Dissemination Information Packagesfor Information Reuse

www.dipir.org

Jessica SchaengoldMSI Candidate, University of Michigan School of Information

User Groups

Group Data Example Repository Example

Social Scientists Survey Data ICPSR

Zoologists Specimens and Georeferencing

Museums, VertNet, GenBank

Archaeologists Digs and Finds Open Context

The Project

Data Curators

Data ReusersData Creators

Bridging This Gap

What do data reusers need to be successful?

Data Collection

Archaeologists

“The last thing we did was to drop plumb bobs into the trench from our new and improved meter stakes in order to correct our drawing. Thus note: THE TOP PLAN UP UNTIL TODAY IS NOT DRAWN TO SCALE AND FURTHERMORE, TODAY'S TOP PLAN IS CORRECTED ONLY TO THE 7m LINE.”

We had to finish excavating L2044 (=L2014) pit. We only came up with a bit of bone and one pot sherd, but at the base of the pit red and grey (alternating?) bricks are lined up "marching" across the bottom of the pit. We left the large stone associated with the pit 'in situ'.

Associated Documentation• “…there is all sorts of metadata that you

would like to have… I am quite used to not having any frankly.” (CCU17)

Lacking Context

• “It’s not my general reaction to look at something and say it’s unusable.” (CCU18)Making it

Work• “So I was contacting him [the excavator] for

other specific information. Where was this found, what period did it dateto,…” (CCU01)

Getting More

Information

Factors for Reuse

Context/Metadata

Trust

Acknowledgements

• Institute of Museum and Library Services• PIs: Ixchel Faniel, Elizabeth Yakel• Partners: Nancy McGovern, Ph.D., Eric Kansa,

Ph.D., William Fink, Ph.D.• Students: Morgan Daniels, Rebecca Frank,

Julianna Barrera-Gomez, Adam Kriesberg, Laurinda Weisse, Gavin Strassel, Michele DeLia, Kathleen Fear, Mallory Hood, Molly Haig, Annelise Doll, Monique Lowe

Jessica Schaengold: jschaen@umich.edu, jschaen.com, @jschaen

Questions?

Jessica Schaengoldjschaen@umich.edu, jschaen.com, @jschaen