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Cyber-infrastructure and Metadata Protocols: CAMP-4-Data Workshop
by DCMI Announce 27 Aug '13

27 Aug '13

Cyber-infrastructure and Metadata Protocols: CAMP-4-Data Workshop (A Dublin Core-Science and Metadata (DC-SAM) Community/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop). ======================== --WHEN/WHERE: 6 September 2013 @ DC-2013 in Lisbon, Portugal, 9:00-18:00 --WORKSHOP URL: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/camp-4-data --AGENDA ONLINE: http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/DC_2013_SAM_Science_and_Metadata_CAMP_… --DC-2013 URL: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc2013 ======================== **Registration required; you do not need to be presenting a paper or talk to participate. ==(REGISTRATION - 8:00-9:00)== ==INTRODUCTION== *9:00-9:30 - Welcome, workshop goals, logistics; participant introductions/Jane Greenberg/all *9:30-9:45 - The Metadata Zoo/Rebecca Koskela *9:45-10:00 - DCC Scheme Directory/Alex Ball ==INFRASTRUCTURE MODELS AND FRAMEWORKS== *10:00-10:15 - A 3-Layer Model for Metadata/Keith Jeffery, Anne Asserson, Nikos Houssos and Brigitte Joerg *10:15-10:30 - Cross-Domain Metadata Interoperability: Lessons Learnt in INSPIRE Andrea Perego, Michael Lutz, Max Craglia and Silvia Dalla Costa ==USAGE AND TRACKING== *10:30-10:45 - Usage data for metadata properties to support open data registries and semantic wikis/Muriel Foulonneau, Sébastien Martin, Jacques Ducloy, Thierry Daunois and Slim Turki *10:45-11:00 - Provenance Central: More Mileage from Provenance Metadata/Bertram Ludaescher and Paolo Missier ==(BREAK - 11:00-11:30)== ==PID (PERSISTENT IDENTIFIERS)== *11:30-11:45 - Persistent Identifiers for Terms in a Crowd-Sourced Vocabulary/John Kunze, Greg Janee, Christopher Patton *11:45-12:00 - Separation of Concerns: PID Information Types and Domain Metadata/Tobias Weigel and Timothy Dilauro ==APPLICATIONS== *12:00-12:15 - Ontology-Enabled Metadata Schema Generator: The Design Approach/Jian Qin, Xiaozhong Liu and Miao Chen *12:15-12:30 - Metadictionary: Advocating for a Community-driven Metadata Vocabulary Application/ Jane Greenberg, Angela Murillo, John Kunze, Sarah Callahan, Robert Guralnick, Greg Janee, Nassib Nassar, Christopher Patton, and Karthik Ram *12:30-12:40 - CLEPSYDRA Data Aggregation and Enrichment Framework/Cezary Mazurek, Marcin Mielnicki, Aleksandra Nowak, Krzysztof Sielski, Maciej Stroinski, Marcin Werla and Jan Wglarz *12:40-12:50 - RUresearch - Open Source Metadata Application Profile and Research Object Handling for Research Data/Grace Agnew and Mary Beth Weber *12:50-13:00 - Open discussion, setting the afternoon agenda; Brief remarks about RDA-3rd Plenary/Sandra Collins ==(LUNCH - 13:00-14:30)== ==BREAKOUT GROUPS== *14:30-14:40 - Overview of discussion topics *14:40-15:10 - Breakout groups, Session 1: Infrastructure and design, policy, human and social aspects. *15:10-15:40 - Breakout groups, Session 2 (topic rotation from session 1). *15:40-16:00 - Report back from breakout groups. ==(BREAK - 16:00-16:30)== ==BREAKOUT GROUPS/WORKSHOP WRAP-UP== *16:30-16:45 - Delegates propose/vote on 'special' topics. *16:45-17:15 - Self-selected groups discuss a topic each. *17:15-17:50 - Report back from each group; discussion of possible action points. *17:50-18:00 - Closing remarks. ==WORKSHOP ADJOURNED: 18:00==

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NISO/DCMI Webinar: Implementing Linked Data in Developing Countries and Low-Resource Conditions
by DCMI Announce 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

***Please excuse the cross-posting*** =============================================================== NISO/DCMI Webinar: Implementing Linked Data in Developing Countries and Low-Resource Conditions PRESENTER: Johannes Keizer & Caterina Caracciolo DATE: September 25, 2013 TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern (17:00-18:30 UTC) World Clock: http://bit.ly/18LAQwh INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/developing/ =============================================================== ABOUT THE WEBINAR: Open data is a crucial prerequisite for inventing and disseminating the innovative practices needed for agricultural development. To be usable, data must not just be open in principle -- i.e., covered by licenses that allow re-use. Data must also be published in a technical form that allows it to be integrated into a wide range of applications. This webinar describes the technical solutions adopted by a widely diverse global network of agricultural research institutes for publishing research results. The talk focuses on AGRIS, a central and widely-used resource linking agricultural datasets for easy consumption, and AgriDrupal, an adaptation of the popular, open-source content management system Drupal optimized for producing and consuming linked datasets. Agricultural research institutes in developing countries share many of the constraints faced by libraries and other documentation centers, and not just in developing countries: institutions are expected to expose their information on the Web in a re-usable form with shoestring budgets and with technical staff working in local languages and continually lured by higher-paying work in the private sector. Technical solutions must be easy to adopt and freely available. The webinar will be of interest to any institution seeking ways to publish and curate data in the Linked Data cloud. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Johannes Keizer has worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 1998, primarily as head of the FAO documentation group. The bibliographic database AGRIS and the multilingual concept scheme AGROVOC were completely remodeled under his leadership. In the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extensions, he heads a staff of 20 -- the AIMS (Agricultural Information Management Standards and Services) team -- which provides standards, tools, and advice for FAO stakeholders. The AIMS Team provides the technical backbone for the global Coherence in Information forAgricultural Research for Development (CIARD) Initiative. Through EC framework projects such as NeON, D2Science, and agINFRA, the AIMS Team has channeled the results of innovative European research into the international work of FAO to combat hunger and poverty in the world. Caterina Caracciolo is senior information specialist at the FAO. After working at the National Council of Research (CNR) in Pisa, she joined FAO in 2006. Since then, she has worked on various aspects related to information management and sharing, with special focus on metadata. She is currently involved in the SemaGrow project and part of the AGROVOC management team at FAO. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam. REGISTRATION: Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern (16:00 UTC) on September 25, 2013. Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. NISO/DCMI are holding six joint webinars in 2013. Register for three and receive the 4th for free. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/developing/

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BIH2013 - reminder for registration - early-bird closes 31 July
by Alex Hardisty 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Dear colleague, If you are planning to attend the BIH2013 Conference in Rome and the associated workshops, this is a reminder to register by 31 July - deadline for early-bird registration (100€). You can register at this page: http://tinyurl.com/mtgk997 The Conference Schedule is available here: http://tinyurl.com/meosnxy regards -- Alex on behalf of conference organising team Alex Hardisty Director of Informatics Projects Cardiff School of Computer Science and Informatics Cardiff University

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Please participate (very brief survey!) for data contributors, curators, administrators, repository developers
by Hilmar Lapp 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

Forwarded on behalf of Jane Greenberg and Chelcie Rowell. -- Thanks to those who have already participated in this survey. We’re eager for more participation. Please participate if you have not yet completed this survey, and please feel free to forward this call to other lists and colleagues. The following survey examines controlled vocabulary use across data repositories and is intended for data contributors, curators, administrators, and/or repository developers. The survey will close on Monday, July 15, 2013. Completing the survey takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. To complete the survey, please click the following link: https://unc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3fU0xOeRbH6jntb NOTE: If you are unable to click on the link directly, please type the entire link into the address or location field at the top of your web browser, and press the ENTER key on your keyboard to access the survey. The survey is supported by a supplement to the original NSF DataONE grant in order to explore controlled vocabulary use within and across a broad spectrum of data repositories, including but not limited to the U.S. DataNet initiatives. Sincerely, Chelcie Rowell -- Chelcie Rowell Research Assistant, Metadata Research Center School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chelcie(a)live.unc.edu | 770.862.0750

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DC-2013/iPRES-2013 conferences EARLY REGISTRATION extended to 15 July
by DCMI Announce 06 Jul '13

06 Jul '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* *=== iPRES-2013 / DC-2013 INVITATION TO LISBON ===* iPRES-2013 and DC-2013 (Dublin Core) are co-locating on 2-6 September 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal at the Instituto Superior Técnico. A unique common registration provides full access to both the conference programs and digital proceedings. Keynotes will be held in shared iPRES/Dublin Core plenary sessions, and papers sessions specific of each conference will run in parallel. Tutorials, per-conference events, and workshops are cross-listed for both conferences, and require registration. Keynote speaker Gildas Illien will address the common goals, values and points of intersection of the preservation and metadata communities in "Darling, Can We Talk" (Keynote Asbtract: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/keynotes-… ). -- iPRES-2013, 10th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL OBJECTS *** emphasizes the significance of preserving scientific and cultural digital heritage across institutional and disciplinary boundaries. iPRES 2013 will further strengthen the link between digital preservation research and practitioners in memory institutions and scientific data centers. * iPRES Conference website: http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/index.html * iPRES Preliminary Program: http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/prg_overview.html -- DC-2013, LINKING TO THE FUTURE *** explores questions regarding the persistence, maintenance, and preservation of metadata and descriptive vocabularies. The need for stable representations and descriptions spans all sectors including cultural heritage and scientific data, eGovernment, finance and commerce. Thus, the maintenance and management of metadata is essential to address the long term availability of information of legal, cultural and economic value. * Dublin Core Conference website: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2013/ * Dublin Core Program: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/program-2… iPRES/DC-2013 provides a unique opportunity for interlinking fundamental to cutting edge preservation and metadata knowledge. ============================= REGISTER NOW (Early registration extended to 15 July): * http://ipres2013.ist.utl.pt/registration.html OR * http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/registrat… =============================

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EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: CAMP-4-DATA Workshop "Cyber-infrastructure & Metadata Protocols" - Lisbon, Portugal
by DCMI Announce 28 Jun '13

28 Jun '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* === EXTENDED DEADLINE for Participation: CAMP-4-DATA Workshop in Lisbon === "CAMP-4-DATA WORKSHOP: Cyber-infrastructure & Metadata Protocols" Dublin Core-Science and Metadata Community (DC-SAM) and Research Data Alliance (RDA) are hosting a day-long Metadata Interest Group workshop on 6 September 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal. Submissions for participation are currently open in the areas of short papers, abstracts, and position statements. Metadata is vital to the discovery and management of scientific data. DC-SAM, RDA, and related communities advocate for access to, and shared knowledge about, metadata standards that support data life-cycle management. CAMP-4-DATA participants will explore infrastructure design, applications, and policies that can advance the support of open, collective and sustainable access to metadata standards used for managing scientific data. The intent of this workshop is to discuss and forward challenges and opportunities relating to metadata standards for the management of scientific data, and how policies, applications, and infrastructure can foster creation of and access to sustainable, open, and collective standards. The CAMP-4-DATA workshop is part of post-conference activities of DC-2013. Submissions will remain open through 12 July 2013. ============= --FULL PARTICIPATION CALL: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/camp-4-data-cfp --WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/camp-4-data --E X T E N D E D SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12 JULY 2013 --DC-2013 WEBSITE: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2013 (registration open / day registration available) =============

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DC-2013 Special W3C-Sponsored Session on Vocabulary Preservation
by DCMI Announce 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

***** PLEASE EXCUSE THE CROSS-POSTING***** "Long-term Preservation and Governance of RDF Vocabularies" Special session, DC-2013, Lisbon, 3 September DC-2013 WEBSITE: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2013 DC-2013 DATES: 2-6 September 2013 DC-2013 PLACE: Lisbon, Portugal ================================= SESSION SPONSOR: W3C & DCMI SESSION DATE/TIME: 3 September, 11:30-1600 (Day registration available on conference wesbite) SESSION MODERATORS: -- Phil Archer, World Wide Web Consortium -- Thomas Baker, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative -- Ivan Herman, World Wide Web Consortium -- Pierre-Yves Vandenbussche, Fujitsu -- Bernard Vatant, Mondeca ================================= The oldest RDF vocabularies in existence are just fifteen years old. It is time to look systematically at how ownership and responsibility for today's vocabularies will pass to the next generation. DCMI and W3C are sponsoring a special session at the DC-2013 conference in Lisbon on 3 September about the long-term preservation and governance of RDF vocabularies [1]. This session focuses on issues related to the usability of RDF vocabularies in the long term (as defined in "decades") -- continued access to documentation, inheritance of ownership and maintenance responsibility, and the continued resolvability of domain names. What role might memory institutions play in the long-term preservation of vocabularies? A discussion paper has been prepared as a starting point for this session [2], and readers are welcome to post comments or suggestions on the DC-VOCABULARY mailing list ([3], sign up at [4]). [1] http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/vocPres [2] http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/Vocabulary_Preservation_discussion_pap… [3] https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DC-VOCABULARY [4] https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=DC-VOCABULARY&A=1

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Vocabulary management group report: invitation to review
by Éamonn Ó Tuama [GBIF] 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

The Vocabulary Management Task Group (VoMaG) is a task group under the TDWG Technical Architecture Group. It addresses the best practices for the collaborative development and maintenance of vocabularies for the description of biodiversity resources. VoMaG, meeting via the GBIF community site [1], has released a second draft report [2] on the outcomes of its deliberations. The editors are now issuing a call for interested parties to review the draft. Please consider providing feedback on the report. This should be sent to vomag-report(a)gbif.org before 1st August 2013. Alternatively, you may post comments to the dedicated discussion page [3] on the GBIF community site. With regards, Éamonn Ó Tuama (on behalf of editorial team) [1] http://community.gbif.org/pg/groups/21382/ [2] http://community.gbif.org/pg/file/read/34059/ [3] http://community.gbif.org/pg/forum/topic/34057/

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Biodiversity Informatics Horizons 2013
by Dave Roberts 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Biodiversity Informatics Horizons 2013 (BIH2013) is part of a continuing process to structure and organise the biodiversity informatics community at the European level and beyond. BIH2013, organised by several EU projects[1], will take place over 3 full days, from lunchtime on Tuesday 3rd September to lunchtime Friday 6th, with workshops and training events on Tuesday Morning and Friday morning. The venue will be in Sapienza University, Rome. The intention behind the meeting is to bring together those likely to form consortia for H2020 funding in this domain. With some luck we should have access to the H2020 workplans by September so that the consortia will not be forming entirely in the dark. We understand from the European Commission that they would like to see a greater level of cooperation, so less direct competition, in the responses to H2020 calls. Invited speakers will review challenging areas and promising technologies in biodiversity informatics, pathways to sustainable implementation and changing the community culture in the context of the LifeWatch vision, decadal priorities for biodiversity informatics, and the EC roadmap workshop on biodiversity infrastructures. Demonstration and training activities will demonstrate some of the new and exciting infrastructure building blocks that will come together to deliver the LifeWatch vision. A panel discussion with experts from regions of the world beyond Europe will explore opportunities for international cooperation that lead towards a sustainable global infrastructure. There will also be a plenary discussion on working together towards building a more sustainable future, informed by networking opportunities throughout the conference. The conference web site is http://conference.lifewatch.unisalento.it/index.php/EBIC/BIH2013 Register before 31 July for early registration conference fee. A demonstration session is available for persons wanting to show a software product or poster and we invite anyone to contact Dr Aaike De Wever <aaike.dewever_at_naturalsciences.be> to book a space before 12th August. Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts and Alberto Basset (on behalf of the organising committee) [1] BIH2013 is sponsored by BioVel, ViBRANT, LifeWatch, EUBrazilOpenBio and pro-iBiosphere. It has been organised with help from agINFRA, BioFresh, BIO_SOS, CReATIVE-B, e-Monocot, ENVRI, EU-BON, iMarine, Lifewatch, Natural Europe, OpenUp! and PESI. -- Dr D.McL. Roberts, Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5086 ViBRANT Project Manager, Dept. Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Great Britain Email: dmr at nomencurator dot org Web page: http://vbrant.eu Web page: http://scratchpads.eu Web page: http://www.editwebrevisions.info/ -- "You can't just ask customers what they want and then try and give it to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." [Steve Jobs, quoted in The Guardian, Technology Section, 25 June 09]. --

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iDigBio Public Participation Post-doc
by Austin Mast 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Dear Colleagues, I would be grateful if you would forward this on to any potential candidates. Thanks! Postdoctoral Position in Public Participation in Digitization of Biodiversity Collections A postdoctoral position is available with iDigBio in the research group of Austin Mast (Department of Biological Science, Florida State University; http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-mast.php) to study engagement of the public in the digitization of biodiversity research collections, produce best practice and standards documents related to this in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, and assist in the design of interoperability between the iDigBio portal/cloud, public participation tools, and public participation content management systems. iDigBio (www.idigbio.org) is the central resource for NSF's Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections Program (ADBC), and it is located at the University of Florida and Florida State University. There are approximately 1 billion biodiversity specimens at US institutions, but only about 10% of these are digitized (e.g., databased, georeferenced, and/or digitally imaged). ADBC is funding large-scale, collaborative digitization by thematic collection networks (TCNs) focused on particular research themes. Seven TCNs involving 134 institutions have been funded to date, with more to be announced in July. Among other activities, iDigBio is overseeing implementation of standards and best practices for digitization in this community and developing a cloud environment for existing and future digital content about biodiversity specimens and a portal to it. A Ph.D. in a relevant field (e.g., biodiversity research, biodiversity informatics) is required, as is demonstration of (1) familiarity with biodiversity collections and some aspect of their digitization, (2) familiarity with (or interest to learn) relevant principles of informatics, (3) successful collaboration and time management skills, and (4) successful written and oral communication skills. The postdoctoral scholar will be expected to interact positively and productively with a wide range of people (more so than in many other postdoctoral positions), including other members of iDigBio, members of the large ADBC community (e.g., in working groups and workshops), software developers working on digitization tools, other members of the citizen science community, and members of the public. Annual salary starts at $40,000, and the position is expected to be for two years. It is based in Tallahassee, Florida, a small state capital bordered on the south and west by the Apalachicola National Forest and on the north by the historical hunting plantations of the Red Hills Region. White-sand beaches, clear freshwater springs, and hiking and biking trails are within easy driving distances of town. The region is one of North America's biotic hotspots. To apply, send a cover letter and CV with contact information for three references in a single pdf file to Austin Mast (amast(a)bio.fsu.edu). In the cover letter, please cite past activities that demonstrate each of (1) through (4) above as well as provide the date on which you could start the position and a paragraph or two on your long-term career goals and how you see this position fitting into them. Applications will be considered beginning on July 8 until the position is filled. Florida State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. With best regards, Austin Austin Mast Associate Professor Director of the Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium Associate Editor, Systematic Biology and Systematic Botany Member of the Steering Committee of iDigBio, The National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections Department of Biological Science 319 Stadium Drive Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 U.S.A. Office: King Life Science Building, room 4065 Lab: King Life Science Building, rooms 4068 and 4084 Herbarium: Biological Science Unit One, room 100 Voice: 1 (850) 645-1500 Fax: 1 (850) 645-8447 amast(a)bio.fsu.edu

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