Providing Access to Your Data: Tracking Data Usage

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https://commons.esipfed.org/node/763
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This training module is part of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (or ESIP Federation's) Data Management for Scientists Short Course.  The subject of this module is "Tracking Data Usage".  The module was authored by Robert R. Downs from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Application Center which is operated by CIESIN – the Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University.  Besides the ESIP Federation, sponsors of this Data Management for Scientists Short Course are the Data Conservancy and the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  This module is available in both presentation slide and video formats.

In this module, we will give you some background and context for this topic, and then describe its relevance to data management.  We’ll discuss what data usage can tell you about your data and where you can find usage information.  We’ll also briefly discuss the advantages of tracking data citations.

Authoring Person(s) Name: 
Robert R. Downs
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States - CC BY 3.0 US
Access Cost: 
No fee
Citation - format of the preferred citation for the learning resource: 
Downs, R.R. 2012. “Local Data Management - Providing Access to Your Data: Tracking Data Usage.” In Data Management for Scientists Short Course, edited by Ruth Duerr and Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich, Federation of Earth Science Information Partners: ESIP Commons. doi:10.7269/P3RB72J0
Primary language(s) in which the learning resource was originally published or made available: 
English
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Keywords - short phrases describing what the learning resource is about: 
Data access methods
Data citation
Data management
Data sharing
Data usage
Subject Discipline - subject domain(s) toward which the learning resource is targeted: 
Physical Sciences and Mathematics: Earth Sciences
Published / Broadcast: 
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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doi:10.7269/P3RB72J0
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DOI
Publisher - organization credited with publishing or broadcasting the learning resource: 
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation)
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Presentation - representation of the particular way in which an author shows, describes or explains one or more concepts, e.g., a set of Powerpoint slides.
Contributor Name: 
Name: 
Ruth E. Duerr
Type: 
Writing – review & editing
Name: 
Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich
Type: 
Writing – review & editing
Name: 
Nancy J. Hoebelheinrich
Type: 
Voiceover video performer
Contributor Organization(s): 
Name: 
ICSU - World Data System (WDS)
Type: 
Endorser
Contact Person(s): 
Robert R. Downs
Contact Organization(s): 
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Educational Info
Purpose - primary educational reason for which the learning resource was created: 
Professional Development - increasing knowledge and capabilities related to managing the data produced, used or re-used, curated and/or archived.
Learning Resource Type - category of the learning resource from the point of view of a professional educator: 
Lesson - detailed description of an element of instruction in a course, [could be] contained in a unit of one or more lessons, and used by a teacher to guide class instruction. Example: presentation slides on a topic.
Target Audience - intended audience for which the learning resource was created: 
Research scientist
Intended time to complete - approximate amount of time the average student will take to complete the learning resource: 
Up to 1 hour
Framework - A community-based organization plan or set of steps for education or training: 
ESIP Data Management for Scientists Short Course
Framework Node: ESIP Data Management For Scientists Short Course: 
Local Data Management