Becoming a member of RDA is simple and open to both individuals and organizations
Discover what RDA Working and Interest Groups and all other Groups are up to and find out how to join them. Explore Groups
RDA members are RDA's greatest asset, and we greatly value their opinions, ideas and experiences. All RDA members are invited to contribute Blogs, telling the community about their experiences during events and meetings or in the context of their individual or organisational activity related to RDA.
Submitting a Blog is simple: just register or login as an RDA member and fill in the form accessible from the “Add new blog” button above.
NB: Blog posts are moderated and, if approved, will be posted within 3 business days.
Impressions on the 5th plenary, Publishing Data Services WG and surroundings
I’m a PhD student in Information and Computer Science Engineering at the University of Pisa and I work as research fellow at the National Research Council (CNR) in the same city.
Looking Back at the 5th Plenary
Two weeks ago I spent several insightful days in Southern California - at the 5th Plenary of the Research Data Alliance in San Diego to be precise. The RDA, for those of you not familiar with the organization, is a global consortium of individuals and organizations with a common goal: building the social and technical bridges that enable open sharing of data in research.
Remote Participation Tips and Tricks - Lesson 1
With the close of the 5th RDA Plenary, the topic of remote participation has come to the fore. Having the dubious benefit of both conducting remote meetings and teaching others how to do it, I thought this might be a good time to share.
RDA Plenary 4, Long Tail of Research Data Interest Group
The Long Tail of Research Data Interest Group met at Plenary 4 to compare institutional experiences in the management of research datasets of varying sizes that arise from research across various disciplines, and which are not currently curated and preserved by subject-specific datacentres. We also heard about a UK-EU authored report on incentives for sharing research data.
RDA 4th plenary meeting - Impressions of a newcomer