2008 Summer Institute on Data Curation

Graduate School of Library and Information Science
501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign IL
Monday, June 2 8:30 am through Thursday, June 5 3:00 pm

Data Curation Institute Schedule

All sessions will be held in Room 131 at GSLIS unless otherwise noted.

Monday - June 2

8:30 - Coffee and Bagels, East Foyer
8:45 - Intros and Overview of the week - Melissa Cragin and Carole Palmer (GSLIS)
9:30 - Intro to DC and general issues - Melissa Cragin
10:15 - Break
10:30 - Introduction to Digital Data - W. John MacMullen (GSLIS)
12:15 - Lunch - (box lunch at GSLIS)
1:30 - Integrity and Authenticity - Allen Renear (GSLIS)
3:00 - Break
3:15 - Techniques for Evaluating Scientific Data Practices and Needs - Carole Palmer
4:30 - Small Group discussion time
6:15 - Dinner at the Illini Union

Tuesday - June 3

9:00 - Appraisal and Selection - Melissa Cragin
10:15 - Break
10:30 - Preparing Data for Ingest - Ruth Duerr (NSIDC)
12:15 - Lunch (on your own)
1:15 - Resource requirements for a data curation program - Scott Brandt (Purdue University Libraries)
3:00 - Small Group discussion time
4:00 - Librarians and Scientists Working Together - Panel, Room 126
5:30 - Reception at GSLIS, East Foyer

Wednesday - June 4

8:30 - Day-to-Day Digital Preservation - Tim Donohue (UIUC Libraries)
10:00 - Break
10:15 - Digital Preservation and Standards - Jerome McDonough (GSLIS)
12:00 - Lunch (box lunch at GSLIS)
1:00 - Digital Preservation and Standards - Hands-On - Jerome McDonough, Room 52
3:15 - Break
3:30 - Technical aspects of DL and Repository systems, architectures and infrastructures - Tim DiLauro (Johns Hopkins Libraries)
7:00 - Small Group discussion time

Thursday - June 5

8:30 - Free or optional group discussion
10:00 - Keynote address - The Island of Our Knowledge, the Shore of Our Ignorance - Anna Gold (Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University), Room 126
11:30 - Reception, East Foyer
1:00 - Group Discussion Outcomes and Wrap-up
3:00 - END

Lodgings

Sherman Hall is the housing option arranged by GSLIS for the Summer Institute. If this does not suit your needs, you are welcome to arrange your own accommodations (see C-U accommodations below).

Sherman Hall (909 S. Fifth Street, Champaign; across the street from the GSLIS Building)
http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/options/grad/sherman.htm

Sherman Hall offers 2-person air-conditioned rooms consisting of two private rooms with a connecting shared bathroom. [This is what the Sherman Hall website refers to as a "single" room.] Each private room contains a microwave/refrigerator unit and Internet access. Linens are provided.

Rate: $39.45 per person per night + tax.

To reserve a room at Sherman Hall, complete and submit the
ONLINE RESERVATION FORM

Notes for online form:
Under "What conference you will be attending?" enter "Data Curation Institute"
Under Room Type" mark "Single"

Full payment is required at check-in for housing. Participants may pay by cash, check from a US bank, major credit card, or traveler's check. Parking permits can be purchased at the front desk, but at this time, Campus Parking has not confirmed the summer parking rates for 2008. If you have questions about housing, please email Conference and Special Events or phone: (217) 333-1766

Parking is available in Lot C-16 directly behind Sherman Hall on Daniel Street. There is additional parking in Lot C-6 on the corner of Daniel Street and Fourth Street. The Parking Division has not set the summer rates at this time. Parking passes may be purchased at the front desk when you check in at Sherman Hall.

If you have questions regarding Sherman Hall, please contact the University Housing office at conference@uiuc.edu

CAMPUS MAP for Sherman Residence Hall

Champaign-Urbana Area Accommodations
For additional information on accommodations in the Champaign-Urbana area, see Champaign County Visitors site athttp://www.visitchampaigncounty.org/visitors/index.php?category=1

The closest options are the Illini Union Hotel (5 minute walk) and the Hampton Inn (20 minute walk).

Meals/restaurants

The following meals will be provided during the Summer Institute:

Monday, June 2 - Box lunch and buffet dinner
Tuesday, June 3 - Afternoon reception
Wednesday, June 4 - Box lunch

For times that meals are not provided, an unofficial guide to restaurants, grocery stores, and other C-U hot spots near GSLIS is available at http://groups.lis.uiuc.edu/oncampus/restaurant_guide.htm.

Getting to campus

If you are flying into Willard Airport (http://www.flycmi.com/) and need transportation to campus, the contracted ground transportation service at the airport is Illini Limo. You may make an advance reservation by calling 217.384.5892.

The C-U Mass Transit District also operates an "Air Bus" with direct service from the airport to campus. The Air Bus runs hourly from 5am - 7pm Monday-Saturday and has a reduced schedule on Sundays. Cost is $1 each way. Detailed schedule information is available at http://www.cumtd.com. There is also local taxi service that can be used as an alternative to the bus, since the bus does not run late in the evenings and only departs hourly. For information on alternative transportation visit http://www.visitchampaigncounty.org/visitors/index.php.

If you are flying into Chicago or Indianapolis and need to get to Champaign-Urbana, there are various shuttle options available:

Chicago Shuttles
Lincolnland Express - Shuttles from O'Hare and Midway to Champaign-Urbana depart every 3 hours. Reservations need to be made 2 days in advance. Reservations not made before 2 days will be placed on available scheduled shuttles. For information on schedules and fares visit http://www.lincolnlandexpress.com or call 1.800.223.9313.

Suburban Express - Weekend shuttle service provided to and from the Chicago suburbs. For more information on schedules and fares visit http://www.suburbanexpress.com or call 217.344.5500.

Amtrak - There are three trains that run daily between Chicago and Champaign-Urbana. Specific information on fares and schedules can be found at http://www.amtrak.com or 1.800.872.7245.

Indianapolis Shuttle
Lincolnland Express - A shuttle from the Indianapolis airport to Champaign-Urbana is available every 3 hours. Reservations need to be made 2 days in advance. Reservations not made before 2 days will be placed on available scheduled shuttles. For information on schedules and fares visit http://www.lincolnlandexpress.com or call 1.800.223.9313.

On-campus parking & maps

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