Browsing by keyword "Data"
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Following the Trends in eScience: Updating the eScience ThesaurusObjective: With the recent transformation of the eScience Portal for Librarians into the new, nation-wide NNLM RD3: Resources for Data-Driven Discovery site, the eScience Thesaurus was updated and renamed the Data Thesaurus. A literature review of library-focused eScience articles was performed to update the term pages of the Thesaurus. Using term mapping, what can these articles tell us about the trends in eScience research? Methods: A comprehensive literature review was performed October 2016 as part of the eScience Thesaurus update. Using the search strategy and resources listed by Kevin et al. (2013) to create the Thesaurus and limiting the date range of the articles from 2013-2016, 714 articles were found and citation information was imported into Mendeley. The citation information was then imported into VOSviewer for visualization and analysis. Results: The central term within the citation information is data, being both the most prevalent and spread across all years. Terms such as information, data curation, and institutional repository appear more often in earlier papers. More recent publications have a higher prevalence of terms such as big data, data quality, and open data. Conclusion: Using term mapping, one can visualize the shift in the publishing trends of a field, even in a small field such as library-focused eScience research, but a larger dataset with a larger date range is recommended for a better understanding of trends. The updated Thesaurus will be available at https://nnlm.gov/data/data-thesaurus coming April 2018.
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Tackling New Federal Agency Public Access Mandates at the University of ArizonaObjective: In 2014, federal agencies began releasing their implementation plans in response to the 2013 White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research policy memorandum. The University has in place an established Data Management support service, which has addressed new data requirements. However, in early 2016 the University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) and Office of Research, Discovery & Innovation (RDI) convened to discuss how the university can help researchers address these new growing federal agency mandates on manuscripts and data. Methods: By the summer of 2016, a collaboration of UA Libraries and the office of RDI formed the University of Arizona Public Access Working Group. Results: Since receiving its charge, the working group has continued to meet on a regular basis. Thus far, the group activities have included scheduled campus informational sessions and the development of guides and a resource page. Conclusions: Next steps include expanding the list of entities covered to go beyond federal agencies. Additionally, the working group will soon start conversations with faculty stakeholders on developing a robust Open Science infrastructure and ecosystem for the University of Arizona.
