Dear friends,
You are invited to participate in a one-day workshop to be held at Jawaharlal
Nehru University on March 25, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration is
required.
http://databib.org/workshop
Cyber infrastructure and ‘Big Data’ represent a paradigm shift in science that
is transforming the research process to focus on the computation, analysis,
curation, and reuse of digital data on a massive scale. What are the
implications for universities in terms of their libraries, research, and
teaching
This workshop brings together a select group of libraries, research and data
centers, cyber infrastructure developers, and educators to explore these issues
and begin to integrate data curation into their practice and services. The
workshop is meant for senior library officials i.e. University Librarian / Dy.
Librarian/ Chief Librarian or other technical staff engaged in data curation,
managing research and data centers etc. The educators having interest in above
or engaged in e-learning tools may also attend it.
Participants will be provided with:
a.. an introduction to data curation in the context of institutional
repositories with perspectives from librarians from India and the United States;
b.. the opportunity to collaborate on Databib and help represent
research data from India in a global catalog of data repositories;
c.. a venue to discuss and share questions about new roles and
emerging practices relating to research data;
d.. an understanding of the current state of the art in
data-enabled cyber infrastructure and teaching in the United States and India.
Thanks to support from Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Office of Engagement
at Purdue University, there is no charge to participate, but registration is
required and limited to 100 participants. Preference will be given to
universities and other academic and research institutes in India.
Lunch and tea are provided. No accommodation shall be provided to the
outstation participants.
To send your registration request to participate and view the full workshop
program, visit
http://databib.org/workshop
Please contact
jnupurdue@gmail.com with questions or
inquiries.
Organizing Committee:
Prof. Ramesh C. Gaur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Prof. Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, USA
Prof. Michael Witt, Purdue University, USA
Prof. Aman Yadav, Purdue University, USA
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