There's at least one "data librarian" on the list, me. It would be great to
hear from others either on the list or perhaps in Portland.

Currently libraries have a strong presence in the social science data
community (e.g. IASSIST) but in the scientific data community our role is
spotty. One institution where the library is taking initiative is Purdue.
Check 'em out: http://d2c2.lib.purdue.edu/

If others have examples, please submit them!

-Harrison

On Jan 4, 2008 11:30 AM, Nathan Vack <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> OK, Code4Libbers, here's a question for y'all:
>
> I've taken a new job at a brain imaging lab on campus. The details
> are still to be defined (they haven't had anyone in this position
> before), but the problems they're trying to solve are things like
> "Our researchers need to do a bunch of junk in Unix to process their
> data; that's hard for them" and "Researchers are generating all kinds
> of versions of data and it's filling the disk and five years later no
> one knows which copies were used in this publication."
>
> In short, I'll be helping researchers collect, catalog, analyze, and
> archive study data. It's not a 'library' position, but the more I
> think about it, the more it seems like a place the libraries could
> excel. Most labs can't afford someone to do this kind of work... but
> from the grad students I've talked to, the need is HUGE.
>
> So, my question: Are research libraries out there doing this kind of
> work? If not, do you have plans to start? Is Code4Lib still a good
> place for me to hang out?
>
> Cheers,
> -Nate
> UW - Madison
>



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