Authors
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Joshua Borycz
University of Tennessee – Knoxville, College of Communication and Information, 302 Communications, 1345 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-148X
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Bonnie Carroll
CENDI, c/o Information International Associates (IIa), 104 Union Valley Road, TN
Keywords:
Digital Research Objects, Data Market, FAIR Data, Digital Objects, Metadata, Digital Object Identifiers, Open Data, Open Source, Identifiers, Research Objects
Abstract
Digital research objects are packets of information that scientists can use to organize and store their data. There are currently many different methods in use for optimizing digital objects for research purposes. These methods have been applied to many scientific disciplines but differ in architecture and approach. The goals of this joint digital research object (DRO) conference were to discuss the challenge of characterizing DROs at scale in volume and over time and possible organizing principles that might connect current DRO architectures. One of the primary challenges concerns convincing scientists that these tools and practices will actually make the research process easier and more fruitful. This conference included work from CENDI, the National Federal STI Managers Group, the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS), the Research Data Alliance (RDA), and the National Academy of Science (NAS).
Author Biographies
Joshua Borycz, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, College of Communication and Information, 302 Communications, 1345 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN
I am a student in information science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville studying data storage and use practices by scientists. I received a PhD in computational chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 2016. My research focused on performing quantum mechanical calculations on the utility of metal-organic frameworks for applications involving magnetism, carbon dioxide capture, and catalysis. My interest in fundamental research stemmed from my desire to gain a deeper understanding of processes used in industrial and energy generating applications. The computational nature of my research provides me a strong understanding of the theory behind these processes and has allowed me provide insight to and learn from experimental chemists and chemical engineers. My career goal is to use my chemistry and information science degrees to help scientists improve the methods and practices that they use to store and share data.
Bonnie Carroll, CENDI, c/o Information International Associates (IIa), 104 Union Valley Road, TN
Ms. Bonnie C. Carroll founded Information International Associates Inc. in 1988 and serves as its President. Ms. Carroll serves as the Executive Director of CENDI, the Federal Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Managers Group, which is an interagency cooperative effort of the STI managers of 12 major science and engineering agencies. In addition, she serves as a senior consultant to the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). She serves as a Consultant to foreign and international organizations including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Kingdom of Jordan, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and the International Council for Scientific Information (ICSTI). In March 2004, she was named one of Federal Computer Week's Federal 100 for her work through CENDI to harness "the energy of scientists across government and around the world to launch the first government Web portal on science information." Before going into private business, Ms. Carroll worked at DOE/OSTI as Director of Program Development and International Activities, Deputy and Acting Assistant Manager for Information Services. She worked seven years at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as Information Center Coordinator, Staff of Program Planning and Analysis and as Information Specialist and Librarian. Her professional career began as a reference librarian at Cornell University. She participated in a major assessment of STI in the U.S. for the National Science Foundation, the development of a topography of science and technology information systems for the Library of Congress, and the development of a system to provide input to the DOE's Energy Science and Technology Database. She has been a Senior Advisor to the NASA STI program, was a Consultant to Conservation International on knowledge management, and did a survey for the Department of Commerce to examine U.S. industry requirements for foreign scientific and technical information. She served as President of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). She also served as Chairman of Documentation Abstracts, Inc. She served as the Chairperson of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section on Information, Computing and Communications from 1993 to 94. Since early 2005, she has been a Member of Board of Directors at the Professional Services Council (PSC) and serves as it's Member of the Executive Committee. She serves as Director of East Tennessee Economic Council. She serves as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Geological Survey under whose auspices the NBII was developed. She is the planning lead for NBII's Southern Appalachian Information Node (SAIN) and serves as the co-chair for the NBII's National Coalition. Working with the Associate Chief Biologist for Information at USGS, Carroll coordinates the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Work Group under the White House Science Offices National Science and Technology Council. She is a member of the National Academy of Science, National Research Council's U.S. National Committee for CODATA. She serves as the U.S. national representative to International CODATA. She was the vocabulary liaison in software engineering under the International Standards Organization, Joint Technical Committee on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC7). She was the 1988 recipient of the ASIS&T Watson Davis Award. In February 2005, she was awarded the Department of Interior's Conservation Service Award for her role in developing the National Biological Information Infrastructure and in other biological informatics efforts. She has lectured and published widely on information futures, the value of information, information policy and management, and information analysis centers. Ms. Carroll has a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Science from Columbia University and a Bachelor Degree from Cornell University.
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