CODATA Prospectus: Strategy and Achievement 2015-2016
In advance of the General Assembly to be held in Denver, Colorado on 11 September 2016, CODATA has prepared and circulated a short Prospectus that provides a brief summary of strategy and achievement over the last two years or so. The Prospectus emphasises CODATA’s...
CODATA Prize 2016 awarded to Dr. David R. Lide
One of the most influential figures in the history of scientific and technical (S&T) data, Dr. David R. Lide has been a leader in virtually every aspect of improving the quality, accessibility and management of S&T data. From 1969 to 1988 Lide was the Director...
Call for Papers: ‘Special Issue: 20 Years Persistent Identifiers’, Data Science Journal
Persistent identifiers (PID) for scholarly resources have been around now for more than 20 years. Since the initial launch of the Handle.net we have seen a proliferation of PID into many use cases. Some PID systems have become established parts of the science...
CODATA Elections, Candidates’ Statements
In advance of the forthcoming CODATA Elections to positions on the Executive Committee, candidates have been invited to submit supporting statements and these are being posted on the CODATA blog. Seventeen supporting statements are now available: John Wood, UK Paul...
IGU-CODATA Joint Round Table Session on Data Publishing and Sharing in Developing Countries
In partnership with the International Geographical Union, the CODATA PASTD Task Group is organising a round table session on data publishing and sharing in developing countries at the 33rd International Geographical Congress. Data sharing is challenging to...
2016 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge now open, seeking innovations for data gaps and biases
The 2016 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, which will focus on on understanding, examining and addressing gaps and biases in open-access biodiversity data from the GBIF network, is officially open for submissions. Individuals and teams now have two months to develop...
SciDataCon 2016 and International Data Week: Programme, Registration and Accommodation
We are delighted to publish the draft programme for SciDataCon 2016: http://www.scidatacon.org/site/programme/ - with options for viewing in a full window or for downloading the spreadsheet.There will be seven parallel tracks spread over two days (Mon 12 and Tue 13...
General Assembly Announcement 2016
The 2016 CODATA General Assembly will be held on Sunday, 11 September 2016 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado. This year, the General Assembly precedes International Data week and which includes our conference SciDataCon 2016. Programme and...
International Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Cultural Heritage August 30 – September 1, 2017
Location: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin The conference is open for contributions that cover technical challenges as well as strategic guidance. Key messages relating to the impact of new technologies and processes on cultural heritage are especially welcome. Our special...
Open Access Pledge
Clinicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and many researchers in low-income countries still have limited access to key research findings, due to journal paywalls. The Global Young Academy has just launched the More Open Access pledge to push for...