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Chronology of data library and data centres

Do you have responsibilities for data or statistics in your library? It may come as a surprise to you, if you are new to managing research data, that social science data professionals have been managing, storing, preserving, delivering, and providing service for social science data for 40 years. The premier organization for social science data […]

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xkcd comic now with 100% more NOAA weather data!

Randall Monroe’s xkcd comic has got to be one of my favorite comics on the ‘net. It’s smart, funny, quirky, and best of all, frequently data-driven and scientifically accurate! (I have both the Congress and money posters on my office wall!!) Check out the latest comic as a good example xkcd: Worst Hurricane. The coolest […]

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Want to learn about the world’s largest climate data archive? Attend this webinar 2/26/14

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is a gold mine of weather and climate data. Land-based, marine, model, radar, weather balloon, satellite, and paleoclimatic are just a few of the types of datasets available. Want to learn more? Attend this webinar (which is actually the first in a 3-part series of webinars!) on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at […]

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From Federal CIO: Data Center Consolidation Interactive Map

From Tech Insider: "Federal CIO Vivek Kundra’s office has launched an interactive map listing the 137 data centers it has either already closed or plans to close by the end of this year. The map lists data centers’ names and locations — down to geographic coordinates — and whether the center is among the 39 already closed as of April or is still operating but slated for closure." Direct to Interactive Map Another Map: Last month the White House released an interactive map showing excess federal properties. The map provides info about 7000 out of 12,000 properties. List The Tech Insider article also points out a new list with info about what operations federal agencies plan to migrate to the cloud. Continue reading

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