www.icsu-wds.org

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www.icsu-wds.org

• WDS Vision
• The new WDS will support ICSUs mission and
  objectives, ensuring the long-term stewardship
  and provision of quality-assessed data and
  data services to the international
  science community and other stakeholders.
• WDS Goals
• Enable universal and equitable access to
  scientific data and information
• Facilitate better access to data
• Strive for simpler access to data
• Work to provide quality-assured data and
  information
• Promote improved data stewardship
• Work to reduce the digital divide
• Ultimately, provide data for better science

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To assist the WDS Scientific Committee in
developing the new WDS, the WDS-SC is surveying
and compiling expressions of interest in the new
WDS. These expressions of interest are in no way
binding, but will serve as critical input to the
initial planning process for the new WDS. If your
organization has interest in becoming part of the
new WDS, please complete this brief survey.
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http//www.codata2010.com/
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http//www.codata2010.com/ CODATA 2010
Sessions/papers with particular relevance for
Antarctic Data
Open Access Data Models The Argument for a Polar
Information Commons
The State of Polar DataMark Parsons, Taco de
Bruin
The Enduring Legacy of IPY in Canada Sharing The
DataEllsworth LeDrew
E1 Data Publishing in the Context of the ICSU
World Data System (WDS) Co-Chairs Michael
Diepenbroek and Mikhail ZgurovskyE1-1Data
Publishing in the Context of the ICSU World Data
System (WDS)Michael Diepenbroek E1-2Data
Centre-Library Co-operation in Data Publication
in Ocean ScienceRoy Lowry E1-3Integrating Data
with Publications Greater Interactivity and
Challenges for Long-term Preservation of the
Scientific RecordBrian McMahon