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Data Citation and Attribution: a Funder’s Perspective

Data Citation and Attribution: a Funder’s Perspective. Sylvia Spengler US National Science Foundation sspengle@nsf.gov. Why NSF Cares. Impact measures for Congress Demonstrated outcomes for the public Promotes Interdisciplinary science Cost-effective

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Data Citation and Attribution: a Funder’s Perspective

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  1. Data Citation and Attribution: a Funder’s Perspective Sylvia Spengler US National Science Foundation sspengle@nsf.gov

  2. Why NSF Cares • Impact measures for Congress • Demonstrated outcomes for the public • Promotes Interdisciplinary science • Cost-effective • Promotes mechanisms for career development and contribution awareness in CV, Biosketch, etc. • Promote different project ties through standards use • National Science Board Subcommittee on Data Policy

  3. Impact of Attribution and Citation in Data Management Plans • Review by panels and program managers in decision to recommend for funding • Specific changes to Annual Reports and Final Reports to recognize Data contributions • Requirement to discuss in Results of Previous NSF Support

  4. Points to Remember: NSF DMP Requirements for content in Data Management Plans can be specific to Directorates, Offices, Divisions, Programs, or other NSF units. Solicitations may have additional requirements NSF Policy Office has a single, searchable website that links to relevant guidance documents and examples. http://www.acpt.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp Shake-down time– not the last word – just like Broader Impact.

  5. Responses of Others • Federal interagency groups on public access to publications/data; • Interagency group on digital data: data policy/standards; • University libraries in numerous roles: software for metadata; minimum metadata for deposit; user-generated metadata systems; • Education: New approaches with pipeline from community colleges through particularly Schools of Information, Informatics; • Scientific societies: Ethics and expectations for membership and managed journals citation practices

  6. What I heard • Citation as a ground ethic in science, “the right thing to do” • Lots of support for data citation, mechanisms, access, sharing in this group; technology not seen as the most urgent, cultural challenges top • Every discipline/domain is distinct in academia • Citation instructions are more often ignored than not, but not seen as plagiarism to use data. • Important to remember to address both human and non-human agents • Do not wait for the perfect solution (80/20 version) • Signs of hope from a range of individual communities • Dealing with granularity is key • Scientific equivalence seems an open question • No one wants to pay or take the time • This is not the T&P Central Committee, unfortunately • Only lawyers get the fine points but it is really important

  7. It All Starts with Individuals • If you don‘t like the news, go out and make some of your own.* *Scoop Nisker, KSAN, 1968

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