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Harvard Purdue Data Management Symposium June 16-17, 2015

June 11th, 2015

Harvard and Purdue Libraries are hosting a two-day (free) data management symposium at Harvard on June 16 and 17, 2015.  The focus will be on new roles for libraries as part of data management strategies during all parts of the research cycle.

This symposium on data management will incorporate visionary ideas, new concepts, and inspirational speakers. The purpose is to promote data awareness and integration of library services into the research cycle, and to demonstrate that data management is not simply about compliance but also about building relationships and engaging stakeholders at all levels. Well-managed data can allow researchers to develop new lines of inquiry that would not have been possible previously and to communicate their work in innovative ways; librarians can contribute to this effort. The symposium will explore broader data management needs across libraries and archives that can lead to developing recommendations and policies as well as creating central architecture to support data management.

Full information can be found at

http://library.harvard.edu/harvard-purdue-data