RDAP14 summit: Introduction

Abstract

EDITOR'S SUMMARYThe March 2014 ASIS&T Research Data Access and Preservation Summit (RDAP14) held in San Diego, California, featured keynote talks, panel discussions, poster sessions and post‐conference workshops geared to curating research data. Speakers addressed education about data management, putting together data management plans and policy development, with the challenge of defining roles in collaboration woven through presentations. Keynote speakers detailed specific collaborative efforts to promote preservation of and access to research outputs and to facilitate their discovery and reuse. Panels addressed hurdles such as limited resources and coordinating efforts within and beyond institutions, and speakers shared updates on the National Science Foundation's DataNet and the public access requirements of the White House Office of Science and Technology. Followup workshops provided expanded opportunities to learn about instructional practices and assessing data management maturity.