Announcing Make Data Count and HELIOS Open Collaboration: ‘Implementing data evaluation at institutions’ Working Group - Make Data Count

"We are pleased to announce the launch of the ‘Implementing data evaluation in academia’ Working Group, a partnership between Make Data Count and HELIOS Open. John Chodacki (Director, University of California Curation Center (UC3); University of California Office of the President) and Kristi Holmes (Associate Dean for Knowledge Management and Strategy at Northwestern University) will co-lead activities along with Iratxe Puebla (Director of Make Data Count) and Caitlin Carter (Director of HELIOS Open). We are thrilled to have such strong expertise and a broad range of perspectives represented in this group, and to amplify existing work in this space. 

Data experts engaged in both HELIOS Open and Make Data Count networks have joined forces to develop recommendations and resources that support implementation of data evaluation as part of institutional processes, in particular hiring, review, promotion, and tenure (RPT). Both initiatives work to advance open scholarship and have a shared commitment to the need to recognize and reward open data contributions in service of a more transparent and equitable scholarly ecosystem; however, implementing campus policy and evaluation reform can take time, coordination, and resources. This group will take a practical approach, focusing on resources that institutional representatives can readily bring to their institutions to either start conversations about data evaluation, or advance steps toward implementation within institutional processes. The resources will take into account all institution types and locations across the globe."