NOAA Data Citation Procedural Directive

8 November 2012DAARWG

Outline

• Background and Rationale for Citation• Scope of PD• Dataset Identifiers• Dataset Citation Guidelines• Implementation

Background and Rationale

• Data citation involves: • assigning unique, persistent identifiers to datasets and• citing datasets when they are used

• Growing support and use: • Professional societies (AGU, AMS), • Research institutions (WHOI), • Distributed communities (ESIP) and • Federal entities (NSIDC, ORNL)

• Leveraging existing guidelines and efforts• ESIP, ORNL, NCAR / UCP

Background and Rationale

• Uses of Data Citation• Provide credit to data creators, authors, and

stewards• Ensure transparency accountability• Aid in tracking the impact of data • Help data authors understand how their data are

being used• Aid scientific reproducibility

Scope• Applicable Datasets

• All publicly-accessible NOAA datasets • Initial focus initially on new, frequently-used, or highly significant• Intended to gradually extend to all of NOAA's public archival

datasets

• Personnel Roles and Responsibilities for• NOAA data producers • NOAA National Data Centers• Other NOAA data stewards • NOAA and non-NOAA users of NOAA data• NOAA users of non-NOAA data• EDMC

Dataset Identifiers • Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)

• Persistent and resolvable• Common in peer-reviewed literature, increasing use in

datasets

• Obtaining a DOI• NOAA obtains authority to issue DOIs

• Either through Calif. Digital Library or DOE• Both are members of DataCite (http://datacite.org/)

• NOAA National Data Center issues DOIs for datasets submitted

• and maintains associated "landing page"

Dataset Identifiers • Landing Page

• Information about and a direct link to the dataset• Metadata (machine and human readable formats)• Dataset citation recommendation . • Resources closely associated with the dataset (collection –level

information, funding agencies, publications)

• Granularity• Application Specific

• Will the granularity support a reasonably accurate starting point for subsequent research?

• What do you want users to cite?• What do you want to get citation metrics on?• How do you manage resources internally?

Dataset Citation Guidelines

• Mandatory Content• Author

• Release Date

• Title

• Archive and/or Distributor

• Version / Most-recent Update

• Distribution Medium, Locator or Identifier

• Access Date

• Suggested Content• Subset Used

• Editor, Compiler, or other important role

• Archive or Distributor Place

• Distributor, Associate Archive, or other Institutional Role

• Data Within a Larger Work

Provide data provider vetted example on landing page

ImplementationRoles and Responsibilities

• NOAA data producers:

• assign identifiers, help develop landing page

• NOAA National Data Centers:

• distribute identifiers; ensure long-term availability of landing page

• Other NOAA data stewards:

• assign identifiers to data they steward, direct data to NOAA archival Data Centers, help develop landing page

• NOAA users of NOAA data:

• cite datasets in used in projects and results. Inform stewards of datasets without identifiers about this PD

• Non-NOAA users of NOAA data (recommended):

• cite NOAA data as described in this PD. Inform stewards of NOAA datasets without identifiers about this PD

• NOAA users of non-NOAA data (to the extent possible):

• cite external datasets in a manner similar to NOAA datasets, including identifier if available

• EDMC:

• support implementation, tracking and maintenance of this PD

DOIs assigned upon public release, can be 'reserved' to track pre-release datasets

Summary• Data citation:

• is increasing • will play an important role in assessing the impact of

research • will elevate awareness for the value of data stewardship

• This PD directs NOAA's:• roles and responsibilities• application of DOIs• citation recommendations• builds upon current data citation guidelines