Heidorn The Path to Enlightened Solutions for Biodiversity's Dark DataViBRANT 2011

P. Bryan Heidorn University of Arizona and JRS Biodiversity Foundation 2011 Scripting Life: the science behind ViBRANT Paris, France 20-21 January 2011 The Path to Enlightened Solutions for Biodiversity's Dark Data

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Thesis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cyberinfrastructure Vision ,[object Object],[object Object]

Recognition of need for data curation ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Interagency Working Group on Digital Data

Why Libraries and Museums ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Hubble Space Telescope composite image "ring" of dark matter in the galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17

Related Ideas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

GenBank PDB f ( x )= ax k + o ( x k ) Power Law of Science Data f ( x )= ax k + o ( x k )| X<.20 Data Volume Science Projects and Initiatives

Does NSF’s Data Follow the Power Law? I do not know but if $1 = X bytes…..

20-80 Rule The small are big! Total Grants 9347 $2,137,636,716 20% 80% Number Grants 1869 7478 Total Dollars $1,199,088,125 $938,548,595 Range $6,892,810-$350,000 $350,000- $831

Biology 2009 #Grants: 1886 $Total: $744,168,471 ≈ €550,000,000 Distribution 1266 < $.5 million ≈ €370,000 Mode: $304,691 ≈ €225,000 Myth of the mega-project

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Small data is big science

Where to find dark data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is dark data good for? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Problematic Transition ,[object Object],[object Object]

Contrast in Styles (White, in press) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

New Information Disciplines ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library Roles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to Organize at a higher level? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Biological Science Collections (BiSciCol) Tracker Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Nairobi National Museum Living Collection: Missouri Botanical Garden Determination Gene Sequence Parasitism S1: KNM S2: MNHN S3: MBG ? ? GENBANK ? ? ? ? Agave sisalana ?

The Future is all about Data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Digital/Data Curation Programs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Education Needs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MSLIS Data Curation Concentration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Biological Information Specialists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Master of Science in Biological Informatics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does a BIS need to know? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

UIUC bioinformatics core coursework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sample of existing LIS courses ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

University of Arizona Graduate Certificate in Digital Records Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Workforce ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Future is Collaboration and Data Sharing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],To bring the best data to the major problems and opportunities of our time and the future ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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