ANDS and TERN

March 2011Ross Wilkinson

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Research data is changing is scale and complexity

So is the nature of research from:

Answering research questions

to include:

Investigating rich data Solving really big problems

ANDS enables transformation of:Data that are:

UnmanagedDisconnectedInvisibleSingle use

To Structured Collections that are:ManagedConnectedFindableReusable

so that Australian researchers can easily publish, discover,

access and use research data….to tackle big problems!

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Possible Engagements with TERN

Sharing Collections descriptions between TERN Portal and ANDS Portal

Common infrastructure

“See also” services – pointing beyond specific information environments at individual facility data discovery (Think Amazon)

Citation services

Shared policy frameworks re policy on access to collections descriptions, metadata, and data

Shared effort

Coordinated with other NCRIS data capabilities