For the digital preservation panel at CUWL 2014. This talk covers the background for research data curation, the challenges of preserving research data, and some strategies for building curation services.

1. Research Data &
Digital Preservation
Kristin Briney
Data Services Librarian
UW-Milwaukee

2. HISTORY

3. History

4. History
• OMB Circular A-110
• 3 year data retention

5. Retention
VINES ET AL., THE AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH DATA DECLINES RAPIDLY WITH ARTICLE AGE, CURRENT BIOLOGY (2014),
HTTP://DX.DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.CUB.2013.11.014

6. Requirements
• Data management
• Data retention
• Data sharing
 Data curation
Steven Depolo, https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3242308007 (CC BY)

7. Infrastructure

8. Infrastructure

9. We Need To Worry About Data Curation
Domiriel, https://www.flickr.com/photos/domiriel/6003443638 (CC BY-NC)

10. PRESERVING DATA

11. Data Curation
romanlily, https://www.flickr.com/photos/romanlily/11151852883 (CC BY-NC-ND)
• Adds a layer of complexity to
digital preservation

12. It’s not worth preserving
data that isn’t in a
usable format

13. Heterogeneity
Martyn Davis, https://www.flickr.com/photos/eutouring/12964125184
(CC BY-NC_SA)

14. Field-Specific
Laurence Livermore, https://www.flickr.com/photos/lofaesofa/248546821 (CC BY)

15. Data
Management
Jen Doty and Rob O'Reilly, “Learning to Curate @ Emory”. RDAP 2014

16. Preserving Research Data is More Complex
Sherri Lynn Wood, https://www.flickr.com/photos/sherriwood/4908275621 (CC BY-NC-ND)

17. BUILDING CURATION SERVICES

18. Data Management
• At minimum, work on
data management
• Be part of the
conversation earlier
• Have data in a better
format when it comes to
you
Todd Chandler, https://www.flickr.com/photos/trchandler/10120260443 (CC BY-SA)

19. Data Management is an Easier Sell
Josh, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ncindc/9633818260 (CC BY-ND)

20. Need Resources to Curate Data
• People
• Time
• Infrastructure
Toni Verdu Carbo, https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonivc/2283676770 (CC BY-NC-ND)

21. Run a Pilot
liz west, https://www.flickr.com/photos/calliope/2760112757 (CC BY)

22. More Than Just Preservation
• Data management
• Data retention
• Data sharing
Susy Morris, https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiotsrun/4115054476 (CC BY-NC)

23. Thanks!
• This presentation is CC-BY except images as noted
• Slides will be available at http://www.slideshare.net/kbriney