Teaching Oceanographers to Fish: One Repository's Approach to Developing Data Management Capacity-building Resources for Its Community
Abstract
The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) is a domain specific digital data repository created to curate, publish, and ensure archive of data and information from NSF-funded research conducted in marine, limnological and laboratory environments. Such research typically spans many oceanographic subdomains and can produce highly heterogeneous workflows and data products. BCO-DMO data managers work closely with individuals and teams of investigators to provide data management services that help them fulfill their funding agency requirements. From data management planning support and file management, to DOI creation and archive with appropriate national facilities, these services are free of charge for investigators funded through NSF OCE BIO and CHEM Sections, and Polar Programs.
Providing this suite of services has naturally resulted in development of guidance that helps investigators engage with the office. In the past, these resources have focused more specifically on data management plans, preparation for submission, and use of the BCO-DMO data system (www.bco-dmo.org/resources). But, formal training in data management skills and best practices for the marine ecosystem community was limited, often occurring only during meetings of opportunity, or with a subset of stakeholders. In addition, several resources are now in need of updating as research workflows and requirements or expectations on data sharing evolve. We believe the role of the repository is to relieve researchers from the more difficult aspects of data management and data sharing, while simultaneously educating them in better data management practices they can employ to improve the process of conducting transparent research in the future. Consequently, the office is exploring how it can refocus its data management education and outreach efforts to include both general and domain-specific training and resources that are grounded in a more holistic view of the full research data life cycle. Through this framework, we can highlight the touch points where investigators may engage with the office or may need support, and provide training and resources specific to those points and our domain. This presentation will provide an overview of existing (internal and community) data management resources currently used by the office, as well as present ideas to spark discussion on what makes an appropriate data management capacity building effort for domain repositories.- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMIN41E0880K
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- 1904 Community standards;
- INFORMATICSDE: 1912 Data management;
- preservation;
- rescue;
- INFORMATICSDE: 1934 International collaboration;
- INFORMATICS