Author: cdluc3

Government Data At Risk

Government data is at risk, but that is nothing new.   The existence of Data.gov, the Federal Open Data Policy, and open government data belies the fact that, historically, a vast amount of government data and digital information is at risk of disappearing in the transition between presidential administrations. For example, between 2008 and 2012, […]

Government Data At Risk

Government data is at risk, but that is nothing new.   The existence of Data.gov, the Federal Open Data Policy, and open government data belies the fact that, historically, a vast amount of government data and digital information is at risk of disappearing in the transition between presidential administrations. For example, between 2008 and 2012, […]

Software Carpentry / Data Carpentry Instructor Training for Librarians

We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with Software Carpentry (http://software-carpentry.org) and Data Carpentry (http://datacarpentry.org) to offer an open instructor training course on May 4-5, 2017 geared specifically for the Library Carpentry movement.   Open call for Instructor Training This course will take place in Portland, OR, in conjunction with csv,conf,v3, a community conference for data […]

PIDapalooza – What, Why, When, Who?

PIDapalooza, a community-led conference on persistent identifiers November 9-10, 2016 Radisson Blu Saga Hotel pidapalooza.org PIDapalooza will bring together creators and users of persistent identifiers (PIDs) from around the world to shape the future PID landscape through the development of tools and services for the research community. PIDs support proper attribution and credit, promote collaboration […]