scholarly journals Computational Reproducibility: A Practical Framework for Data Curators

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Sawchuk ◽  
Shahira Khair
Keyword(s):  
Open Science ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Canadian Data

Introduction: This paper presents concrete and actionable steps to guide researchers, data curators, and data managers in improving their understanding and practice of computational reproducibility. Objectives: Focusing on incremental progress rather than prescriptive rules, researchers and curators can build their knowledge and skills as the need arises. This paper presents a framework of incremental curation for reproducibility to support open science objectives. Methods: A computational reproducibility framework developed for the Canadian Data Curation Forum serves as the model for this approach. This framework combines learning about reproducibility with recommended steps to improving reproducibility. Conclusion: Computational reproducibility leads to more transparent and accurate research. The authors warn that fear of a crisis and focus on perfection should not prevent curation that may be ‘good enough.’

scholarly journals Data Curation Network: A Cross-Institutional Staffing Model for Curating Research Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa R Johnston ◽  
Jake Carlson ◽  
Cynthia Hudson-Vitale ◽  
Heidi Imker ◽  
Wendy Kozlowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Science ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Implementation Plan ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Local Staff ◽  
Staffing Model ◽  
Planning Phase ◽  
Central Services

Funders increasingly require that data sets arising from sponsored research must be preserved and shared, and many publishers either require or encourage that data sets accompanying articles are made available through a publicly accessible repository. Additionally, many researchers wish to make their data available regardless of funder requirements both to enhance their impact and also to propel the concept of open science. However, the data curation activities that support these preservation and sharing activities are costly, requiring advanced curation practices, training, specific technical competencies, and relevant subject expertise. Few colleges or universities will be able to hire and sustain all of the data curation expertise locally that its researchers will require, and even those with the means to do more will benefit from a collective approach that will allow them to supplement at peak times, access specialized capacity when infrequently-curated types arise, and stabilize service levels to account for local staff transition, such as during turn-over periods. The Data Curation Network (DCN) provides a solution for partners of all sizes to develop or to supplement local curation expertise with the expertise of a resilient, distributed network, and creates a funding stream to both sustain central services and support expansion of distributed expertise over time. This paper presents our next steps for piloting the DCN, scheduled to launch in the spring of 2018 across nine partner institutions. Our implementation plan is based on planning phase research performed from 2016-2017 that monitored the types, disciplines, frequency, and curation needs of data sets passing through the curation services at the six planning phase institutions. Our DCN implementation plan includes a well-coordinated and tiered staffing model, a technology-agnostic submission workflow, standardized curation procedures, and a sustainability approach that will allow the DCN to prevail beyond the grant-supported implementation phase as a curation-as-service model.

scholarly journals Letter to the editor

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 03-16
Author(s):  
Marc Garellek ◽  
Adrian Simpson ◽  
Timo B. Roettger ◽  
Daniel Recasens ◽  
Oliver Niebuhr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Science ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Audio Signals ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Data Archiving ◽  
Standard Practice ◽  
Audio Files

It is not yet standard practice in phonetics to provide access to audio files along with submissions to journals. This is paradoxical in view of the importance of data for phonetic research: from audio signals to the whole range of data acquired in phonetic experiments. The phonetic sciences stand to gain greatly from data availability: what is at stake is no less than reproducibility and cumulative progress. We will argue that a collective turn to Open Science holds great promise for phonetics. First, simple reflections on why access to primary data matters are recapitulated and proposed as a basis for consensus. Next, possible drawbacks of data availability are addressed. Finally, we argue that data curation and archiving are to be recognized as part of the same activity that results in the publication of research papers, rather than attempting to build a parallel system to incentivize data archiving by itself.

scholarly journals Researchers’ Perceptions of Research Data Management Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Broad Cross Section

This study investigated researchers perceptions of RDM at the MGGL to recommend measures to enhance managing, sharing, and reusing data. The study was underpinned by the DCC Curation lifecycle model and the CCMF which enabled the investigator to employ a descriptive research design to purposively capture data from a broad cross-section of 330 researchers. The data was analysed using SPSS to generate descriptive and inferential statistics that enabled the Investigator to answer the problem.Study findings demonstrate no explicit policies to guide each stage of data curation and capabilities. There were also inadequacies in the knowledge and skills capability, technological infrastructure and collaborative partnerships. Overall, RDM faced challenges in all the examined capabilities. These challenges limited managing, sharing, and reusing data.The study recommends establishing a CMU within the MGGL to oversee the implementation of RDM activities by assembling all the needed capabilities to support data curation activities and enable efficient managing, sharing and reusing research data

scholarly journals Researchers' Perceptions of Research Data Management Activities at an Academic Library in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Johnson Mulongo Masinde ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Daniel Wambiri Muthee
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Broad Cross Section

This study investigated researchers perceptions of RDM at the MGGL to recommend measures to enhance managing, sharing, and reusing data. The study was underpinned by the DCC Curation lifecycle model and the CCMF which enabled the investigator to employ a descriptive research design to purposively capture data from a broad cross-section of 330 researchers. The data was analysed using SPSS to generate descriptive and inferential statistics that enabled the Investigator to answer the problem.Study findings demonstrate no explicit policies to guide each stage of data curation and capabilities. There were also inadequacies in the knowledge and skills capability, technological infrastructure and collaborative partnerships. Overall, RDM faced challenges in all the examined capabilities. These challenges limited managing, sharing, and reusing data.The study recommends establishing a CMU within the MGGL to oversee the implementation of RDM activities by assembling all the needed capabilities to support data curation activities and enable efficient managing, sharing and reusing research data

scholarly journals Data Curator’s Roles and Responsibilities: An International Perspective

Libri ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Maria Tammaro ◽  
Krystyna K. Matusiak ◽  
Frank Andreas Sposito ◽  
Vittore Casarosa
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Open Science ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Data Intensive ◽  
Data Life Cycle

Abstract The data-intensive research environment and the movement towards open science create demand for information professionals with knowledge of the research process and skills in managing and curating data. This paper is reporting the findings from a multiyear study entitled “Data curator: who is s/he?” initiated by the Library Theory and Research (LTR) Section of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). The study aimed to identify the roles and responsibilities of data curators around the world and also focused on the terminology used to describe the new professional roles. The following questions were posed: R1: How is data curation defined by practitioners / professional working in the field? R2: What terms are used to describe the roles for professionals in data curation area? R3: What are primary roles and responsibilities of data curators? R4: What are educational qualifications and competencies required of data curators? To answer the research questions, the research team performed a comprehensive literature review and vocabulary analysis and conducted an empirical study using mixed-methods design. The study consisted of three stages: 1. Literature review and vocabulary analysis 2. Content analysis of position announcements 3. Interviews with professionals working in data curation and research data management- Findings confirm the results from previous research about the lack of common terminology and a variability of the position titles. The concept of data lifecycle highlighted the important role of data curators. However this study also found that many positions in practice were held by non library professionals. The findings indicate that data curation is an evolving sociotechnical practice that involves not only technical systems and services structured around research data life cycle but also a range of social activities around community building.

AAC Knowledge and Skills

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-18
Author(s):  
Stephen N. Calculator
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge And Skills

Training Graduate Student Clinicians to Use Preschool Peer Interaction Strategies

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Corey L. Herd
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Peer Interaction ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Direct Training

Abstract Playing with peers is an important part of childhood—what children learn from interacting with one another has enormous impact on both their social and language development. Although many children naturally develop the ability to interact well with peers, some children have difficulty interacting with other children and may miss out on important learning opportunities as a result. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can target the peer interactions of young children on their caseload, assuming that they have the knowledge and skills with which to address them. SLP graduate programs have the opportunity to provide future SLPs with both knowledge and skills-based training. This study assessed a graduate program in which three graduate clinicians participated in a preschool program for children with communication disorders; peer interactions were targeted within the program. The students were observed and data was collected regarding their use of peer interaction facilitation strategies in the group sessions both prior to and after they participated in a direct training program regarding the use of such skills. Outcomes indicate that the direct training program resulted in a statistically significant increase in the students' use of different strategies to facilitate peer interactions among the children in the group.

Knowledge and Skills for Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Physiology for Speech

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Watterson ◽  
Lynn Marty Grames
Keyword(s):  
Visual Evaluation ◽  
Swallowing Function ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Speech Evaluation ◽  
The Relationship

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed Knowledge and Skills (KAS) recommendations for evaluation of the larynx and swallowing function but the evaluation of velopharyngeal (VP) function has never been addressed. This article will review previous documents that have addressed general endoscopic knowledge and skills and develop a case for a new KAS that specifically addresses visualization and evaluation of the VP mechanism. The new KAS document will delineate and explain the relationship between speech evaluation and visual evaluation of VP physiology. The unique skills required of the speech-language pathologist for this kind of evaluation will be discussed.

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