On August 19-20, 2009, the US National Research Council hosted a workshop on Large Scale Data Integration in the Sciences. This workshop, chaired by Professor Michael Stonebraker of MIT, looked at barriers and opportunities in integrating and reusing scientific data sets, primarily from a computer science perspective; it connects to and enriches the discussions about data curation and reuse in a e-science/cyberinfrastructure setting but also brings in ideas from areas such as data integration in commercial and government applications. I was fortunate to be able to participate in this workshop and to serve as a member of the planning committee.

The summary of the workshop is now available for free download from the National Academies Press site, at

Steps Toward Large-Scale Data Integration in the Sciences: Summary of a Workshop | The National Academies Press

Steps Toward Large-Scale Data Integration in the Sciences summarizes a National Research Council (NRC) workshop to identify some of the major challenges t...

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Clifford Lynch Director, CNI