diff --git a/_things/thing-02.md b/_things/thing-02.md index c5b5a9d..8c8f7ba 100644 --- a/_things/thing-02.md +++ b/_things/thing-02.md @@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ their data so others can reuse it. Research data might be critical to solving the big questions of our time, but so much data are being lost or poorly managed. -1.   Take just a minute and browse over some ways the [Queensland +1. Take just a minute and browse over some ways the [Queensland Government Data](https://data.qld.gov.au/article/case-studies "Queensland government using data") is being used by businesses, families, travellers, and farmers. -2.   This 4.40min +2. This 4.40min [cartoon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66oNv_DJuPc "YouTube cartoon") put together by the New York University Health Sciences Library, is about what happens when a researcher hasn't managed their data (at all…) @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ What could possibly go wrong!?\ As you watch the cartoon jot down the data management mistakes which interest or appeal you. -3.   Now, scan through the dot points in the *Consider the following* +3. Now, scan through the dot points in the *Consider the following* section of the University of the Sunshine Coast's [LibGuide](http://libguides.usc.edu.au/c.php?g=508408&p=3477838 "USC libguide - Consider the following") which provides advice for researchers on how to manage their data. @@ -42,18 +42,13 @@ which provides advice for researchers on how to manage their data. **Consider:** how just one of the data disasters depicted in the cartoon could have been avoided. -Do you have a question? Want to share a resource? -- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community. -- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things - ## Learn more ### How do you manage "Big Data"? -"Big Data" is a term we're hearing with increasing frequency. Data -management for Big Data brings much complexity - citing dynamic data, +Data management for Big Data brings much complexity - citing dynamic data, software, high volume compute, storage costs, transfer of petabytes of data, preservation, -[provenance](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/publishing-and-reusing-data/data-provenance "Data provenance"), +[provenance](https://ardc.edu.au/resources/working-with-data/data-provenance "Data provenance"), and more. Read this post and presentation: [Big Data: The 5 Vs Everyone Must Know](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140306073407-64875646-big-data-the-5-vs-everyone-must-know). This article uses the 5 Vs: volume, variety, velocity, veracity and value as a concept for how big data can be managed more successfully. @@ -64,10 +59,6 @@ support better management and reuse of Big Data. If you don't think the 5 Vs is of value, is there another framework or concept model which could be useful for exploring data management for big data? -Do you have a question? Want to share a resource? -- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community. -- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things - ## Challenge me ### Digital data in Lab Notebooks @@ -82,10 +73,6 @@ ELNs help researchers manage their data effectively and collaboratively during a project, making it easier to share and publish their data, either during or after the project has ended. -1\. Read this [short guide](https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05895-3) to choosing an ELN -2\. Then read this article [International team of scientists open sources search for malaria cure](https://opensource.com/life/14/6/international-team-open-sources-search-malaria-cure) about how an international team of scientists and citizen scientists are using open source ELNs to speed up a cure for malaria. You can see their open ELNs [here](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/). Click on Matthew Todd's ELN to see what is recorded. -3\. Check out [Harvard Medical School’s](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/) comparative matrix of ELN platforms - -Do you have a question? Want to share a resource? -- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community. -- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things +1. Read this [short guide](https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05895-3) to choosing an ELN +2. Then read this article [International team of scientists open sources search for malaria cure](https://opensource.com/life/14/6/international-team-open-sources-search-malaria-cure) about how an international team of scientists and citizen scientists are using open source ELNs to speed up a cure for malaria. You can see their open ELNs [here](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/). Click on Matthew Todd's ELN to see what is recorded. +3. Check out [Harvard Medical School’s](https://datamanagement.hms.harvard.edu/electronic-lab-notebooks) comparative matrix of ELN platforms diff --git a/_things/thing-04.md b/_things/thing-04.md index bd001e7..63fbc09 100644 --- a/_things/thing-04.md +++ b/_things/thing-04.md @@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ records from over 100 Australian repositories. to cite this data.  We will look at data citation in more detail in Thing 7. 3. Spend a few minutes exploring RDA. - 1. Try + - Try [browsing](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/subjects "Browse subjects in Research Data Australia") or searching on a topic of interest. - 2. See [which + - See [which institutions](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/contributors "Research Data Australia - contributors") contribute metadata records to RDA. - 3. Explore a record or two in depth. + - Explore a record or two in depth. **Consider:** the future impact of having a national research data catalogue. @@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ catalogue. What data repositories exist and how are Australian researchers sharing their data? -- Start by going to [re3data.org](http://www.re3data.org/) -- Click on Browse > By Country > click on Australia in the map -- How many repositories are listed for Australia? Does this represent +1. Start by going to [re3data.org](http://www.re3data.org/) +2. Click on Browse > By Country > click on Australia in the map +3. How many repositories are listed for Australia? Does this represent all the research data repositories Australia has to offer? Is anything missing? @@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ Have a look at one or both of these resources: **Consider:** your experiences or thoughts on evaluating data repositories: have you used either or both of these resources? Would -you? \ No newline at end of file +you? diff --git a/_things/thing-05.md b/_things/thing-05.md index bc89146..3e0755e 100644 --- a/_things/thing-05.md +++ b/_things/thing-05.md @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ noticed that not all the data described was available for immediate access. This activity explains why different datasets may have different access conditions. -1. Watch this 2.5 minute [video](https://vimeo.com/125783029)from the +1. Watch this 2.5 minute [video](https://vimeo.com/125783029) from the Open Data Institute titled *Open/Closed/Shared: the world of data.* 2. Now open [this page](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/articulating-the-value-of-open-data/open-data "Value of open data") to see a more in-depth view of why data is sometimes open, shared or @@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ need to preserve digital data. it. **Consider:** Have you, or would you, use any of these tools? How -feasible it is to expect such preservation tools to be widely used? \ No newline at end of file +feasible it is to expect such preservation tools to be widely used? diff --git a/_things/thing-13.md b/_things/thing-13.md index 0805c6d..2716fef 100644 --- a/_things/thing-13.md +++ b/_things/thing-13.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ thing: 13 title: 'Walk the crosswalk' short_title: 'Crosswalks' description: | - There are times when metadata created using one standard will need to be transformed - or crosswalked to another standard so that metadata can been shared between systems. + There are times when metadata created using one schema will need to be transformed + or crosswalked to another schema so that metadata can been shared between systems. overview: - Getting started: start walking the crosswalks for metadata - Learn more: Hands on with crosswalking Dublin Core + Getting started: Start walking the crosswalk + Learn more: Hands-on with mapping to Dublin Core Challenge me: Hands-on with XSLT category: "Metadata & more" --- @@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ Why can’t we have one metadata schema to rule them all, and not worry about having to crosswalk? ## Learn more -### Try your hand at a crosswalk +### Let's map metadata! -Let’s map schemas! - -Mapping and crosswalking metadata from one schema to another enables +Mapping or crosswalking metadata fields from one schema to another enables metadata harvesting and sharing between systems. 1. Crosswalks are viewed more easily in a table or spreadsheet format. @@ -56,15 +54,13 @@ to work with. Here’s an [example](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/eeg-percept This will be your “source” record. - Copy the Dublin Core-DDI crosswalk [table](http://www.ddialliance.org/resources/ddi-profiles/dc "DDI crosswalk table") from \#1 above into a blank document or spreadsheet. -Can you create a high level metadata mapping from your source record to Dublin Core? (**Hint:** Click on +- Can you create a high level metadata mapping from your source record to Dublin Core? This explains the [Dublin Core Metadata Element Set](https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#section-3 "Dublin core set explained in more detail") in more detail. (**Hint:** Click on “Registry View” in the bottom right-hand corner of the footer in the source RDA -record). The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set [explained in more -detail](http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/ "Dublin core set explained in more details"). -Don’t worry if you don’t have time to complete the entire record - just +record). +- Don’t worry if you don’t have time to complete the entire record - just get a feel for the process. -**Consider:** the most confounding issue you encountered in make your -Crosswalk. How did you overcome it? +**Consider:** the most confounding issue you encountered in mapping metadata from one schema to another. How did you overcome it? ## Challenge me ### An introduction to the technical side of crosswalks