Profile of an Industry: Research Data Services

Profile of an Industry

Tanner JesselIS 553 – Specialized Information Agencies and Services

School of Information SciencesThe University of Tennessee

Research Data Services

Source: NAICS, March 11 2010

Sector 51 - Information

518 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

Source: Star Trek, The Original Series / Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Class 25-4021

Mister Atoz, Librarian, Curator, Archivist

Source: Star Trek, The Next Generation

Data Science?

Mister Data, Data Scientist?

• Long-term trials• One-off data collection• Baseline data• Genomic data• Spatial data• Data collected as part of a research thesis• Value-added secondary datasets• Data collected in a public-private partnership• R&D datasets• Partner data

Research Data

Supercomputers = Parallel Processing

1024 Cores, can run Java programs (Titan cannot)

Parallel Processing

Nautilus: Single System Image Supercomputer

Data Model: When do migrating birds arrive?

• http://www.nature.com/nature/newsvideo/indigo-bunting-highres.gif

Source: Raw data, unpublished model output

Hi-Res Data Model: Where do Birds Live in the Smokies?

All ground-nesting birds

N-gram• https://

books.google.com/ngrams/

31 percent of LIS schools offer “data curation” training (2012 study)

Current Issues

Not enough talent

Training

Interdisciplinary Teams

Questions?