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Stewarding Early Space Data: An Interview with Emily Frieda Shaw

Posted by: Trevor Owens

Preserving and managing research data is a significant concern for scientists and staff at research libraries. With that noted, many likely don’t realize the length of time in which valuable scientific data has accrued on a range of media in research settings. That is, data management often needs to be both backward- and forward-looking, considering …

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What Do You Do With 100 Million Photos? David A. Shamma and the Flickr Photos Dataset

Posted by: Trevor Owens

Every day, people from around the world upload photos to share on a range of social media sites and web applications. The results are astounding; collections of billions of digital photographs are now stored and managed by several companies and organizations. In this context, Yahoo Labs recently announced that they were making a data set …

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Research is Magic: An Interview with Ethnographers Jason Nguyen & Kurt Baer

Posted by: Trevor Owens

The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and worked on a range of projects leading up to CurateCamp Digital Culture in July. This is part of a series of interviews Julia conducted to better understand the …

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Computational Linguistics & Social Media Data: An Interview with Bryan Routledge

Posted by: Trevor Owens

The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and worked on a range of projects leading up to CurateCamp Digital Culture last week. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to better …

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Understanding the Participatory Culture of the Web: An Interview with Henry Jenkins

Posted by: Trevor Owens

The following is a guest post from Julia Fernandez, this year’s NDIIPP Junior Fellow. Julia has a background in American studies and working with folklife institutions and is working on a range of projects related to CurateCamp Digital Culture. This is part of an ongoing series of interviews Julia is conducting to better understand the …

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Future Steward on Stewardship’s Future: An Interview with Emily Reynolds

Posted by: Trevor Owens

Each year, the NDSA Innovation Working Group reviews nominations from members and non-members alike for the Innovation Awards. Most of those awards are focused on recognizing individuals, projects and organizations that are at the top of their game. The Future Steward award is a little different. It’s focused on emerging leaders, and while the recipients …