Arctic Data Center staff will be at POLAR 2018 in Davos, Switzerland, to introduce best practices for data management planning, metadata quality, and ensuring data longevity and interoperability. Arctic Data Center staff will also demonstrate tools for data provenance, automating data submissions, and the Arctic Data Center’s web-based data editor.

All three sessions are open sessions during the Open Science Conference, so join the sessions.

Session 1: Data Management Planning

Introduction to the Arctic Data Center
Data Life Cycle
NSF Standards and Policies
Tools for Writing a Data Management Plan

Tuesday, 19 June 2018
12.30pm – 2pm
Room A Schwarzhorn

Session 2: Best Practices for Data & Metadata Submission

Storing and Preparing Data in Open Source Formats
Stability, Longevity, Interoperability
Metadata Best Practices & Automated Metadata Quality Checks

Thursday, 21 June 2018
12.30pm – 2pm
Room A Schwarzhorn

Session 3: Publishing Data with the Arctic Data Center

Web-based Submission
Automating Submission for Large Datasets
Data and Software Provenance at the Arctic Data Center

Friday, 22 June 2018
12.30pm – 2pm
Room A Schwarzhorn