EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

Data as a research infrastructure CDS, the Virtual Observatory, astronomy, and beyond

  • Genova Françoise

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818601001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 186
p. 01001

Abstract

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The situation of data sharing in astronomy is positioned in the current general context of a political push towards, and rapid development of, scientific data sharing. Data is already one of the major infrastructures of astronomy, thanks to the data and service providers and to the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA). Other disciplines are moving on in the same direction. International organisations, in particular the Research Data Alliance (RDA), are developing building blocks and bridges to enable scientific data sharing across borders. The liaisons between RDA and astronomy, and RDA activities relevant to the librarian community, are discussed.