Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
data citation made easy
Joan StarrCalifornia Digital Library
@joan_starr
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
what is it?why does it matter?what are identifiers?sounds hard—is it?where/how do you start?
data citation made easy
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data citation in the wild
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
data citation in the wild
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
exposure
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
transparency
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
citation tracking
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verification
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re-use
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Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
what is an identifier?
By Joelk75: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75001512@N00/2728233597/
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what is an identifier?
What you see: alphanumeric string (never changes)Associated with: location of object (such as a URL)
Optional: who, what, when, etc (i.e. metadata)
By Joelk75: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75001512@N00/2728233597/
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typical identifier
string: doi:10.9999/FK40K2GTVhtml version: http://dx.doi.org/10.9999/FK40K2GTV
location: http://www.bologna.edu/biology/xfg/123.xls
metadatacreator: Dr. Felix Kottortitle: Data for chromosomal study of catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)publisher: University of Bolognadate: 8/31/2011
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typical identifier
string: doi:10.9999/FK40K2GTVhtml version: http://dx.doi.org/10.9999/FK40K2GTV
location: http://www.state.edu/ecology/783s/123.xls
metadatacreator: Dr. Felix Kottortitle: Data for chromosomal study of catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)publisher: Dryad Data Repositorydate: 2/01/2013
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• string: doi:10.9999/FK40K2GTV
“prefix” “suffix”
identifier body language
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87441638@N00/3747944914/ By Lara Photography
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
what is it?why does it matter?what are identifiers?sounds hard—is it?where/how do you start?
data citation made easy
http:
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Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
identifiers made easy• Precise identification of a dataset
(DOI or ARK)• Credit to data producers and data
publishers• A link from the traditional literature
to the data• Exposure and research metrics for
datasets(Web of Knowledge, Google)
Primary Functions1. Create long term identifiers
2. Manage identifiers over time
3. Manage associated metadata over time
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
http://n2t.net/ezid
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
http://n2t.net/ezid
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
http://n2t.net/ezid
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
http://n2t.net/ezid
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
http://n2t.net/ezid
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshophttp://www.flickr.com/photos/moonboots/158788261/ By Ian Kershaw
what else?
choose your own identifier
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitschbitch/4060038899/ By Katy Lindemann
what else?
machine-to-machine
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what else?
courtesy of Oxnard Public Library, http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6c600758
community of users
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what else?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbailey/4627769162/ by davidabailey
2013 roadmapbit.ly/Yamj1M
how can you get started?
Data Curation for Practitioners Workshop
start by starting
• Create test IDs using the UI• Try out the API• Talk to your librarians about getting an
account• Put EZID in your data management plan• Cite your data!
by starting
http://n2t.net/ezid
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for more information
Web: n2t.net/ezidTwitter: @ezidCDLEmail: [email protected]
And here’s how to find me:Twitter: @joan_starrEmail: [email protected]