Dissemination Information Packages for Information Reuse
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Dissemination Information Packagesfor Information Reuse
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Jessica SchaengoldMSI Candidate, University of Michigan School of Information
User Groups
Group Data Example Repository Example
Social Scientists Survey Data ICPSR
Zoologists Specimens and Georeferencing
Museums, VertNet, GenBank
Archaeologists Digs and Finds Open Context
The Project
Data Curators
Data ReusersData Creators
Bridging This Gap
What do data reusers need to be successful?
Data Collection
Archaeologists
“The last thing we did was to drop plumb bobs into the trench from our new and improved meter stakes in order to correct our drawing. Thus note: THE TOP PLAN UP UNTIL TODAY IS NOT DRAWN TO SCALE AND FURTHERMORE, TODAY'S TOP PLAN IS CORRECTED ONLY TO THE 7m LINE.”
We had to finish excavating L2044 (=L2014) pit. We only came up with a bit of bone and one pot sherd, but at the base of the pit red and grey (alternating?) bricks are lined up "marching" across the bottom of the pit. We left the large stone associated with the pit 'in situ'.
Associated Documentation• “…there is all sorts of metadata that you
would like to have… I am quite used to not having any frankly.” (CCU17)
Lacking Context
• “It’s not my general reaction to look at something and say it’s unusable.” (CCU18)Making it
Work• “So I was contacting him [the excavator] for
other specific information. Where was this found, what period did it dateto,…” (CCU01)
Getting More
Information
Factors for Reuse
Context/Metadata
Trust
Acknowledgements
• Institute of Museum and Library Services• PIs: Ixchel Faniel, Elizabeth Yakel• Partners: Nancy McGovern, Ph.D., Eric Kansa,
Ph.D., William Fink, Ph.D.• Students: Morgan Daniels, Rebecca Frank,
Julianna Barrera-Gomez, Adam Kriesberg, Laurinda Weisse, Gavin Strassel, Michele DeLia, Kathleen Fear, Mallory Hood, Molly Haig, Annelise Doll, Monique Lowe
Jessica Schaengold: [email protected], jschaen.com, @jschaen
Questions?
Jessica [email protected], jschaen.com, @jschaen