Research Data Access and Preservation 2018 Summit, Chicago, IL
Posted January 11, 2018
Registration is now open for the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit <https://www.asist.org/r
To view the program/schedule and register please visit: https://www.asist.org/rdap<htt
This national conference will feature panel presentations, lightning talks, workshops, and a poster session reception. Managers, users, and generators of digital data from all sectors, including industry, academia, government, and cultural heritage centers will gather to explore topics in the following areas:
- Data quality: Curation services, Metadata, and Metrics
- Defining the role of the library in research data management within an institution
- FAIR vs. Friction
- Intersection of Publishing and Data
- Underserved Data Communities: Understanding Access & Preservation Bias
- Research reproducibility – how data librarians are getting involved
We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker: Tom Schenk, the Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago, will address the Summit attendees. More information will be forthcoming.
March 23 is our Workshop/Demo day<https://www.asist.org/rdap/program-2018/#workshops> with additional sessions led by data organizations and experts.
RDAP is also excited to partner with the Journal of eScience Librarianship<http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/> (JeSLIB) to publish the RDAP posters and presentations in this peer-reviewed, open access journal.
Keep up with the conversation on Twitter at #RDAP18 and on the RDAP Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/ResearchDataAccessPreservation/>.
Questions? Please contact RDAP chairs: Amy Neeser ([email protected]) & Jon Petters ([email protected])