lnLroducLlon Lo uaLa CuraLlon lAAA 2013

I|||no|s Assoc|at|on of Astronomers and Astrophys|c|sts kat|e Schm|tt

Ch|cago, I|||no|s [kmschmlLL
kmschml2[llllnols.edu
vlew Lhe presenLaLlon onllne: hLLp://slldesha.re/1cLS17f hLLp://kaLleschmlLL.me




What |s Data Curat|on?
lL ls Lhe process of preservlng, archlvlng and
dlsLrlbuLlng daLa LhroughouL lLs llfecycle.

Why shou|d data producers be |nvo|ved |n the process?
CuraLlon lncreases Lhe LrusLworLhlness of daLa and Lhe
accuracy of fuLure research.
lL helps Lo ellmlnaLe Lhe need Lo repeaL daLa
producLlon and preserves observaLlonal daLa LhaL
cannoL be reproduced.

What are the best pract|ces for curat|on?
rovenance
o 8ecord exacLly how daLa was produced
o noLe any changes ln lnsLrumenLaLlon/locaLlon
o Lxplaln how daLa has been processed
reservat|on
o SLore daLa ln an open, plaLform and vendor-lndependenL formaL
o uaLa should always remaln unencrypLed and uncompressed
o 1he formaL should be sLable and non-proprleLary

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I|gure 1 DDI Comb|ned L|fe Cyc|e Mode| [2004]
Source: DDI Structura| keform Group. "DDI Vers|on 3.0 Conceptua| Mode|." DDI A|||ance.
2004. http:]]www.|cpsr.um|ch.edu]DDI]comm|ttee-|nfo]Concept-Mode|-WD.pdf