[Asis-l] Release of the final report for ERPANET/CODATA Seminar

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Announcement: Release of the final report for the ERPANET/CODATA seminar on
the Selection, Appraisal and Retention of Digital Scientific Data

http://www.erpanet.org/www/products/lisbon/LisbonReportFinal.pdf

Rapid advances in technology are impacting the way scientists work,
allowing greater amounts of digital data to be produced in the majority of
scientific disciplines. These technological advances are also changing the
way scientists interact, creating opportunities for collaborations across
disciplines, institutions, and countries. The ever-increasing data that are
generated through these advances require active curation to ensure their
longevity. The international EPRANET/CODATA seminar examined the current
state of practice of the selection, appraisal and retention among diverse
scientific communities and discussed how archival concepts can best be
applied to the management and long-term preservation of digital data.

The seminar, held from 15th-17th of December 2003 at the Biblioteca
Nacional in Lisbon, brought together more than sixty-five researchers, data
managers, information specialists, archivists, and librarians from thirteen
countries to discuss the issues involved in making critical decisions
regarding the long-term preservation of the scientific record. One of the
major aims for this seminar was to provide an international forum to
exchange information about data archiving policies and practices across
different scientific, institutional, and national contexts. The seminar
proved to be extremely successful in enabling discussions between
scientific and archival communities. The seminar also highlighted some
conceptual hurdles to overcome before effective collaboration between the
diverse communities can take place.

This seminar was an important first step in the journey towards openness
and collaboration between scientific disciplines, archivists, and other
information specialists in the area of data curation and preservation. The
seminar illustrated areas where each can learn from the others in
establishing common frameworks and guidelines that will enable the
effective selection, appraisal and long-term retention of digital
scientific data.

The Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network (ERPANET) and the
Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) are pleased to
announce the release of the final report for this seminar and invite all
stakeholders involved in the creation and curation of digital scientific
data to review the results at
http://www.erpanet.org/www/products/lisbon/LisbonReportFinal.pdf.

Seamus Ross, Director ERPANET
Julie Esanu, National Academy of Sciences
William Anderson, Praxis 101

May 7 2004

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