Archival Data Management for Research

Elaine L. WestbrooksUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln

June 2, 2011

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OVERVIEW

• The Data Deluge• Libraries & Data Curation• Old School “archiving”• Data Management Plan Mandates• Dell DX Object Store Appliance

DATA DELUGE PROLEMS

• Ubiquity• Growth• Sustainability

Digital Asset management

vs

Data Curation

Data Curation Working GroupOutcomes

• Education & raise awareness• Data Management Planning outreach via

Workshops, 1-on-1 consultations, and website• Data Repository Online Form

Libraries & Data Curation

NSF, NASA, NIJ, NIH GRANTS

• Major granting organizations require data management plans

• A new direction in science toward opening data generated by grant funded to be available for future studies&meta-research

• Several organizations will release mandates in 2011

Dell DX Object Store Appliance

• Long-term data integrity• Scalable• Disaster recovery• HTTP Interface & API• Policy management• Sustainable

SUSTAINABILITY

• Cost ofstorage should primarily be handledby grants• Should allow for growth• Life-cycle management, metadata, and access

managementshouldbe constant

STORAGE COSTS

• .10/GB/month for 5 years • 100GB = $500 (minimum amount)• 500GB = $2,500• 1000GB = $5000

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