[Esip-preserve] ESIP Citation Guidelines

[Mark A. Parsons]

Hi all,

We have been talking a lot about data citation over the last year. The broader data community has too (GEO, DataCite, CODATA, ...). It seems to me that it is incumbent upon ESIP to make some sort of statement on the issue. Our statement of principles to be presented at the annual meeting mentions "appropriate citation," and say that "Data intermediaries will work with data creators to develop clear citations." We should give more guidance on how to do this. Probably not as part of the principles, but as a separate evolving document.

My understanding is that there is general consensus that, for the moment, the IPY Guideline (http://ipydis.org/data/citations.html) are suitable for collections, especially extant collections, but more work needs to be done to more precisely identify specific granules, subsets, versions, etc. The Committee that developed and maintained the IPY Guidelines no longer exists, and the website where they reside will close soon. Would it be reasonable for ESIP to adopt, update, maintain, and promote these guidelines?Do you all think it's a good idea? Is there some official process for this?

Cheers,

-m.