E-science Guide

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Workspace for Bibliography and Brief Guide in support of the ACRL 2011 Program: E-Science, the Next Step in Information Literacy: The What & How of E-Science for Librarians.

Considering e-Science means envisioning how scientific research will be conducted in a (possibly very near) future. It will evolve around several aspects among which are: 1. An explosion of data, which will reside online. It will need to be stored, preserved, managed and accessed as needed from any place, at any time, by anyone 2. new communication possibilities through powerful grid networks 3. interconnectedness and collaboration among the researchers

I. Who Are These Speakers?

David Osterbur is the Head of Public and Access Services at the Countway Library of Medicine in Harvard Medical School. He holds a PhD in genetics from UC Berkeley and an MSLIS from Simmons College. David does not only bring the librarian’s perspective to the topic of e-data and data literacy: He has worked as a researcher at DuPont Pharmaceuticals and consultant to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, and as an instructor of numerous university courses in the biological sciences.

Michael Fosmire is an associate professor of library science and the head of the Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Division of the Purdue University Libraries, and has been with Purdue since 1998. He received his MLIS as well as an MS in Physics from the University of Washington. His research interests center on finding creative ways to include information literacy into science instruction, and collaboration with faculty to achieve this goal. In 2008, Michael and his colleague C.C. Miller developed a graduate course in geoinformatics through which they explored the concepts and structures of e- data management, in the context of creating ‘data information literate’ scientists.

Peter Larsen is the Physical Sciences and Engineering Librarian and an Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island, and Co-Chair of the ACRL Science and Technology Section’s Information Literacy Committee.

II. What Is e-Science? A Very Short List

Soehner, Catherine and Catherine Steeves and Jennifer Ward. E-Science and Data Support Services: A Study of ARL Member Institutions. Association of Research Libraries. August 2010. Web. <http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/escience_report2010.pdf>.

A study of ARL member institutions gathered 57 responses about support and/or infrastructure for e-science. Six universities were identified for follow-up and their case studies are included.

Association of Research Libraries. ARL E-Science Survey Resource Page. 2009. Web. [1].

In 2009, ARL conducted a survey of ARL members about member library and their institution’s support for e-science. The web page provides categorized resources that were suggested by ARL members as part of the survey results.

National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Council. Cyberinfrastructure Vision for 21st Century Discovery. 2007 Web. [2].

This often cited report presents information about challenges to the areas of cyberinfrastructure, information resources, virtual organizations, and more. There is a good executive summary.

III. Teaching e-Science and Information Literacy

Carlson, Jacob, Michael Fosmire, C.C. Miller, and Megan Sapp Nelson. "Determining Data Information Literacy Needs: A Study of Students and Research Faculty." 2011. [3].

Article by one of our presenters examining the complex needs for information literacy before and during the development and implementation of an “e-research environment” at a university.

IV. Other Resources

ACRL. Science and Technology Section. Big Science, Little Science, E-Science: the Science Librarian’s Role in the Conversation: Supporting Bibliography. 2009. Web. [4].

A bibliography of material relating to e-science and libraries in support of the 2009 ALA Annual STS program. A great deal of useful information on the subject is available here.

ACRL. Science and Technology Section. Information Literacy Committee. Science Information Literacy Wiki. 2011. Web. [5].

A constantly growing and evolving list of resources and tips for teaching information literacy from a STEM perspective. It also contains the most up-to-date version of this guide, with special bonus links! You are invited to both read and add material to the collection.

Library of Congress. E-Science. Science Tracer Bullets Online 09-1.2011. Web. [6].

An e-Science research guide. Includes links to subject headings, basic texts, conference proceedings and government publications, grey literature, A&I services, dissertations, journals, selected articles, Internet resources, and much more.
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