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Research Data Management

The massive amounts of data being generated from many sectors, including science, business, education, telecommunications, etc., and impacting all fields of research, has catapulted the challenge of data stewardship to the forefront of information management. Effective storage, preservation, and access to digital information, as well as mandates from government agencies and other funders requiring projects to include data management plans, are huge challenges facing the community. CNI explores institutional, national, and disciplinary-level strategies and systems related to this issue.

Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff

“Closing Thoughts,” Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (August '12)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“Jim Gray’s Fourth Paradigm and the Construction of the Scientific Record” (June '09)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“Impact of Digital Scholarship” (April '09)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch
In The Journal of Library Administration 49:3 (April 2009), pp. 227-244.

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“The Institutional Challenges of Cyberinfrastructure and E-Research” (November '08)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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“Big Data: How Do Your Data Grow?” (September '08)

Author: Clifford A. Lynch

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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings

And After You’ve Built It? Next Steps in Repository and Research Data Support (March '13)

Philip Konomos, Arizona State University

 

The DataShare Project: Collaboration Yields Promising Tool (March '13)

Angela Rizk-Jackson, University of California, San Francisco
Julia Kochi, University of California, San Francisco
Perry Willett, California Digital Library

 

The Digital Preservation Network: A Report and Discussion on DPN’s Emerging Architecture, System Protocol & Service Model (March '13)

Tom Cramer, Stanford University
Ladd Hanson, University of Texas at Austin
James Simon, Stanford University

 

DuraCloud for Research: A Project Status Report (March '13)

Jonathan Markow, DuraSpace

 

Economical Big Local Storage (March '13)

Tom Klingler, Kent State University

 


Recent Videos

The Digital Preservation Network: A Report and Discussion on DPN’s Emerging Architecture, System Protocol & Service Model (March '13)

Tom Cramer, Stanford University
Ladd Hanson, University of Texas at Austin
James Simon, Stanford University

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National Status of Data Management: Current Research in Policy and Education (March '12)

Martin Halbert, University of North Texas
Spencer Keralis, Council on Library and Information Resources
William E. Moen, University of North Texas
Rachel Frick, Council on Library and Information Resources

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Paying for Long-Term Storage (December '11)

David S. H. Rosenthal, Stanford University

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Recent Podcasts

Digital Preservation Network: Cliff Lynch Speaks with UVA’s James Hilton (June '12)

CNI Conversations Podcast, June 6, 2012
http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120606_CNI_Conversations.mp3

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April 29, 2012: Big Data, E-Journals, ID Mgt, Text Mining, & more (May '12)

CNI Conversations Podcast, April 29, 2012

[audio:http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120429_CNI_Conversations.mp3] Audio Recording [22 min.]

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Feb. 28, 2012: Personal Archiving, AAAS, Learning Analytics, & More (February '12)

CNI Conversations Podcast, Feb. 10, 2012

[audio:http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/12021003.mp3] Audio Recording [37 min.]

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Jan. 18, 2012: Large Datasets, Identity, & New Digital Scholarship (January '12)

CNI Conversations Podcast, Jan. 18, 2012

[audio:http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120118-CNI-Conversations.mp3] Audio Recording [30 min.]

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Nov 28, 2011: Open Data, Publishing Innovations, Assessment (November '11)

CNI Conversations Podcast, Nov. 28, 2011

[audio:http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/20111128-CNI-Conversations.mp3|titles=20111128-CNI-Conversations] Audio Recording [31 min.]

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