Practical Data Curation for Reproducibility

Abstract

Originally presented to the U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies.Recommended citation: Butler, C. R. (2018). Practical Data Curation for Reproducibility. Presentation to the U.S. Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies, Washington, D.C. Accessed through LIS Scholarship Archive. Available at http://doi.org/10.31229/osf.io/fp8cd (Invited Speaker)This presentation will review incentives for researchers to engage in reproducibility and data sharing practices and offer practical solutions for metadata, file handling, preservation, and licensing issues. It will focus on pragmatic motivations and methods for integrating reproducibility concepts into existing processes.