[Esip-preserve] GEOSS Data Citation Standard *

[Mark A. Parsons]

Hi Bernard,

I was aware that things were going on. I spoke to the GEO Science and Technology Committee  about the issue a year or so ago about ESIP work and the IPY guidelines. They pretty much adopted the IY guidelines as they were at the time, while ESIP has continued to evolve the guidelines. Hans-Peter Pflag contacted me recently and I pointed him to the most recent ESIP guidelines and asked for feedback, but I haven't heard anything.

I think the GEO EC is correct that it may be a little early for consideration by the plenary, but I think if the STC does more to get GEO buy  in and continues to work with ESIP it would be ready by the subsequent plenary.

Cheers,

-m. 

On 26 Aug 2011, at 11:37 AM, Jean-Bernard Minster wrote:

> Are you aware of that?    B.
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>> From: Mustapha MOKRANE <mustapha at icsu.org>
>> Date: August 26, 2011 10:09:53 AM PDT
>> To: Michael Diepenbroek <mdiepenbroek at pangaea.de>
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>> Subject: GEOSS Data Citation Standard *
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>> Dear Michael and colleagues,
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>> I would like to let you know that in the context of the discussions we had and we will have on data citations, GEOSS is discussing a “GEOSS Data Citation Standard” based on the IPY data citation. The proposal is coming from the GEO Science and Technology Committee (see attached document). It has been considered by the GEO Executive Committee (see below for a summary of their discussions).
>> What do you think the role of WDS could be in this area?
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>> Cheers,
>> Mustapha.
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>> “Brazil stated his view that this work was not limited to GEOSS and did not need to be carried out by GEO. Australia said that it could be a good thing and would add value if GEO became a catalyst for a standard that was broadly used, including outside of GEOSS. The United States appreciated the concept being presented and suggested that the work of ICSU and others on this topic be fully reviewed and incorporated; given the crowded agenda for GEO-VIII it would be best to delay action and take more time to consider the best approach. Germany confirmed that the proposal built directly on the work of ICSU and others and said that GEO could have a coordinating role; it could promote the concept and in this way add value to it. Japan said the data citation issue is particularly important for scientists who want recognition for the datasets contributed to GEOSS.
>> The Secretariat Director agreed that the issue may not be sufficiently mature for the next meeting of the Plenary. ICSU and other GEO Participating Organizations were working on it and GEO should follow the issue.
>> The Chair concluded that the issue of a citation standard was of interest but should be addressed at a later date.”
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> <draft_geoss_citation_standard_ST0902.pdf>
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