Past events
Workshop data re-use - how can metadata stimulate re-use
The LIBER e-Science group will organise four workshops aimed at addressing different views on the role libraries may play in the area of e-science.
Two of them will address strategic and managerial issues such as partnerships, service models and organisational consequences; the remaining two will be more technical, addressing topics such as interoperability, machine-usability and structure. Each workshop will also focus on a specific topic, with attendees being encouraged to take part in discussion and benefiting from talks on practical experiences. The outcome will be a report based on the overall results of the series.
The first in the series was held in Barcelona, with partnerships as the main topic. This is the second, aimed at focusing on the re-use of data, and in particular, on the description that makes data discoverable and re-usable.
Datasets underpin research and are increasingly recognised as assets to be shared and re-used. Libraries, who traditionally play an important role as mediators of research publications, are now exploring their role in assisting the research community in the data landscape. New services being developed by libraries vary from provision of data storage to creation of new ontologies and tools for digital preservation.
This workshop will be held in parallel to the 7th IDCC Conference in Bristol (Workshop 5), on 5 December. Registration is free for the first 15 places - after that the cost is £50.
