Consent Framework Crosswalk

Yesterday Lisa Federer shared a link to A FAIR guide for data providers to maximise sharing of human genomic data. As I read through the paper I was reminded of ongoing difficulties we have in the cultural heritage community addressing consent in the context of social media data collections. Bergis Jules has written on this some, suggesting that… Continue reading Consent Framework Crosswalk

Implications for Enclosure

I recently published Collections as Data: Implications for Enclosure in College and Research Libraries News. It was a great opportunity to refract collections as data through the lens of scholarly communication. As always promise considered in the context of potential peril. As we reflect on the generative potential of collections as data, we must also consider the threat… Continue reading Implications for Enclosure

Text and Data Mining: Seeking Traction

The following position statement was developed for the IMLS supported national forum on Text Mining with Limited Access Data. Working in libraries affords many opportunities to engage challenges associated with text and data mining (TDM) limited access datasets. Challenges afford themselves across interactions with diverse disciplinary communities at institutions with varying resources. Increasingly, data requested… Continue reading Text and Data Mining: Seeking Traction