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Preserving Scientific Data @ the AMNH
Vicky Steeves | ARLIS-NY 2015
Itinerary 1. Current State of DigiPres + Science2. An Overview of the AMNH 3. Project Specifics
a. Timelineb. Methodologyc. Resultsd. Recommendations
NDSA Levels of Digital PreservationLevel 1:Protect Your Data
Level 2: Know Your Data
Level 3: Monitor Your Data
Level 4: Repair Your Data
Storage & Geographic Locations
File Fixity & Data Integrity
Information Security
Metadata
File Formats
USGS Levels of Digital PreservationLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Storage & Geographic Locations
Data Integrity
Information Security
Metadata
File Formats
Physical Media
Digital Preservation in Science in the US
❏ North Carolina County Geospatial Data
❏ Caroline Dean Wildflower Collection
❏ FSU Biological Scientist, Dr. A.K.S.K. Prasad Diatomscapes I and II Collections Photographs
❏ FSU Department of Oceanography Technical Reports
source: http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/collections/
The AMNH
Vicky Steeves, AMNH
Vicky Steeves, AMNH
41 Curators & their scientific staff
over 33 million specimens in collections
Why Me @ the AMNH?
Review of SSC Report 2012 ● “Digital needs can be broken out into 3 parts:
○ Pure storage needs■ digital collections & research data
(Science)■ digital technology infrastructure■ HD video (Education, Exhibition)■ other data (Library, Photo Studio)
○ Interfaces to digital archives■ pointer management
○ Cataloguing digital collections & archiving■ naming conventions■ best practices by discipline or type”
“The most pressing science need in the near term is for pure storage of CT and genomics data.”
Project Timeline
Survey: Example
Survey Methodology
Survey: Example
vs
Project Timeline
Analysis Methodology
Analysis Methodology
NVivo Screenshots
Current Phase
Results: Outline of ChallengesTheme Participant Responses
Management Structure ● “I think only the division chair knows how much server space we have in total.”
Personnel Practices ● “My research assistants manage all my data.”
Interdepartmental Relationships ● “I don’t know where exactly to get support for my database. I don’t know if its IT’s jurisdiction or job.”
Workflow Structure ● “I have no time to standardize my data management.”
Technical Infrastructure ● “There are not enough computer terminals in the imaging lab.”
Results: Storage Projections
Results: Storage Mediums
Number of users per medium
Results: Management
Research Data Management Strategies:1. Scientific Staff/Assistant2. Curator themselves3. Research databases
Collections Data Management Strategies:4. Collections Databases per department5. KE EMu6. Paper Catalogue
Results: Preservation Risks
A CAT scan image of a Velociraptor skull.
http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/thenewgenetics/chapter1.html Fossil Insect Collaborative-Digitization Project | Facebook
Results: Preservation Steps
What the AMNH Needs
