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Data format management (DFM) is the application of a systematic approach to the selection and use of the data formats used to encode information for storage on a computer. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Data format managementA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: manIAS: A community-driven data model and data exchange format for the management of invasive alien species and wildlifeInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Data Stewardship for Open ScienceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: MoSGrid: efficient data management and a standardized data exchange format for molecular simulations in a grid environmentCited 2 times
- Go sideways: UVC-based preservationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Digital preservationA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
MoSGrid: efficient data management and a standardized data exchange format for molecular simulations in a grid environment
Data paper publication in Arachnologische Mitteilungen – Goals, review criteria, editorial procedures, format, data management and mobilization
A17 Format-independent data collection forms, the world-wide web, and reusable research data management: A proposal
A Format for Field Soil Records for Computer-Based Data Management System
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Data Stewardship for Open ScienceBarend Mons · 2018
Choosing and keeping computer staffAnthony Chandor · 1976
Creativity in virtual teamsJill E. Nemiro · 2004
Staff Development in Academic LibrariesMargaret Oldroyd · 1996
JDF · 1899- 📕Beyond knowledge managementAudrey Grace · 2005
JDFWolfgang Kühn · 2005- 📕The MARC format and life cycle tracking at the National ArchivesUnited States. National Archives and Records Administration. Archival Research and Evaluation Staff. · 1986
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