Addressing grand challenge questions requires exploration at broad spatial, geographic and temporal scales, facilitated through easy access to distributed, heterogeneous data. DataONE is an interoperable, federated network of data repositories providing open, persistent, robust, and secure access to well-described and easily discovered data about life and the environment. Across the last decade, DataONE has developed a comprehensive search and discovery platform exposing over 1.2M data files; tools and services that support research reproducibility, transparency and credit; and data management training and resources to enhance data literacy. Through these and aligned activities, DataONE has improved interoperability across a broad coalition of data repositories and enhanced data practices across a diverse community of researchers, data managers, and data librarians.
Results/Conclusions
In this talk I highlight key services that enable researchers to effectively search, discover, access and use data across the DataONE network. I present best practices for data citation and discuss ongoing work focussed on maximizing the value and impact of research data in an increasingly complex, diversified data discovery and use landscape.