Engaging the DataONE Community in Sustainability Planning and Execution to Enable Future Evolution and Use of the DataONE Cyberinfrastructure

After nine years of support from the National Science Foundation (Grant Numbers 0830944 and 1430508) to develop core cyberinfrastructure; user facing web services and interfaces; integrate data products and services from multiple data repositories; and engage with a growing community of repository and end users through education and outreach, the DataONE project is focusing on sustaining these capabilities well beyond this initial funding. In the final year of its current cooperative agreement, DataONE is working on expanding its community-centered approach with increased engagement with DataONE users. In this approach to sustaining the significant infrastructure and community development that has been accomplished to date, the DataONE Users Group (DUG) sits at the center of an expanded model of bi-directional interaction in which the community (facilitated by the DUG and its Steering Committee) contributes to the identification of future developments of the DataONE infrastructure and community. These developments include the identification of areas for continued or future capability development, prioritization of proposed development efforts, recruitment for and participation in training sessions, and identifying and participating in collaborative funding opportunities that can support the ongoing enhancement of the DataONE infrastructure, tools, and community. This presentation will provide a progress report on the work being done to implement DataONE's community engaged sustainability model, highlighting the current development roadmap, community outreach and engagement strategies and outcomes, and opportunities for the broader Earth science community to engage with and participate in the growing DataONE community.