DATA LEADERSHIP
AGU and Data Leadership
Recognizing the challenges and opportunities provided by the growing importance of data and software in the Earth and space sciences, AGU, in cooperation with our partners at Earth Science Information Partners, Research Data Alliance, and the World Data System, is developing new programs to help researchers, align professionals, repositories, and institutions, obtain and improve skills around data collection, data management, plan development, and curation.
AGU Data Position Statement
AGU’s position statement on data affirms that: “Earth and space science data are a world heritage, and an essential part of the science ecosystem. All players in the science ecosystem—researchers, repositories, publishers, funders, institutions, etc.—should work to ensure that relevant scientific evidence is processed, shared, and used ethically, and is available, preserved, documented, and fairly credited. To achieve this legacy, all AGU members and stakeholders must have a clear understanding of the culture of responsible research, and take action to support, enable, and nurture that culture.”
The rapid growth and complexity of research data, thanks to new methods, tools, satellites, and sensors are posing challenges for researchers and repositories to determine and meet the aspiration of “proper care.” Many repositories have set good precedent; however, work remains to be done in better documenting and connecting data that supports a publication. Worldwide, new mandates around data from funders and governments require public access and transparency. Research scientists and institutions need to expand and hone skills to address these changes and manage critical data for future use and understanding.
Data and Software for AGU Publications
AGU requires that the underlying data needed to understand, evaluate, and build upon the reported research be available at the time of peer review and publication. Additionally, authors should make available software that has a significant impact on the research.
AGU provides guidelines to support author compliance with open and FAIR data standards in our journals. Information for authors on data and software availability statements, citations, repository selection, and modeling data can be found at Data and Software for Authors.
Partners
Enabling FAIR Data
FAIR data principles emphasize that research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable to open avenues of scientific discovery and improve replicability. Starting in 2014 with our work supporting the Coalition on Publishing Data for the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS), leading publishers and repositories developed an agreement to require that data be well-documented and included with publications, with funding provided by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation.
Photo caption: Stall, S, et al. (2019)
In 2017, AGU convened an expanded coalition that brought together the COPDESS stakeholders along with data infrastructure organizations, funders, institutions, societies, and others. We partnered with Earth Science Information Partners, Research Data Alliance, and DataCite to take the next steps beyond COPDESS and implement leading practices, scaling them across the discipline. Funded by Arnold Ventures (previously the Laura and John Arnold Foundation), the goal is to have data related to publications be preserved by repositories that support the FAIR Guiding Principles and cited in the paper.
Individuals and organizations interested in implementing best practices for data are encouraged to sign on to the Enabling FAIR Data Project Commitment Statement.
Learn More
- Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS)
- AGU Open and FAIR Data and Software Channel – Follow our AGU Channel to learn more about FAIR Data at AGU.
- Enabling FAIR Data Project – Information on the community-driven FAIR Data project.
- Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement – This statement includes tenets specific to each pivotal stakeholder community clarifying practices for data to be open and FAIR. A link to sign on is provided as well as a list of signatories.
- Enabling FAIR Data Author Guidelines – Common guidelines being adopted by all publishers that are signatories of the Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement.
- Enabling FAIR Data Materials [Zenodo Community] – Open-access repository of FAIR data presentations and training resources
- RDA Adoption Story [Video]
AGU Data FAIR (for Researchers)
The AGU Data FAIR connects researchers with the Earth, space, and environmental informatics experts. Our partner, Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) coordinates the Data Help Desk that assists with questions at society meetings. Whether you are looking to make your data FAIR or you’re interested in new tools, the Data Help Desk is an excellent resource. Look for upcoming events at: AGU Fall Meeting, EGU General Assembly, GSA Annual Meeting, ESA Annual Meeting, and the Ocean Sciences Meeting with future support at the AMS Annual Meeting. Follow #DataHelpDesk and #AGUDataFAIR on twitter.
ESIP Data Help Desk
Data and Software Sharing
AGU requires that the underlying data needed to understand, evaluate, and build upon the reported research be available at the time of peer review and publication. Additionally, authors should make available software that has a significant impact on the research.
AGU provides guidelines to support author compliance with open and FAIR data standards in our journals. Information for authors on data and software availability statements, citations, repository selection, and modeling data can be found at Data and Software for Authors.
Data Citation Guidelines for Earth Science Data [Document] - ESIP Data Preservation and Stewardship Committee (2019): Data Citation Guidelines for Earth Science Data , Version 2. ESIP. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8441816.v1
Why and How to Cite Data [Video] – Webinar on general data citation training, guidelines and examples. Parsons, Mark, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2018, June).
A Data Citation Roadmap for Scientific Publishers [Article] - Cousijn, H., Kenall, A., Ganley, E. et al. (2018). A data citation roadmap for scientific publishers. Sci Data 5, 180259. doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.259
A Data Citation Roadmap for Scholarly Data Repositories [Article] - Fenner, M., Crosas, M., Grethe, J.S. et al. A data citation roadmap for scholarly data repositories. Sci Data 6, 28 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0031-8
Repositories
For the software and data that supports your research to be properly preserved and cited, it must be placed in an appropriate repository. Where possible, use discipline-specific repositories, institutional repositories that provide preservation services, or generalist repositories. Repositories are critical for creating proper data citations and help facilitate discovery and preservation.
Domain Repositories
- Domain-Discipline Repositories Useful to AGU Journals
- Repository Finder Tool – Use the “Enabling FAIR Data” option to gain access to geo-related domain repositories.
- Re3data – Multi-domain list of all registered repositories.
- FAIRsharing – Growing list of registered repositories.
Institutional Repositories
- Institutional Data Repositories: An Important Option for Complying with Data Sharing Requirements - A handout on Institutional Data Repositories for distribution at American Geophysical Union (AGU) events.
General Repositories
- Generalist Repository Comparison Chart [Document] - Stall, Shelley, Martone, Maryann E., Chandramouliswaran, Ishwar, Crosas, Mercè, Federer, Lisa, Gautier, Julian, … Zigoni, Alberto. (2020, July 15). Generalist Repository Comparison Chart. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3946720
AGU CoreTrustSeal Cohort
- Earth, space, and environmental science repositories are invited to join the cohort navigating CoreTrustSeal certification. Please contact Rebecca Koskela for more information. Rebecca Koskela <[email protected]>
Resources
AGU Data Leadership Program Website - Resources/latest work from Data Leadership on best practices that support the management, preservation, sharing, and citation of data and software
AGU Open and FAIR Data and Software Channel – Follow our AGU Channel to learn more about FAIR Data at AGU.
Data and Software Sharing
- Make Scientific Data FAIR [Article] - Stall, S, et al. (2019), Make scientific data FAIR, Nature 570, 27-29 (2019) doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01720-7
- State of Open Data Report [Document] - Science, Digital; Fane, Briony; Ayris, Paul; Hahnel, Mark; Hrynaszkiewicz, Iain; Baynes, Grace; et al. (2019): The State of Open Data Report 2019. figshare. Report. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.9980783.v2
Training
- The Paper and The Data: Authors, Reviewers, and Editors Webinar on Updated Journal Practices for Data (and Software) [Video and slides] - Training Modules developed for Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 and recorded for sharing at European Geosciences Union 2020 General Assembly. Stall, Shelley, Townsend, Randy, & Robinson, Erin. (2020, April). The Paper and The Data: Authors, Reviewers, and Editors Webinar on Updated Journal Practices for Data (and Software). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3744660
- Earth and Space Sciences for the Future – Perspectives from Journals (well, one at least) [Video] – Fox, Peter (RPI), EiC AGU Earth and Space Science (2020, May). EGU virtual General Assembly – Data Help Desk.
Frameworks
- CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance [Document] – Working group information on principles for indigenous data governance and FAIR data maturity model.
- The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship [Article] – Wilkinson, M., Dumontier, M., Aalbersberg, I. et al. The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. Sci Data 3, 160018 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.18
- TRUST Principles for digital repositories [Article] – Lin, D., Crabtree, J., Dillo, I. et al. The TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Sci Data 7, 144 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0486-7
FAIR and Open Data
- Coalition for Publishing Data in the Earth and Space Sciences (COPDESS)
- AGU Open and FAIR Data and Software Channel – Follow our AGU Channel to learn more about FAIR Data at AGU.
- Enabling FAIR Data Project – Information on the community-driven FAIR Data project.
- Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement – This statement includes tenets specific to each pivotal stakeholder community clarifying practices for data to be open and FAIR. A link to sign on is provided as well as a list of signatories.
- Enabling FAIR Data Author Guidelines – Common guidelines being adopted by all publishers that are signatories of the Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement.
- Enabling FAIR Data Materials [Zenodo Community] – Open-access repository of FAIR data presentations and training resources
- RDA Adoption Story [Video]
Contacts
Shelley Stall
Vice President, Data Leadership | ORCID: 0000-0003-2926-8353
202.777.7307 | [email protected]