1. Developing Criteria to Establish Trusted Digital Repositories
John Faundeen, EROS Archivist at
SciDataCon 2016
Denver, Co

2. Outline
Background
Context
Approach
Selection
Process
Summary

3. different ways of managing data
Background
Department of the Interior
70,000 Employees
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
9,000 Employees
1879
Biology
Geology
Hydrology
Cartography
Remote Sensing }
Different data types,
different ways of managing data

4. Context – Drivers for U.S. Federal Agencies
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research
Scientific data stored and publically accessible
Executive Order 13642
Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information
XML, not PDFs as an example
Office of Management and Budget
Open Data Policy – Managing Information as an Asset
Open formats and standards, data properly secured

5. USGS Science Data Lifecycle Model
Context
USGS Science Data Lifecycle Model
2013

6. 2016 - Data Management Policies
Context
Data Management Policies
Foundation
Data Management Plans
Metadata
Accompany all data, software and products
Data Release
Data cited in a publication must be released at the same time as the publication
Preservation
All scientific data produced as a result of USGS funding must be preserved

7. Approach Literature Search
Federal Maturity Model Tool
Digital Curation Centre
Where to keep your data: key considerations
A Unified Framework for Measuring Stewardship Practices Applied to Digital Environmental Datasets
Data Seal of Approval
ISO – Module 8 Becoming a Trusted Digital Repository

8. Digital Curation Centre & Digital Preservation Europe
Approach
Digital Curation Centre & Digital Preservation Europe
Digital Repository Audit Method Based on Risk Assessment
FSPAC Data Preservation Sub-Committee
2013 National Digital Stewardship Alliance guidelines (modified)
Library of Congress Sponsored
Data Seal of Approval – World Data System
WG Catalogue of Common Requirements

9. Data Seal of Approval – World Data System
Selection
Data Seal of Approval – World Data System
WG Catalogue of Common Requirements
Versus USGS-modified
Developed by Authoritative, Outside Body

10. Selection: Criteria Context Mission/Scope Licenses (optional)
Continuity of Access
Confidentiality/Ethics
Organizational Infrastructure
Expert Guidance
Data Integrity and Authenticity
Appraisal
Documented Storage Procedures
Preservation Plan
Data Quality
Workflows
Data Discovery and Identification
Data Reuse
Technology Infrastructure
Security

11. USGS Entity Completes DSA-WDS Questions
Process
USGS Entity Completes DSA-WDS Questions
Reviewed by 3-Person, USGS Panel
Utilizes existing USGS Publication Review Tracking System
Successful review
Two-Year Certification
Unsuccessful Review
Report Indicating Deficiencies
Status Table Maintained
Trigger for Re-Certifications

12. Briefing Senior USGS Management
Summary
Briefing Senior USGS Management
October 2016
Criteria Questions from International, Authoritative Entity
USGS Review
Someday Utilize International, DSA-WDS Blind Review