“Our DAF project has provided an evidence base for the development of a future research data policy and of services to support research data management.” Some months ago I blogged about our plans to undertake a DAF project at The University of Northampton. DAF is the Data Asset Framework, which …
Previously we have considered the case for data curation in KeepIt, and here is more grist for that mill. Dorothea Salo has posted her recent presentation at the Access 2009 Canadian library technology conference. You have a selection of formats: Video (with slides) Slide show (with commentary) [slideshare id=2061191&doc=accessdatamanage-key-090924120942-phpapp01] Note. …
Should institutional repositories do data curation? Underlying this question is: what is a repository, and is that changing? Without going into full detail, there are some straws in the wind. First, back when I was working for the Repositories Support Project, Tony Hey, VP Microsoft and formerly head of our …
Data deletion happens within institutions, but the institutional repository can help prevent it. The previous post considered the prospect of single-click deletion of data, i.e. inadvertent or unexpected sudden loss of data. From a formal digital preservation perspective this is a rather simplistic example, but as Brian Kelly recently noted, “Why …