Scientific Data - Society of American Archivists
I will be presenting my research on Scientific Data Portals at the Society of American Archivists Conference in Chicago in September. I am really excited about this as this is a study I led on the InterPARES 2 Project with Barbara Craig from U. Toronto that is on a topic very near and dear to my heart which relates to many areas of work I have been involved with for some time. I really do believe that scientific data is a national and cultural resource. We are benefiting from longitudinal research and I hope that future generations can learn from the data we collect daily now. It is part of our knowledge commons and our collective memories and it would be really wonderful if we could preserve that knowledge and make it accessible to future generations.
Kevin Glick, Chair
Yale University Library, Manuscripts and
Archives Department
Tracey Lauriault
Carleton University
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
“Accessing Scientific Data in the Future: Do Data Portals, Repositories, and Catalogue Preserve or Archive Their Data?”
Evelyn Peters McLellan
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
“Preserving the Geographic Information System of the City of Vancouver”
Session Abstract
Geospatial data, remote sensor data, and other types of scientific records must be preserved and made accessible to support replication of research results, but these data often reside in dynamic and interactive systems that present significant recordkeeping and preservation challenges. The presenters discuss results of InterPARES 2 research into preservation of electronic records in the sciences, with an emphasis on geospatial and geomatic records, and offer possible preservation strategies for use by scientific institutions and digital repositories. Although the emphasis in this session is on the sciences, the discussion has implications for general electronic records preservation.
Tracy, I’ll look forward to seeing you there! — RPM
Comment by Richard Pearce-Moses — April 24, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
Chica - Good on you!
Comment by xtie — April 24, 2007 @ 10:58 pm
Dam! Will i get to hang out with glossary boy in chicago? Yes!
Comment by Administrator — April 24, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
btw this is - http://www.archivists.org/glossary/ - the mother of all glossaries!
Comment by Administrator — April 24, 2007 @ 11:15 pm