2018 ESIP Summer Meeting

The Data Management Training Working Group (DMT WG) is nearing the end of its two year cycle, so this session will be both a business meeting in which participants apprise interested parties of the many activities and accomplishments of the DMT WG during the past two years, and also launch a follow up project focused upon the Data Management Training Clearinghouse (DMTC). The collaboratively developed and maintained Data Management Training Clearinghouse (DMTC) has recently been awarded a three year Institute of Museum & Library Science (IMLS) grant as part of its National Digital Library Program. The IMLS grant will enable the DMTC to expand and enhance its web presence and services by extending and diversifying the content included in the clearinghouse, enhancing cataloging and classification, and developing a method to enable feedback between trainers and trainees. This session is designed as a follow up to a working session in which governance of the DMTC moves from an ESIP Working Group to an Advisory Board structure.