<div dir="ltr">
<div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>Please find the call for participation, below, and excuse any duplication of this message.<br></div><div><br></div><div>- - - -</div><div> <br></div>As part of the RDA Virtual Plenary 15 <a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-virtual-plenary-programme" target="_blank">https://www.rd-alliance.org/rda-virtual-plenary-programme</a>,
the session "Re-publication and duplication of data: Authority,
Identity, Ethics" will be held on Wednesday, 25 March 2020, at 1100 UTC
and 2300 UTC. <a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/re-publication-and-duplication-data-authority-identity-ethics" target="_blank">https://www.rd-alliance.org/re-publication-and-duplication-data-authority-identity-ethics</a><br><br>Research
data in digital form can be easily copied, stored in multiple places,
and re-published through more than one repository or service. Mirroring
resources is a common practice, but offering exactly the same version of
the data in multiple places raises questions. In December 2019, a
Twitter exchange about a case of data re-publication started a broader
debate. What are the pros and cons of data re-publication? How can
humans and machines know whether they are accessing an authoritative
copy of the data? How can the authoritative source (data centre) be
attributed or acknowledged in mirror sites? Who gets credit for the used
and cited data? Do we need to rethink data licensing? What needs to be
replicated in order to preserve the quality standards of the original
data? In this session, we will explore these and other questions and
discuss possible next steps in RDA and beyond to develop guidance on
data re-publication.<br><br>Please note that you need to register to join this call.<br>25 March 2020, 1100 UTC: <a href="https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/upEpcOGgqz8rx4oWZVpmO9T37vTqwKB6og" target="_blank">https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/upEpcOGgqz8rx4oWZVpmO9T37vTqwKB6og</a><br>25 March 2020, 2300 UTC: <a href="https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Qtc-qtrzIsjjTMVB_zL5HhzL65SyRTTA" target="_blank">https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Qtc-qtrzIsjjTMVB_zL5HhzL65SyRTTA</a><<a href="https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Qtc-qtrzIsjjTMVB_zL5HhzL65SyRTTA?_ga=2.40748322.186886000.1584309408-377843462.1583884784" target="_blank">https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Qtc-qtrzIsjjTMVB_zL5HhzL65SyRTTA?_ga=2.40748322.186886000.1584309408-377843462.1583884784</a>><br><br>Also, the RDA Data Versioning WG will have its closing session on 26 March 2020, at 1100 UTC. <a href="https://www.rd-alliance.org/data-versioning-wg-final-recommendations-and-next-steps-3" target="_blank">https://www.rd-alliance.org/data-versioning-wg-final-recommendations-and-next-steps-3</a><br><br>Please note that you need to register to join this call.<br>26 March 2020, 1100 UTC: <a href="https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJUtf-mspj0u8-0tyIepTr2EV4b7yxM50Q" target="_blank">https://aarnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJUtf-mspj0u8-0tyIepTr2EV4b7yxM50Q</a><br><br><div>Updated Report of the RDA Data Versioning WG: <a href="https://bit.ly/2QLGgSb" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2QLGgSb</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Bob</div><div><br></div>
<div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Robert R. Downs, PhD<br>
Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of
Research<br>
Acting Head of Cyberinfrastructure and Informatics Research and
Development<br>
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
(CIESIN),<br>
The Earth Institute, Columbia University<br>
P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA<br>
Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:rdowns@ciesin.columbia.edu" target="_blank">rdowns@ciesin.columbia.edu</a><br>
Columbia University CIESIN Web site:
<a href="http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu" target="_blank">http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu</a><br>
ORCID: 0000-0002-8595-5134</div></div></div></div>