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Data Management and Curation (DMC)

NOVA NANO SEM 400

NOVA NANO SEM 400

My primary academic activity is on the study of data management and curation, the multiple paradigms interactions that occur between stakeholders, research data management, and technology across disciplines. Without over simplification of the myriad of complexities and multiple dimensions involved in research data management, data management and curation (DMC) is presented within the context of my research as a research data life-cycle management concept comprised of (1) data management planning, (2) data curation, (3) digital curation, and (4) digital preservation key concepts. These key concepts represent underlying definitions of different stages in the research data management life-cycle that vary across perspectives, disciplines, institutions, and organizations. The definitions of these key concepts are developed and influenced by diverse models, methods, practices, technologies, theories, and sociological paradigms across a diverse array of disciplines. Together these independent yet interrelated key concepts constitute the propositions that underlie data management and curation (DMC). The proposed DMC Framework ensued from the results of a 2012 pilot study on exploring the data management and curation opinions of diverse research data management stakeholders and the need to map complimentary data curation models in pursuit of continued DMC articulation, research, and theory development. The DMC Framework is influenced by the (1) DCC Curation Lifecycle Model developed by the Digital Curation Centre in the UK (Digital Curation Centre, 2007/2015), (2) The Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Curation Model developed by Philip Lord (2003), 2003 eScience Curation Report (Philip Lord & Alison Macdonald, 2003), and the 2006 JISC Digital Preservation Briefing Paper by Maureen Pennock (November 2006).The purpose of the DMC Framework was to identify, clarify, and link some overarching key concepts for contribution to literature on developing data management and curation theory and research within and across multiple disciplines.

Progressively sophisticated advancements in technology and the way data is created and collected over the last decade has given rise to massive data issues. Massive data issues and the ever increasing requirement by multiple funding agencies for scientists/researchers to develop, articulate, and implement effective data management and curation plans has forever changed the roles of individuals responsible for the creation, dissemination, and preservation of research data. Below is a link to a 2-minute video presentation from the SPARC 2008 Digital Repository Innovation Fair Meeting in Baltimore, MD. The multiple formats of Dr. Prasad’s research were developed by myself and staff. Data management and curation services were applied to a sample of his research resulting in the development of an online digital collection and preservation in both the Florida Digital Archive (FDA) digital preservation strategy that used Dark Archive in the Sunshine State (DAITSS) technologies and MetaArchive distributed digital preservation strategy that used Locks of Copies Keep Stuff Safe (LOCKSS) technologies.

    2008 SPARC Digital Repository Innovation Fair Presentation
    [Note: The 2008 SPARC Digital Repository Innovation Fair Presentation was originally developed on November 7, 2008 as an Adobe Flash video (.swf) using the Jing screen capture video software application. The Jing (.swf) flash video file format was later converted to the multimedia video file format (.mp4) on November 14, 2013 using the Doremisoft Mac SWF Video Converter. Hence, please excuse the software applications’ trial version watermarks. The Diatomscapes exhibition video at the end of the presentation was displayed as an uploaded video in Facebook.]

In order to improve the awareness and significance of data management and curation (DMC) within and outside of the library and information science discipline, I am working to promote data management and curation as a developing interdisciplinary field of study relevant across funders, institutions, scientists, multiple disciplines, professionals, students, and the research and learning communities.

DMC Framework

Data Management and Curation (DMC) Framework

  1. Smith II, P. L. (June 23, 2014). Exploring the Data Management and Curation Practices of Scientists in Research Labs within a Research University. Florida State University School of Information, Florida’s iSchool. Tallahassee, Florida. Note: Dissertation Defense [Presentation]
  2. Smith II, P. L. (June 4, 2014). Exploring the Data Management and Curation Practices of Scientists in Research Labs within a Research University via an Adapted Data Asset Framework (DAF) Survey – Phase 1. 40th International Association of Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST): Aligning Data and Research Infrastructure. Toronto, Canada. June 3-6, 2014. [Presentation]
  3. Smith II, P. L. (March 2014). Data Management & Curation Services: Exploring Stakeholders Opinions. In Fifteenth International Conference on Grey Literature – The Grey Audit: A Field Assessment in Grey Literature. Compiled by D. Farace and J. Frantzen; GreyNet International, Grey Literature Network Service. Amsterdam: TextRelease, March 2014. – 196 p. – (GL Conference Series, ISSN 1385 2316; No. 15). Note: Published in DANS Data Archive 2014-02-25 (refereed) [Data files]
  4. Smith, II, P. L. (September 30, 2013). Exploring the data management and curation practices of scientists in research labs within a research university. Florida State University College of Communication & Information, School of Library and Information Studies. Tallahassee, FL.
  5. Smith II, P. L. (March 17, 2013). Exploring Stakeholders’ Data Management and Curation Services Opinions. 2013 DigCCur Ph.D. Symposium. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. [Poster]
  6. Smith II, P. L. (July 19, 2011). Research, Preservation, and Repository Publication Relationships: Digital Curation, Diatoms, & DigiNole Commons. NDIIPP/NSDA Partners Meeting. Washington, DC. [Poster]
  7. Smith II, P. L. (May 20, 2011). Using preservation of faculty research as a demo preservation use case for developing a digital preservation strategy within a research university. 1st USETDA National Conference. Orlando, FL. [Presentation]
  8. Smith II, P. L. (December 2, 2008). The e-curation of Diatomscapes. 4th International Digital Curation Conference. Edinburgh, Scotland. [Poster]
  9. Smith II, P. L. (November 18, 2008). P3D – Publicizing, Publishing, and Preserving Diatomscapes. SPARC Digital Repository Meeting. Baltimore, MD. [Poster]
  10. Smith II, P. L. (Fall 2008). “Where IR you?: Using “open access” to extend the reach and richness of faculty research within a university”, OCLC Systems & Services, Vol. 24 Iss: 3, pp.174 – 184. DOI: 10.1108/10650750810898219. Note: Winner of the 2009 Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Paper Award [Article]
  11. Smith II, P. L. (June 27, 2008). Where IR you?: Using open access to extend the reach and richness of faculty research within a university. ARL LCDP Fellows Ceremony. ALA National Conference. Anaheim, CA. [Poster]