Eugene Barsky

Publications & presentations:


Recent Conference Presentations (last 15 years):

  1. Barsky, E., & Sprout, B. (2025, May). UBC RORs : the “Where” of persistent identifiers for linked digital assets. Canadian Research Knowledge Network Conference: Open Knowledge and Sustainable Futures. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0448783
  2. Barsky, E., & Buhler, J. (2025, April). Open Educational Resources in Research Data Management Webinar Series: The University of British Columbia Library's RDM Modules. Digital Research Alliance of Canada. Webinar presented on April 4, 2025. Online. Available at https://youtu.be/BxbsxEdXrfE?si=aP_8Pl9aHH-PSp9h
  3. Grguric, E., & Barsky, E. (2024, October). RDM OERs @ UBC. Digital Research Alliance of Canada. Webinar presented on October 24, 2024. Online. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0447179
  4. Barsky, E. (2024, April). Basic Introduction to Geodisy and Lunaris. Canadian Data Curators Borealis Community. Presented on April 25, 2024. Online. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0441451
  5. Barsky, E., Carlisle-Johnson, E., & Stobbs, R. (April 2024). Digital Research Alliance of Canada Open Education Resources (OERs) in Research Data Management (RDM) Webinar Series: Introduction to OERs in RDM. Presented on April 7, 2024. Online. Available at: https://youtu.be/NYds3k-c5O4?si=UAgch51m-2mmlT9w
  6. Barsky, E. (2023, October). PIDs at the University of British Columbia. Presentation at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network Annual Meeting 2023. Vancouver, BC. Presented on October 4, 2023. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0436876
  7. Barsky, E. (2023, October). DOIs/RORs at the University of British Columbia. Presentation at the Datacite Intenational Community Meeting 2023. Online. Presented on October 12, 2023. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0436877
  8. Barsky, E. (2023, May). Working with DOIs at the University of British Columbia. Presentation at the USA/Canada DataCite Community meeting. Online. Presented on May 3, 2023. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0431423
  9. Barsky, E. (2023, April). DOIs at the University of British Columbia. Presentation to the British Library and Datacite UK consortium. Online. Presented on April 3, 2023. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0428846
  10. Barsky, Eugene; Schichter, Brittney; Trawin, Jessica; Johnson, Teresa; Kissoon, Niranjan; Wiens, Matthew; Ogilvie, Gina; Murthy, Srinivas; Dhugga, Gurm; Kinshella, Maggie Woo; Ansermino, J Mark. (2023, April) "Open Data Training Workshop: Tri-Agency Research Data Management and Ethical Considerations of Open Data Sharing", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/VQJMUF
  11. Barsky, E. & Lesack, P. (2022, October). “dryad2dataverse : Open Source Software.” Presentation for the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Conference 2022. Online. Presented on October 3, 2022. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0419375.
  12. Barsky, E. & Lesack, P. (2022, June). Dryad2Dataverse: Introduction. Presentation for the Dataverse Community Conference 2022. Online. Presented on June 15, 2022. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0413799
  13. Goodwin, M., Dante, P., & Barsky, E. (2022, June). Redesigning the FRDR Discovery Interface : Better, Stronger, Geospatial-er. Presentation for the Canadian Research Software Conference, June 3, 2022. Montreal, Canada. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0413742
  14. Goodwin, M., Dante, P., Stathis, K., & Barsky, E. (2021, December). Reinventing the Canadian Geospatial Data Discovery Service. Presentation for the Government Information Conference 2021. December 14, 2021. Online. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0406325.
  15. Barsky, E., & Lesack, P. (2021, November). Dataverse at the UBC Library. Presented for the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) webinar. Online. November 17, 2021. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0403693
  16. Barsky, E., Goodwin, M., Dante, P., & Stathis, K., (2021, October). Expanding Geospatial Discovery for Canadian Data. Presented for the Access Conference 2021. Online. October 21, 2021. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0402650
  17. Dante, P., Barsky, E., and Goodwin, M. (2021, July). FRDR Map Search : powered by Geodisy. Presented for the CANARIE Research Software Conference 2021. Online. July 7, 2021. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0398729
  18. Barsky, E.,Goodwin, M., Dante, P. (2021, June). Geodisy: New geospatial data discovery for Canadian research data. Presented for the Open Repositories Conference 2021. Online. June 9, 2021. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0397502
  19. Dante, P., Barsky, E., and Goodwin, M. (2021, June). Geodisy : Federated Geospatial Data Discovery for Canada. Presented for the Dataverse Community Meeting 2021. Online. June 16, 2020. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0398428
  20. Barsky, E., Leggott, M., and Dubé, M. (2021, March). The Who, What, and Where of Persistent Identifiers. Webinar for CRKN, CARL-Portage, and Research Data Canada. Presented on March 3, 2021, available at https://vimeo.com/521003384
  21. Barsky, E. (2020, December). Geodisy: A New Visual Way to Discover Canadian Research Data. Presented for the Coalition for Networked Information: CNI 2020 Winter meeting. Online. December 1, 2020. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0394961
  22. Barsky, E.,Goodwin, M., Dante, P. (2020, October). Geospatial Discovery for Canadian Research Data. Presented for the Digital Humanities 2020 conference. Online. October 28, 2020. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0394924
  23. Stathis, K., Barsky, E.,Goodwin, M., Dante, P. (2020, October). Geodisy: A new way to discover Canadian research data. Presented for the ACCESS 2020 conference. Online. October 22, 2020. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0394923
  24. Barsky, E.,Goodwin, M., Dante, P. (2020, June). Geodisy project in Canada. Presented for the Dataverse Community Meeting 2020 online. June 18, 2020. Available at https://osf.io/vsw32/
  25. Barsky, E.,Goodwin, M., Dante, P. (2020, May). Portage Webinar: Introduction to Geodisy An Open-source Spatial Discovery Platform. Presented for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. May 6, 2020. Available at https://youtu.be/aKSLgVIy-k0
  26. Barsky, E., Dante, P., & Goodwin, M. (2020, February). Federated Geospatial Data Discovery for Canada. Presented at the Canadian National Research Data Summit, February 2019, Ottawa, ON. Available at http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3662848
  27. Barsky, E., Dante, P., Goodwin, M. (2019, December). Topics in Research Data Management #6: Geodisy. Webinar for Texas Digital Library. Dec 12, 2019. Available at https://youtu.be/B3IZnMRhdqA
  28. Barsky, E. (2019, November). Geodisy Project: Search Canadian research data data by location. Presentation for the ACCOLEDS 2019 conference. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. November 27, 2019. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0385552
  29. Barsky, E. (2019, July). Research Data Management: A View From Canada. Presentation for EU Universities (Eindhoven University of Technology; Universität zu Köln; Ghent University; University of Bonn; RWTH Aachen University; Universiteit Hasselt; and Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf), July 2019, Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0379514
  30. Wilson, L., & Barsky, E. (2019, June). Geodisy project - geospatial data discovery for Canada. Presentation for CANHEIT-ARC 2019. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. June 20, 2019. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0379508
  31. Dante, P., Goodwin, M., Barsky, E., Lee, T., Thornberry, E., Lesack, P., & Domingue, E. (2019, May). Geodisy: Geospatial Discovery for Canadian Research Data. Presentation for CANARIE Research Software Conference. May 29, 2019. Montreal, QC, Canada. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0379446
  32. Dante, P., Goodwin, M., Barsky, E., & Tang, L. (2019, April). Geodisy- Geospatial Discovery for Canadian Research Data. Presentation for BCNET 2019 Conference, Richmond, BC, Canada. April 30, 2019. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0378255
  33. Barsky, E. and Thornberry, E. (2019, January). Federated Geospatial Data Discovery for Canada - Geodisy. Presentation for CANARIE Research Data Management Workshop. January 23, 2019. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0376194
  34. Barsky, E. and Thornberry, E. (2019, January). Geodisy. Presentation for the National Data Services Framework Summit 2019. January 24, 2019. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2555352
  35. Barsky, E. (2018, November). Dataverse North. Presentation for Pacific Northwest Data Curators. November 30, 2018. Vancouver, BC, Canada
  36. Barsky, E. (2018, November). Persistent identifiers for datasets. Presentation for Pacific Northwest Data Curators. November 30, 2018. Vancouver, BC, Canada
  37. Barsky, E. (2018, October). Discovery of research data. Presentation for British Columbia Research Ethics Boards (BC REBs) retreat on October 3, 2018. Available at doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0372083
  38. Barsky E., Bilodeau L., Durand P., Mills A., and Stewart D. (2018, October). Joint National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) & CRKN Workshop on Documentary Heritage. Presented on October 16, 2018 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  39. Lake, S., Mumma, C., Vanderjagt, L., Barsky, E., McEachern, S., Durand, G., Conzett, P., Odu, O. (2018, June). Reaching out with Data: Dataverse Creating a Global Community. Panel - GT23: The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Annual Open Repositories Conference, June 2018. Bozeman, MT, USA. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0368663
  40. Barsky, E. (2018, June). Always Findable: Persistent Identifiers for Digital Assets in the University of British Columbia. Poster at the Canadian Higher Education Information Technology Conference (CANHEIT) - TECC Summit, June 2018. Burnaby, BC, Canada.
  41. Barsky, E., Leahey, A., & MacPherson, E. (2018, June). Portage Dataverse North. Presentation at the Dataverse Community Meeting 2018. June 14, 2018, Harvard, MA, USA. Available at - http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0368665
  42. Barsky, E. (2018, May). What’s Next in Research Data Management? Open Scholarship Symposium, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Presented on May 2, 2018. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0366011
  43. Barsky, E., & Wilson, L. (2018, April). Portaging Along: Developing a Collaborative National Research Data Management Network in Canada. BCNET 2018 Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0365282
  44. Locher, J., Demes, G. & Barsky, E. (2018, April). Connecting the Data Dots to Identify Research Expertise in Large Universities. BCNET 2018 Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  45. Trimble, L., Dearborn, D., Zaraiskaya, T., Burpee, J., Barsky, E., Sahadath, C., Cheung, M., Mitchell, M., Gertler, M. (2017, May). Across Canada, across disciplines: Research data management practices and needs in the social sciences and humanities [Conference Paper]. International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference. Lawrance, Kansas. May 23-26, 2017. Available at doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0348075.
  46. Barsky, E., Joseph, P., & Sprout, B. (2017, April). Let Them Have DOIs: Persistent Identifiers for Digital Assets in the University of British Columbia. Research Data Access and Preservation Summit 2017. Seattle, WA, April 19-21, 2017. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0343487
  47. Gutteridge, K. and Barsky, E. (2017, January). Taking Care of Business: The Clinical Research Data Edition. Workshop for the Health Libraries Association of British Columbia (HLABC) Winter Continuing Education. Vancouver, BC. January 23, 2017. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0340949
  48. Barsky, E. (2016, November). Getting Your Hands Dirty with Research Data Management (RDM). Workshop for ACCOLEDS conference, Statistics Canada, November 29, 2016. Victoria, BC. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0339936
  49. Barsky, E. and Gutteridge, K. (2016, November). It Takes a Village - Collaborative Best Practices in Clinical Research Data Management. Workshop for BC Children's Hospital. Monday, 21 November, 2016. Vancouver, BC.
  50. Barsky, E. (2016, November). Best Practices for Research Data Management - Using Dataverse for Research Data. Westgrid webinar presentation. Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Online. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0340263
  51. Barsky, E. (2016, November). Persistent Identifiers for Data: Focus on DOIs. Pacific Northwest Data Curators Meeting. November 10, 2016. Vancouver, BC. Available at https://stephwright.github.io/PNWData/conference
  52. Gutteridge, K, and Barsky, E. (October 2016). UBC’s response to the Tri-Council Policy on Digital Data Management and increasing Open Access Requirements. BC REB Retreat 2016. Wednesday, 19th October 2016. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  53. Barsky, E. (2016, October). DOIs and Other Persistent Identifiers in Research Data. ORCID Vancouver Workshop. October 6, 2016. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0319238
  54. Barsky, E. (2016). Dataverse for Research Data: Using Best Practices for Research Data Management in UBC. Canadian Higher Education Information Technology Conference (CANHEIT). June 2016, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0305049
  55. Sewerin, C., Barsky, E., Cheung, M., Dearborn, D., Henshilwood, A., Hwang, C., MacPherson, E., Munroe, F., Spence, M., Stevenson, S., Szigeti, K., and Zaraiskaya, T. (2016). RDM Needs of Science and Engineering Researchers: a View from Canada. International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST ) Annual Conference. June 2016, Bergen, Norway. Accessible at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0304648
  56. Sewerin, C., Barsky, E., Cheung, M., Dearborn, D., Henshilwood, A., Hwang, C., Keys, S., MacPherson, E., Mitchell, M., Munroe, F., Spence, M., Stevenson, S., Szigeti, K., and Zaraiskaya, T. (2016). From Coast to Coast: Canadian Collaboration in a Changing RDM Seascape. International Association of University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference 2016. June 2016, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0305007
  57. Barsky, E. (2015). "Research Data Management, a view from Vancouver". Digital Library Federation 2015 conference Invited Talk, October 28, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Accessible at https://goo.gl/LpmRFd
  58. Barsky, E. (2015). "YouTube for Mathematics (almost…)". Digital Library Federation 2015 conference, October 28, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Accessible at https://goo.gl/yweMWe
  59. Barsky, E. (2015). “Best Practices for Research Data Management”. BC Cancer Agency Invited Talk. Monday, September 14, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Accessible at https://goo.gl/2pbkFY
  60. Barsky, E., and Cundy, S. (2015). "Research Data on Our Campuses: Roles and Responsibilities". 2nd Annual True North Science Boot Camp, Monday, May 25, 2015, Kelowna, BC, Canada
  61. Spence, M., Saundry, A., Mawhinney, T., Dooley, S.J. and Barsky E. "Minding the gaps: Comparing engineering research output and library holdings at four large universities". American Society for Engineering Education 2015 Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 16, 2015
  62. Barsky, E. (2015). "Canadian Data Management Planning Tool or “Get Your Hands Dirty with DMPs”. 2nd Annual True North Science Boot Camp, Wednesday , May 27, 2015, Kelowna, BC, Canada
  63. Barsky, E. (2015). "Dataverse and discoverability of data". Pacific Northwest Summer meeting, June 24, 2015. Portland, Oregon
  64. Barsky, E. (2015). "The ABC of DMPs: Introduce Yourself to Data Management Plans" BCNET 2015 Annual Conference. Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Accessible at http://goo.gl/qMFtZO
  65. Barsky, E. (2014). "Research Data Management in UBC: Time to Walk the Walk" ALS BCLA Fall meeting, 5 December 2014. Accessible at http://goo.gl/WR4doY
  66. Barsky, E. , Humphrey, C. and Boyko, E. (2014). "Getting out in front of Data Management Plans". ACCOLEDS Workshop, 27 November 2014. Accessible at http://goo.gl/CwqsUX
  67. Mawhinney, T., Barsky E. and Spence, M. "Collection Analysis Using Citation Data in Three Large University Libraries". Invited Panel: Data Driven Collection Development. American Society for Engineering Education 2014 Annual Conference, Indianapolis, June 17, 2014
  68. Kessler, K., Barsky, E., and Nettlefold, L. "Visual and interactive discovery of research data management needs in a large multi-disciplinary research centre". Special Libraries Association Conference 2014, June 9, 2014, Vancouver, Canada
  69. Kessler, K., Barsky, E., and Nettlefold, L. "Discovering Research Data Management Needs in a Multi-disciplinary Health Research Centre: A Visual and Interactive Approach". BCNET 2014, April 30, 2014, Vancouver, Canada. Accessible at http://goo.gl/nC8VY8
  70. Barsky, E., Dooley, SJ., Mawhinney, T., Peterson, Z., and Spence, M. "Influence of Discovery Search Tools on Science and Engineering e-books Usage." Session W435. The 120th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 26, 2013, Atlanta, GA. Accessible at http://www.asee.org/public/conferences/20/papers/5841/view
  71. Stephens, T. and Barsky, E. "Open access to talings and mine waste information." Talings and Mine Waste Conference 2011. Presented on November 8, 2011. Vancouver, BC
  72. Barsky, E., Berndt, A., Greenwood, A & Paterson, C. "What information sources do engineering students use to address authentic socio-technical problems?. Findings and Conclusions" 2011 ASEE Global Colloquium Invited session II. European Society for Engineering Education Conference 2011, September 28, 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
  73. Barsky, E., & Greenwood, A. " Science and Engineering Library - Accessible to Inner-City Communities through Science 101." Session M630. The 118th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 26, 2011, Vancouver, BC.
  74. Barsky, E., " Open Mining Reclamation Information to the World." Session M430. The 118th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 26, 2011, Vancouver, BC.
  75. Barsky, E., Berndt, A., Greenwood, A & Paterson, C. "What information sources do engineering students use to address authentic socio-technical problems?." Session W230. The 118th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference (SEFI 2011), June 29, 2011, Vancouver, BC.
  76. Barsky, E., Lindstrom K. and Greenwood A. Portable science: podcasting as an outreach tool for a large academic science and engineering library. The Second International m-Libraries Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada. June 23-24, 2009
  77. Barsky, E. "Web 2.0 in Forestry". Presentation. Pacific Northwest Forestry Librarians Meeting, October 20, 2008. Vancouver, BC
  78. Levesque, N., Long, S., Barsky, E, and Rowell, G. , "e-HLbc: new opportunities for collaboration and meeting unique user group needs". Presentation. British Columbia Library Association Conference, April 18, 2008. Richmond, BC
  79. Barsky E. Web 2.0 in health: a practical overview. Presentation to British Columbia Ministry of Health and British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development. October 31, 2007, Victoria, BC
  80. Barsky E. Social technology in health libraries. Presentation to Vancouver Coastal Health Authority managers. July 9, 2007, Vancouver, BC
  81. Giustini D., & Barsky E. "Using social software in health libraries". Continuing Education session. Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference, May 27, 2007, Ottawa, ON
  82. Barsky E., Neame S. & Tunnacliffe R.B.  Implementing Web 2.0 tools into health library practice and outreach ".Presentation. Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference, May 30, 2007, Ottawa, ON
  83. Barsky E.,  Advanced Internet Searching. Workshop for Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of British Columbia, March 2007, Vancouver, BC
  84. Barsky E., "UBC Weblogger's Salon: Blogging in UBC Library". Presentation at the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth, University of British Columbia, February 15, 2007, Vancouver, BC
  85. Barsky E., "WIKIng in Your Library: A Practical Overview". Presentation for the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries (VALL), October 2006, Vancouver, BC
  86. Barsky E., "Google Scholar and the Future of Searching". Presentation for the Special Libraries Association, Western Canada, June 2006, Vancouver, BC
  87. Barsky E., & Giustini D. Health Research & the Web: Can Google Bring Order to the Chaos? Presentation. Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference, June 1-3, 2005, Toronto, ON
  88. Giustini D., & Barsky E. Using Google Scholar in Health Research: Functionality & Retrieval Comparisons with PubMed. Presentation. Canadian Health Libraries Association Conference, June 1-3, 2005, Toronto, ON (Invited paper)

Recent Publications (last 15 years):








  7. Barsky, E., Hill, E., Zaraiskaya, T., Wang, M. & Costanzo, L. (Décembre 2023). Historique Et Paysage Canadien De La Gestion Des Données De Recherche. In Thompson, K., Hill, E., Carlisle-Johnston,E., Dennie, D. & Fortin, E. (Eds.), La Gestion Des Données De Recherche Dans Le Contexte Canadien. Available at https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/gdrcanada/chapter/historique-et-paysage-canadien-de-la-gdr/
  8. Barsky, E., Hill, E., Zaraiskaya, T., Wang, M. & Costanzo, L. (September 2023). Canadian Research Data Management: History and Landscape – Research Data Management in the Canadian Context. In Kristi Thompson, Elizabeth Hill, Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Danielle Dennie, & Émilie Fortin (Eds.), Research Data Management in the Canadian Context. A Guide for Practitioners and Learners. Available at https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/canadardm/chapter/canadian-rdm-history-and-landscape/
  9. Barsky, E.(2020, December). Research Information Management Integration for Canada. White Paper. Prepared for the New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO). Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0395275
  10. Barsky, E.(2020, December). Persistent Identifiers in Canada: White Paper. Prepared for the New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO). Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0395014
  11. Barsky, E., Davis, C., Darnell, A., Flynn, J., Goddard, L., Goodchild, M., … Wilson, L. (2019, November). White Paper: Recommendations for a National Dataverse Service. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0385835
  12. Barsky, E., Davis, C., Darnell, A., Flynn, J., Goddard, L., Goodchild, M., Leahey, A., et al. (2019, November). Recommandations pour un Service dataverse national. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0385836
  13. Baker, D., Barsky, E., Burpee, J., Leggott, M., Moon, J., Sinatra, M., … Gerlitz, L.. (2019, January). Canadian National Data Services Framework: Discussion Document. Research Data Canada. Available at http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2536558
  14. Baker, D., Barsky, E., Burpee, J., Leggott, M., Moon, J., Sinatra, M., … Gerlitz, L. (2019, January ). Cadre Canadien des services de données nationaux Document de travail. Research Data Canada. Available at http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2542158
  15. Leahey, A., Barsky, E., Brosz, J., Garnett, A., Gray, V., Hafner, J., Handren, K., et al. (2017, September). Metadata for Discovery: Disciplinary Standards and Crosswalk Progress Report. Portage Network, Metadata Working Group of the Data Discovery Expert Group on behalf of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). Available from https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0355406
  16. Leahey, A., Barsky, E., Brosz, J., Garnett, A., Gray, V., Hafner, J., Handren, K., et al. (2017, September). Métadonnées pour la découverte: Rapport d’étape sur les normes disciplinaires et les tableaux de concordance. Portage Network, Metadata Working Group of the Data Discovery Expert Group on behalf of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). Available from https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0355407
  17. Barsky, E. (2017, July 31). Three UBC Research Data Management (RDM) Surveys?: Science and Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Health Sciences?: Summary Report. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0348719
  18. Vejvoda, B., Ambi, A., Barsky, E., Lindstrom, K., MacDonald, H., Matthews, K., Moosberger, M., et al. (2017, July). Portage Data Discovery Expert Group - Collections Development Working Group: Phase One Report. Available from https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0351978
  19. Vejvoda, B., Ambi, A., Barsky, E., Lindstrom, K., MacDonald, H., Matthews, K., Moosberger, M., et al. (2017, July). Groupe d’experts sur la découverte des données – Groupe de travail sur le développement des collections: rapport de la phase 1. Available from https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0351979
  20. Barsky, E., Laliberté L., Leahey, A., and Trimble, L. (2017, January). Chapter 3. Collaborative Research Data Curation Services: A View from Canada. In Curating Research Data, Volume One: Practical Strategies for Your Digital Repository. (Edited by Lisa R. Johnston). Association of College and Research Libraries, Chicago, Illinois, 2017. Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0340778
  21. Leggott, Mark, Shearer, Kathleen, Ridsdale, Chantel, Barsky, Eugene, & Baker, David. (2016, September 9). Unique Identifiers: Current Landscape and Future Trends. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.557106
  22. Barsky, E., Brosz, J., & Leahey, A. (2016, June). Research Data Discovery and the Scholarly Ecosystem in Canada. White Paper. Prepared by the Portage Network, Data Discovery Working Group on behalf of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0307548
  23. Barsky, E., Brosz, J., & Leahey, A. (2016, JUILLET). Découverte des données de recherche et écosystème du savoir au Canada. Livre blanc. Préparation du Groupe d’experts sur la découverte du réseau Portage au nom de l’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC). Available at https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0307549
  24. Spence, M., & Saundry, A., & Mawhinney, T., & Dooley, S. J., & Barsky, E. (2015, June), Minding the gaps: Comparing engineering research output and library holdings at four large universities. Proceedings of the 122nd Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24491
  25. Read, K., Mc Donald G., Mackay, B., and Barsky, E. (2014). “A Commitment to First Nations Data Governance: A Primer for Health Librarians”. J Can Health Libr Assoc, 35:11-15, 10.5596/c14-003, Accesible at http://dx.doi.org/10.5596/c14-003
  26. Neufeld, E., & Barsky, E. (2013). Reviews of science for science librarians: BibTeX. Science & Technology Libraries, Vol. 32(4), 1-5.
  27. Hebert, L. & Barsky E. (2013). Using EndNote Web with Science Databases. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Spring 2013. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/13-spring/electronic2.html
  28. Spence, M., Mawhinney, T., and Barsky E. (2012). How Much Is Enough? Examining Computer Science and Civil Engineering Citation Data to Inform Collection Development and Retention Decisions in Three Large Canadian University Libraries. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Fall 2012. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/12-fall/refereed1.html
  29. Barsky, E. (2012). Four decades of materials are used by researchers in mathematics: Evaluating citations’ age and publication types in mathematical research. Science & Technology Libraries. Vol.31(3): 315-319. Accessible at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0194262X.2012.705139.
  30. Barsky, E., Berndt, A., Greenwood, A & Paterson, C. (2011). "What information sources do engineering students use to address authentic socio-technical problems? Some Findings and Conclusions." Proceedings of the European Society of Engineering Education Conference, September 26 – October 2, 2011, Lisbon, Portugal. Accessible at http://www.sefi.be/wp-content/papers2011/ASEE/270.pdf
  31. Barsky, E., Read, K., & Greenwood, A. (2011). Teaching Matters: Increasing Library Visibility through Integrated Classroom Instruction. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 6(1). Accessible at http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/1448
  32. Barsky, E., & Greenwood, A. (2011). "Science and Engineering Library - Accessible to Inner-City Communities through Science 101." Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 26 - 29, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  33. Barsky, E., Berndt, A., Greenwood, A & Paterson, C. (2011). "What information sources do engineering students use to address authentic socio-technical problems?." Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference, June 26 - 29, 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Accessible at http://goo.gl/vjauN
  34. Drexhage, G. and Barsky E. (2011). Mining for reclamation information. Northern Miner. Vol. 31, Issue 31, pp. 5-6. Accessible at http://www.northernminer.com/news/mining-for-reclamation-information-at-ubc/1000385233/
  35. Barsky E. (2010). Mendeley. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Summer 2010. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/10-summer/electronic.html
  36. Barsky E., Greenwood A., Sinanan S., Tripp L. & Willson L. (2010). Five voices, two perspectives: integrating student librarians into a science and engineering library. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Spring 2010. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/10-spring/article1.html
  37. Barsky E. (2009). A Library Journal Club as a Tool for Current Awareness and Open Communication: University of British Columbia case study. Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research [Online], vol. 4, no. 2, Accessible at http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/viewFile/1000/1558
  38. Barsky E., Schattman L. & Greenwood A. (2009). Comparing Safari Tech Books Online and Books24x7 E-book Collections: A Case Study from the University of British Columbia Library. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Winter 2009. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/09-winter/article2.html
  39. Barsky E., & Lindstrom K. (2008). Podcasting the Sciences: A Practical Overview. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship [Online], Fall 2008. Accessible at http://www.istl.org/08-fall/article7.html
  40. Barsky E., & Giustini D. (2008). Web 2.0 in Physical Therapy: A Practical Overview. Physiotherapy Canada, 60(3): 207-215. Accessible at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792778/
  41. Barsky E., & Giustini D. (2007). Introducing Web 2.0: wikis for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc; 28(4): 147-150. Accessible at https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/497/c07-036.pdf?sequence=1
  42. Barsky E. (2007). Web 2.0 for health professionals. In: R.K. Jain, ed. Web 2.0: Introduction. Panjagutta: ICFAI University Press; Pages: 112-125.

  44. Barsky E., & Cho A. (2007). Introducing Web 2.0: social search for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc; 28(2):59-61. Accessible at http://pubs.chla-absc.ca/doi/pdf/10.5596/c06-024
  45. Barsky E., & Purdon M. (2006). Introducing Web 2.0: social networking and social bookmarking for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc; 27(3):65-67. Accessible at https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/id/1809/c06-024.pdf
  46. Barsky E. (2006). Introducing Web 2.0: weblogs and podcasting for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc; 27(2):33-34. Accessible at https://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/handle/2429/502/c06-013.pdf?sequence=1
  47. Barsky E. (2006). Introducing Web 2.0: RSS trends for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc; 27(1):7-8. Accessible at http://blogs.ubc.ca/physio/files/2009/04/barsky_rss1.pdf
  48. Giustini D, & Barsky E. (2005). “A look at Google Scholar, PubMed and Scirus: comparisons and recommendations”. J Can Health Libr Assoc, 26(3): 85-89. Accessible at http://pubs.chla-absc.ca/doi/pdf/10.5596/c05-030

Recent Datasets:


  1. Barsky, Eugene; Schichter, Brittney; Trawin, Jessica; Johnson, Teresa; Kissoon, Niranjan; Wiens, Matthew; Ogilvie, Gina; Murthy, Srinivas; Dhugga, Gurm; Kinshella, Maggie Woo; Ansermino, J Mark, 2023, "Open Data Training Workshop: Tri-Agency Research Data Management and Ethical Considerations of Open Data Sharing", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/VQJMUF, Borealis, V2
  2. Rochlin, Nicholas; Vis-Dunbar, Mathew; Gardner, Jeff; Kinney, Elizabeth; Buhler, Jeremy; Brigham, Doug; Barsky, Eugene, 2022, "UBC DRI Needs Assessment", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/YIIYOX, Scholars Portal Dataverse, V3
  3. Barsky, Eugene; Brown, Helen; Ellis, Ursula; Ishida, Mayu; Janke, Robert; Menzies, Erin; Miller, Katherine; Mitchell, Marjorie; Vis-Dunbar, Mathew, 2017-05-16, "UBC Research Data Management Survey: Health Sciences", http://hdl.handle.net/11272/10491 V3 [Version]
  4. Barsky, Eugene; Farrar, Paula ; Meredith-Lobay, Megan; Mitchell, Marjorie ; Naslund, Jo-Anne ; Sylka, Christina , 2017-02-03, "UBC Research Data Management Survey: Humanities and Social Sciences", http://hdl.handle.net/11272/10430 V2 [Version]
  5. Barsky, Eugene; Mitchell, Marjorie; Buhler, Jeremy, 2016, "UBC Research Data Management Survey: Science and Engineering ", http://hdl.handle.net/11272/10364 V7 [Version]
  6. Barsky, Eugene; Dooley, Sarah Jane ; Mawhinney, Tara ; Saundry, Amber; Spence, Michelle, 2015, "Minding the gaps: Comparing research output and library holdings in four large engineering schools", http://hdl.handle.net/11272/10106 V2 [Version]
  7. Barsky, Eugene, "Four Decades of Materials are Used by Researchers in Mathematics: Evaluating Citations' Age and Publication Types in Mathematical Research", http://hdl.handle.net/11272/10090 V1 [Version]


  10. Recent Awards (last 15 years):
  11. Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Award of Merit. November 2020
  12. Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division Award, Special Library Association. June 2015
  13. Innovation in Access to Engineering Information Award - American Society of Engineering Education, Engineering Libraries Division. June 2011.
  14. Emerging Leader Award - Canadian Health Libraries Association , June 2007
  15. Partnership Award - Canadian Physiotherapy Association , June 2007
  16. William C. Fraser Prize (Medical Librarianship), University of British Columbia, May 2006
  17. Special Libraries Association (SLA) Merit Award June 2005

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