Addressing the research data gap : Combler les lacunes de données de recherche : examen des nouveau services de bibliothèques

In 2006, a the results of a national consultation on research data in Canada envisioned "a new world of research and a whole new world.”2 The report goes on to argue that when databases are combined within and between disciplines and countries, fundamental leaps in knowledge can occur that transform our understanding of life, the world and the universe. [...] The guides currently available through the ANDS site are: Copyright and data, Creative commons and data, Data citation, Data management planning, File formats, Identify My Data, Metadata, Persistent identifiers, Register My Data, Research Data Australia, Research data policy and the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, Scholarly communications, and Storage. [...] The underlying principle is to promote the exchange of experience and expertise in the management and curation of research data output as a means of improving its quality, reliability, processing, management and accessibility. [...] The preservation of research data requires the active management of data over its entire lifecycle and involves activities such as “appraising, selecting, depositing or ingesting data into a repository, ensuring authenticity, managing the collection of data and metadata, refreshing digital media, and migrating data to new digital media.”7 The 2008 Gap Analysis found that research data in Canada ar [...] For example, The Data Curation Education Program (DCEP), at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigna prepares students to work in the area of data curation.