DSA-WDS collaboration. Françoise Genova Vice-Chair of WDS Scientific Commitee Thanksto the WDS IPO and to Mary Vardigan

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1 DSA-WDS collaboration Françoise Genova Vice-Chair of WDS Scientific Commitee Thanksto the WDS IPO and to Mary Vardigan

2 ICSU World Data System ICSU s long-term vision is of a world where excellence in science is effectively translated into policy making and socioeconomic development. In such a world, universal and equitable access to scientific data and information is a reality

3 WDS Scientific Committee Bernard Minster (Chair, USA) Michael Diepenbroek (Germany) Françoise Genova (France) Claudia Emerson (Canada) Sandra Harrison (UK) Wim Hugo (South Africa) Jane Hunter (Australia) Vasily Kopylov (Russian Fed.) Guoqing Li (China) Ruth Neilan (USA) Lesley Rickards (UK) Ryosuke Shibasaki (Japan) Ariel Troisi (Argentina) Howard Moore (Ex officio, ICSU) Yasuhiro Murayama (Ex officio, NICT) 2.29 WDS-SC Members and WDS-IPO Staff

4 A communityof excellence Membership certification by the Scientifc Committee Potentialmembersapplythrougha short letter of intent The SC decideswhethertheiractivitiesare relevant to the WDS The applicantfillsa formwithitsanswersto the membership criteria

5 Criteria WDS general requirements and policies Organisational framework Management of data, products and services Technical infrastructure WDS deals with data centres and data services Questions linked to the organisational framework and to how the scientific relevance is ensured

6 Organizationalframework 16. The facility has defined: (a) the scope of the data and/or product (services) it offers; (b) its responsibility for the long-term preservation its data, products and services; (c) its target user communities and their needs; (d) the rights of its users to access and use data; and (e) processes for responding to changing scientific requirements and to evolving technologies 17. The organizational form is adequate for the facility in terms of funding, sufficient numbers of qualified staff, organizational structure and long-term planning 18. Expertise of the host organisation offers local oversight (scientists, data specialists) of international repute 19. Maintenance of a continuity plan in the event of a host institution shift of interests or reaction to substantial changes 20. Facility is committed to formal, periodic review and assessment to ensure responsiveness to scientific and technological developments and evolving requirements

7 WDS Implementation Membership types Regular Network Partner Associate Data curation and data analysis services. (Individual data centres, data services) Networks of Regular Members, umbrella organizations (IODE, IVOA ) Do not deal directly with data collection, curation, and distribution, but contribute support to WDS Organizations interested in the WDS endeavour

8 WDS Implementation WDS Membership (07/2014) 56 Regular Members 10 Network Members 3 Partner Members 17 Associate Members

9 DSA/WDS collaboration withinrda DSA and WDS are two basic certification frameworks DSA began in social science and humanities, WDS in natural and physical sciences but both expanding in scope/ WDS members are data centres AND services Theycollaboratein the frameworkof the RDA/WDS Certification IG and RepositoryAudit and Certification WG RDA framework allows wider membership IG led by Ingrid Dillo and Michael Diepenbroak Certification WG: compare and alignthe certification frameworks

10 WG members Lesley Rickards (UK, PSMSL, WDS-SC) [Co-chair] Mary Vardigan(USA, ICPSR, DSA Board) [Co-chair] Kevin Ashley (UK, Digital Curation Centre) Michael Diepenbroek(Germany, Pangaea, WDS-SC) Ingrid Dillo(The Netherlands, DANS, DSA Board) Françoise Genova(France, CDS, WDS-SC) Hervé L Hours(UK, UK Data Archive, DSA Board) Guoqing Li (China, CEODE, WDS-SC) Jean-Bernard Minster (USA, UCSD, Chair of WDS Scientific Committee) Paul Trilsbeek(The Netherlands, MPI for Psycholinguistics, DSA Board) EleniPanagou, Ph.D. Candidate in Web Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece [RDA Early Career Researcher]

11 Working Group Goals Develop common catalog of criteria for basic repository assessment Develop common procedures for assessment Implement a shared testbed for assessment Ultimately, create a shared framework for certification that includes other standards as well

12 Our Work So Far Began virtual meetings in the spring to map DSA and WDS criteria to each other Officially recognized as an RDA working group in May 2014 Considered an example for a non-technical group -- RDA is about building bridges Important potential sociological impact In August created a summary mapping with draft common requirements

13 Procedures for Mapping Created Google spreadsheet with several sheets to have all information in one place Mapped the DSA to the WDS, and the WDS to the DSA Held lengthy discussions on each guideline, attempting to separate WDS focus on membership and services Group members noted areas of agreement, partial agreement, and gaps on each side and documented rationale

14 General Findings Lists have similarities and differences DSA guidelines more concise; WDS has multipart criteria DSA focus on data management, not organizational stability WDS certification includes membership in the WDS and certification of services, not in scope for the DSA Overall, working together has been great

15 Mapping Summary Shows mappings along with notes on level of the match (good match, partial, gap, etc.) for 17 criteria Reconciles the two standards with suggested common language for requirements Assigns a concept to each common requirement, e.g., Discovery, Appraisal, Continuity of Access Assigns ISO/TRAC label(s): Organizational Infrastructure, Digital Object Management, Technology

16 From today meeting at RDA P4 A detailed overview of the proposed matching The matching provides suggestions to improve the two frameworks (suggests improved wording, detects redundancies, suggests additional interesting aspects, etc) One very interesting point is to identify the type of activity of the candidate and to adjust required compliance level to the type of activity for some of the criteria (e.g., specific expertise and guidance required when data curation is performed) i.e. check that the answers are globally adequate to the role Some membership criteria will remain different

17 Othercollaboration tracks Bottom-up: common members! Expandsthe basis of DSA and WDS cfcds Better aligned certification frameworks would facilitate cross-membership