Organization
World Data System International Technology Office
Address
University of Victoria Queenswood Campus
#100-2474 Arbutus Rd
Victoria, BC V8N 1V8
Canada
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Supervising Librarian/Archivist
Name: Andrea Budac
Email: abudac@oceannetworks.ca
Purpose of the project:
PID Graph and DataCite record examination for World Data System members.
Summary of activities required to carry out the project:
The Data Citation Corpus, a collective effort to build tools that aggregate data citation and usage information, has been developing an interactive dashboard for visualizing data citation records. In order to recognize its full value, data repositories are asked to ensure citations and references are linked to their DataCite records. The WDS-ITO is encouraging its repository membership to that end, with the added value of determining use cases that benefit repositories (and their stakeholders) and gathering feedback that can further development work in the corpus. One potential area of development is to extend the types of data impact that can be related to DataCite records, such as model assimilations (hindcasts, nowcasts, forecasts, AI), evidence-based policy decisions, or alert systems (e.g., weather, earthquakes, tsunamis). The WDS-ITO Associate Director, Reyna Jenkyns, is a member of the Force11 Data Usage Typologies Working Group that is undertaking this effort. Longer term, we can actualize these use cases for data repository metrics and value demonstrations.
In order to evaluate these concepts for the World Data System membership, an MLIS student would work alongside WDS to develop scripts that leverages the persistent identifier (PID) knowledge graph and the Data Citation Corpus Data File. With a limited scope of WDS data repositories, the intent would be to conduct meta-analysis, produce summarized reports, and provide dashboard visualizations. As time permits, an examination of the comprehensiveness of WDS member DataCite records would also be conducted, especially focussing on metadata fields utilized by the FUJI FAIR Assessment tool.
Expectations of the end result of the project, for both host and student:
- Scripts to read and parse PID graph and data file information
- Scripts and visualizations to characterize data usage for WDS repositories
- A report on data usage and DataCite metadata analysis
- Familiarization with DataCite (metadata schema, API), knowledge graphs, FAIR assessments, and current developments in this area
- Exposure to the WDS data repository community, data holdings and impact
Time periods in which the project could be supervised:
- Summer Session, Term 1 (May – June)
- Summer Session, Term 2 (July – August)
Is there a deadline by which the project must be completed?
No deadline.
Considering the project requirements, please suggest suitable coursework as pre-requisite or co-requisite:
- LIBR 504 Management of Information Organizations
- INFO 300 Information and Data Design
- INFO 419 Information Visualization
- LIBR 509 Foundations of Resource Description and Knowledge Organization
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.