DataUp at ACRL 2013
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DataUp is a tool designed to help researchers manage, archive, and share their data more effectively, addressing challenges like lack of training and data preservation. It features an Excel add-in and a web application that assist users in generating metadata, citations, and posting to repositories. The project aims to improve data stewardship and facilitate better practices among scientists.
DataUp at ACRL 2013
- 1. DataUp: Helping manage & archive data Carly Strasser California Digital Library @carlystrasser ACRL April 2013 From Flickr by Spatial Mongrel
- 2. • Cost Hurdles to • Confusion about Data standards Stewardship • Disparate datasets • Lack of training • Fear of lost rights or benefits • No incentives From Flickr by iowa_spirit_walker
- 3. Intercept researchers where they already work
- 5. Facilitate Archiving Data management & Data Reuse & Sharing Reproducibility organization Publishing
- 6. $$ and advice $$ and developers Requirements gathering Project management Outreach
- 7. Requirements gathering Project management Outreach
- 8. What do scientists need?
- 9. Asked ~ 200 scientists How do you use Excel? What is your workflow? How do you capture metadata? Plans for saving & sharing data?
- 10. Scientist Responses • No data preservation – Unaware of archives – Resistant to sharing • Poor data documentation • 90% use Excel w/ other programs
- 11. Requirements Features Best practices check Generate metadata (EML) Generate identifier + citation Post data to repository
- 12. Open Source Tool Add-‐in & Web Application Earth, environmental, ? ecological researchers
- 13. Add-‐in • Software you download & install • Appears as “ribbon” in Excel • Works for Windows Excel 2007+ Web-‐based application • Website that does something with user’s files • Any platform • But… new user interface
- 14. DataUp Web App
- 15. Web App
- 16. Web App
- 17. Web App: Best Practices Check
- 20. Web App: Posting to repository
- 21. DataUp Add-‐In
- 22. Add-‐in: Ribbon
- 26. Establish Partnerships From animationresources.org Engage Developers Build Community
- 27. Website dataup.cdlib.org Twitter feed @DataUpCDL Facebook facebook.com/DataUpCDL Code site bitbucket.org/dataup/main My website carlystrasser.net Email me carlystrasser@gmail.com Tweet me @carlystrasser My slides slideshare.net/carlystrasser CDL Blog datapub.cdlib.org