DuraSpace/ARL/DLF
E-Science Institute
MacKenzie Smith
David Minor
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History
• Based on ARL and ACRL’s successful “Institute on
Scholarly Communication”
• Initial idea floated for eScience in 2010,
tremendous response
• 2011: Run by ARL with sponsorship by DLF,
limited to ARL Libraries
• 2012: Run by Duraspace with sponsorship by ARL
and DLF, wider audience
Attendees
• 2011: 77 institutions (6 from UC)
• 2012: 22 institutions (2 from UC)
2011 Attendees
Arizona State University Libraries
Bibliothèques de l’Université de Montréal
Boston College Libraries
Brigham Young University Library
Brown University Library
Colorado State University Libraries
Columbia University Libraries
Cornell University
Dartmouth College Library
Duke University Libraries
Emory University Libraries
Georgia Institute of Technology Library
Indiana University Libraries Bloomington
Iowa State University Library
MIT Libraries
McMaster University Libraries
New York University Libraries
North Carolina State University Libraries
Northwestern University Library
Ohio State University Libraries
Oklahoma State University Library
Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Princeton University Library
Purdue University Libraries
Queen’s University Library
Rice University Library
Rutgers University Libraries
Stanford University Libraries
Temple University Libraries
Texas A&M University Libraries
Tulane University Library
University Libraries of Notre Dame
University of Alabama Libraries
University of Alberta Libraries
University of Arizona Libraries
University of British Columbia Library
University of California, Berkeley Library
University of California, Davis Library
University of California, Irvine Libraries
University of California, Los Angeles Library
University of California, Riverside Libraries
University of California, San Diego Libraries
University of Chicago Library
University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
University of Connecticut Libraries
University of Delaware Library
University of Florida Libraries
University of Hawai'i at Manoa Libraries
University of Illinois at Chicago Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
University of Iowa Libraries
University of Kansas Libraries
University of Kentucky Libraries
University of Louisville Libraries
University of Maryland Libraries
University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
University of Miami Libraries
University of Minnesota Libraries
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
University of New Mexico Libraries
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries
University of Oregon Libraries
University of Ottawa Library / Université d´Ottawa
University of Pennsylvania Library
University of Pittsburgh Libraries
University of Rochester Libraries
University of South Florida Libraries
University of Tennessee Libraries
University of Toronto Libraries
University of Utah Library
University of Washington Libraries
University of Waterloo Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
Virginia Tech Libraries
Washington University in St. Louis Libraries
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2012 Attendees
• Brandeis University
• Case Western Reserve
University
• George Mason University
• Georgetown University
• Harvard University
• Kaiser Permanente Center for
Health Research
• Miami University
• National Research Council
Canada
• Oregon Health & Science
University
• Oregon State University
• Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory
• Texas Medical Center Library
• University of Arkansas
• University of California, CDL
• University of California, Merced
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Guelph
• University of Manitoba
• University of Michigan
• University of Rochester
• Wayne State University
• Yale University
Institutional Teams
Up to 3 members total, with a single designated “lead” and
point of contact
Recommended team profile
1.
Associate Director
Collections, Information Resources, Scholarly
Communication, Technology, Research Services, etc.
2. Data or E-Science librarian
3. Non-library participant
Science/research faculty or center director, CIO/IT
Department director, Research Computing director, etc.
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Institute Faculty
•
Chris Shaffer - University Librarian, Oregon Health & Science University
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Mike Furlough - Associate Dean of Research and Scholarly Communications, Penn
State
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Jake Carlson – Data Services Specialist, Purdue University
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David Minor – Director of Digital Preservation Initiatives, UC San Diego Library
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Charles (Chuck) Humphrey - Head of the Data Library at the University of Alberta
(2011)
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Nancy McGovern - Head, Curation and Preservation Services at MIT Libraries
(2011)
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MacKenzie Smith – University Librarian at the University of California, Davis (2011)
What is The Institute?
A dynamic learning process designed to help
research libraries define a strategic agenda for
supporting e-research in the context of their local
institution and with a particular focus on the
sciences.
Continues Library Mission
“collect, preserve, and make available to scholars
a documented record of research, and to provide
environments suitable for study and learning.”
• Map current services and resources to escience support
• Envision new services and new resources that
support e-science within the mission scope of
a research library
• Build new partnerships and collaborations
within and across institutions.
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The Data Life Cycle
A note on definitions
Strategic Agenda
– A set of coherent and aligned strategies that an
organization identifies and which serve as an
organization’s platform to guide the development
of a strategic plan.
Strategic Plan
– A detailed implementation process, focused on
making decisions and allocating resources to pursue
identified strategies.
Strategic Agenda Creation
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Institutional Context and Assumptions?
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Library’s Aspirational Goals and Priorities?
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Prioritize Possible Activities, e.g.
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Data curation
Scholarly communication
Virtual organizations
Physical space
Organizational development
Funding
Policy
Developing collaborations
Collection development
Technical infrastructure
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Strategic Agenda Template
I. Background
II. Opportunities to align with strategic priorities
III. Risk assessment of opportunities
IV. Organizational implications
V. Next steps
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Introduction & Launch
Theme: Identify
Core activity: Self-Assessment Survey
Module 1: Context
Theme: Familiarize
Core activity: Interviews, etc. (fill gaps in scan)
Module 2: Building Blocks
Theme: Analyze
Core activity: Feasibility assessment
Module 3: Capstone
Theme: Connect & Assemble
Participate in capstone event
Follow up
Theme: Measure
Deliverable:
Deliverable:
Environmental
Scan
-preliminary-
Environmental
Scan
-iterative versions-
SWOT Analysis
Deliverable:
Deliverable:
Develop program…
Strategic
Agenda
(with revisions)
Your implemented program / services…
Deliverable:
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Context Module
• Defines e-science, e-research, and the library’s potential role;
readings and community building exercises. Begins work on
self-assessment survey, from which the agenda will be built.
• Introduction to the local landscape to understand where
institution/library is positioned in e-science and who are the
key players; stakeholder interviews and/or surveys, research
on current activities and collaborations, identifying current
research-related policies, e.g. IP ownership, IRB, data
retention rules, Open Access policies.
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Building Blocks Module
• Introduces strategic agenda components.
• Identifies where the local institution/library wants to be
positioned for e-research support in the sciences, with
what barriers and potential collaborations.
• Contains a Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats
(SWOT) analysis.
• Introduces organizational change, sustainability, and new
policies.
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Capstone Events
• In-person, two day event for institutional teams
during which they write a draft strategic agenda
for their library
• Emphasis on collective understanding of the
agendas and how collaboration helps achieve
goals more effectively
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Follow-up
• How do individual institutions continue their
planning process?
• How do institutions collaborate to accomplish
agenda goals?
• What role can the eScience institute play in
these processes? (http://connect.clir.org)
Thanks
David Minor
minor@sdsc.edu