • From public or private research efforts • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 3
Orange County Data Portal – Walkthrough ocdp. lib. uci. edu • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 4
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Data Submission Process – Metadata ocdp. lib. uci. edu • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 14
Data Management Best Practices - Metadata • Broad vs. Defined • Descriptive, Administrative, Structural • Comprehensive, Accurate • E. g. , in title, include: subject matter, geographic location, time period, etc. (think about “uniqueness”) • Discovery, Interpretation, Citation 15
Data Management Best Practices - Metadata • Data Documentation: • Understanding -> by yourself & others • Scholarly record -> Repeatability, Replication, Reproduction, Reanalysis • During Collection & Analysis phases • Project, File or Database, Variable or Item • Comprehensiveness, Quality • Guide to Keeping a Lab Notebook 16
Further Resources - Metadata • Guenther, R. , Radebaugh, J. (2004). Understanding metadata. Retrieved from www. niso. org/publications/press/Understanding. Metadata. pdf • UK Data Archive (UKDA). Create and manage data: documenting your data. Retrieved 4 August 2014 from www. data-archive. ac. uk/createmanage/document • Day, M. (November 2005). 'Metadata' in Curation Reference Manual. Digital Curation Centre. Retrieved from www. dcc. ac. uk/resources/curation-reference-manual/completed -chapters/metadata 17
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Data Submission Process – Data Files ocdp. lib. uci. edu • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 28
Data Management Best Practices - Files • Open vs. Proprietary Formats • csv vs. xlsx • png vs. gif, jpg • pdf, odt vs. docx • Descriptive & Consistent Naming Convention • Avoid spaces, & ! # $ % ‘ ( ) + , . • CEBsoil_daily. Sample_091615. csv • data 3. xlsx, test? . txt, DSC-014522. gif • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 29
Data Management Best Practices - Files README. txt file: • File & software instructions • Long-form metadata • Data access & usage • Contact info • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 30
Data Submission Process – Submission Screen • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 31
Data Submission Process – Review Screen • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 32
Data Submission Process – Creative Commons License • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 33
Data Submission Process – Citation • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 34
Coming Soon… • Sophisticated Map Interface • Non-UCI & proxy user data submission • Data Metrics • Links to Data Analysis Tools & Resources • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 35
Datasets Wanted: • Ecological & Environmental • Social Sciences • Sustainability • Epidemiological/Medical • Anything from Orange County • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 36
Invitation to partner with UCI Libraries: participate & submit content • We welcome content from your research & collections to document important Orange County assets • The OC Data Portal is designed to reflect campus & community contributions • Will be a series of partnerships • Expected to expand with new refinements to geo-location and searching capability • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 37
The End! Questions & Submission help: General Help: libdss@uci. edu lib. uci. edu/dss • Dan Tsang, Data Librarian dtsang@uci. edu • Julia Gelfand, Applied Sciences & Engineering Librarian jgelfand@uci. edu • Matthew Mc. Kinley, Digital Project Specialist mjmckinl@uci. edu • Shu Liu, Metadata & Digital Resources Librarian shu. liu@uci. edu • OC Data Portal: ocdp. lib. uci. edu • UC Irvine Dash: dash. lib. uci. edu 38
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