[Asis-l] Research Data Access and Preservation 2018 Summit (RDAP18) Registration Now Open

[Cameron Cook]

Registration is now open for the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit<https://www.asist.org/rdap/>, which will take place in Chicago, IL from March 21-23, 2018.


To view the program/schedule and register please visit: https://www.asist.org/rdap<https://www.asist.org/rdap/>


This national conference will feature panel presentations, lightning talks, workshops, and a poster session reception. Managers, users, and generators of digital data from all sectors, including industry, academia, government, and cultural heritage centers will gather to explore topics in the following areas:

  *   Data quality: Curation services, Metadata, and Metrics

  *   Defining the role of the library in research data management within an institution

  *   FAIR vs. Friction

  *   Intersection of Publishing and Data

  *   Underserved Data Communities: Understanding Access & Preservation Bias

  *   Research reproducibility - how data librarians are getting involved


We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker: Tom Schenk, the Chief Data Officer for the City of Chicago, will address the Summit attendees. More information will be forthcoming.


March 23 is our Workshop/Demo day<https://www.asist.org/rdap/program-2018/#workshops> with additional sessions led by data organizations and experts.


RDAP is also excited to partner with the Journal of eScience Librarianship<http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/> (JeSLIB) to publish the RDAP posters and presentations in this peer-reviewed, open access journal.


Keep up with the conversation on Twitter at #RDAP18 and on the RDAP Facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/ResearchDataAccessPreservation/>.


Questions? Please contact RDAP chairs: Amy Neeser (aneeser at berkeley.edu) & Jon Petters (jpetters at vt.edu)