Data Services Committee
Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 21, 2015
11:00-12:00
Lincoln Hall 2090
Members:
x Sarah Williams, chair
x Eleanor Dickson
x Karen Hogenboom
x Heidi Imker
x Jenny Johnson
x Joanne Kaczmarek
x Dawn Owens-Nicholson
x Carissa Phillips
□ Beth Sheehan
x Christie Wiley
x Maryalice Wu
x James Whitacre
1. Note taker: Christie Wiley
2. Committee members introduced ourselves to Eleanor who joined our committee
3. Discussion of Library and ATLAS text mining guides (with Harriett Green)
Harriet Green discussed creating a guide to define text mining, resources, models. The next goal
is to expand the guide to address research methods, digital humanities tool, acquire data sets,
social sciences. There was a separate guide for Atlas Ti and this was created by graduate
assistants. Maryalice asked question about what can be done with the application of SAS, R and
Atlas Ti. Harriet and Maryalice will work together to make a template and have it available to be
viewed the November meeting.
4. Report on data transfer between ATLAS ticketing system and Library’s Desk Tracker system
Karen mentioned Carissa is working on this. Carissa is working with grad assistant in Scholarly
Commons. They are interpreting what the Atlas tickets look like within Desk tracker. They ran a
report on what interactions look like within the context 10-15 minutes/ 30 minutes to an hour.
Looking at what these interactions might look like when translated into scholarly commons
interactions. Working on discerning actual records. Maryalice mentioned a psychology professor
seeking help with a project on data about institutions, departments and students of research 1
institutions. Discussed challenges of describing interactions in terms of time spent. Discussed
within the Atlas ticket system- assumption is no idea of how long it took, will work on resolving
this. Also discussed how interactions are notated within desk tracker (i.e. ref desk questions,
data questions) and how the complexities are determined.
5. Update on Data Purchase Program applications- Deadline for data purchase program is October
Sarah mentioned looking at the folder of data applications, clarified that we don’t have any new
applications with Karen. There are two within the box folder but this is when we had run out of
money. We have a situation with one of the vendors from last year is not the best in terms of
communication. We can’t get a license agreement with this vendor. Karen promised to use
$15000 to finish this, so we have about $10,000 left. The resolution is unresolved, a license
agreement is supposed to be received any day now. So we have less for this year’s request.
Questions about how applications for data are obtained. Sarah will be emailed when a new
application comes in. Discussed sending out a reminder about the deadline for data applications
approaching. Discussed possibility of speaking with Tom Teper about funding since this vendor
situation leaves us with less funding to help others with data application needs.
6. Announcements
Karen discussed creating guide for talking to vendors. Maryalice mentioned releasing workshop
information.