I am a globally recognized scholar in digital curation and cultural heritage. My research has resulted in more than 25 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals and proceedings, including Scientific Data (Nature family), PLOS ONE, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), Archivaria, and iPres. With an h-index of 12 and 406 citations, my work demonstrates sustained impact across the fields of information science and cultural heritage. I have been a highly sought-after collaborator on over $14 million in research funding, including more than $500,000 in competitive federal and internal awards as PI or Co-PI. I have also presented my research more than 40 times at leading conferences and world-renowned institutions across 15 countries and 21 U.S. states.
Peer-Reviewed
Journal Articles
J16 | Yoon, A., Kim, J., & Donaldson,
D.R. (2022). Big Data Curation Framework: Curation Actions and Challenges. Journal
of Information Science, 51(1), 205-223.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515221133528
J15 | Donaldson, D. R., &
LeFevre, C. B. (2022). Records, Trust, and Misinformation: Using Birtherism to
Understand the Influence of Conspiracy Theories on Human Information
Interactions. Journal of the Association for Information Science and
Technology, 73(11), 1579-1593. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24697
J14 | Donaldson, D.R., &
Koepke, J.W. (2022). A Focus Groups Study on Data Sharing and Research Data
Management. Scientific Data 9, 345.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01428-w
J13 | Donaldson, D. R. (2020).
Certification Information on Trustworthy Digital Repository Websites: A Content
Analysis. PLOS ONE, 15(12): e0242525.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242525
J12 | Donaldson, D.R.,
Zegler-Poleska, E., & Yarmey, L. (2020). Data Managers’ Perspectives on
OAIS Designated Communities and the FAIR Principles: Mediation, Tools, and
Conceptual Models. Journal of Documentation, 76(6), 1261-1277.
https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-10-2019-0204
J11 | Donaldson, D. R. (2019). The
Trust in Archives-Trust in Digital Archival Content Framework. Archivaria
88 (Fall 2019), 50-83.
https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/13697
J10 | Yoon, A., & Donaldson, D. R.
(2019). Library Capacity for Data Curation Services: A US National Survey. Library
Hi Tech, 37(4), 811-828. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-12-2018-0209
J09 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Bell, L. (2018). Security, Archivists, and Digital Collections. Journal of
Archival Organization, 15(1-2), 1-19.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2019.1609311
J08 | Donaldson, D. R.,
McClanahan, A., Christiansen, L., Bell, L., Narlock, M., Martin, S., &
Suby, H. (2018). Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative: A Case Study. International
Journal of Digital Curation, 13(1), 91-113.
https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.502
J07 | Donaldson, D. R., Dillo, I.,
Downs, R., & Ramdeen, S. (2017). The Perceived Value of Acquiring Data
Seals of Approval. International Journal of Digital Curation, 12(1),
130-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v12i1.481
J06 | Donaldson, D. R., Martin,
S., & Proffen, T. (2017). Understanding Perspectives on Sharing Neutron
Data at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Data Science Journal, 16, Article
35, 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2017-035
J05 | Donaldson, D. R. (2016). The
Digitized Archival Document Trustworthiness Scale. International Journal of
Digital Curation, 11(1), 252-270.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v11i1.387
J04 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Conway, P. (2015). User Conceptions of Trustworthiness for Digital Archival
Documents. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology,
66(12), 2427-2444. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.23330
J03 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Yakel, E. (2013). Secondary Adoption of Technology Standards: The Case of
PREMIS. Archival Science, 13(1), 55-83.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10502-012-9179-0
J02 | Fear, K., & Donaldson, D. R.
(2012). Provenance and Credibility in Scientific Data Repositories. Archival
Science, 12(3), 319-339.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10502-012-9172-7
J01 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Conway, P. (2010). Implementing PREMIS: A Case Study of the Florida Digital
Archive. Library Hi Tech, 28(2), 273-289.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378831011047677
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
CP9 | Donaldson, D. R., Schleyer,
T. K. L., Riordan, G. G., & Lian, J. (2024). The Transparency of an Honest
Data Broker in Providing Electronic Health Record Data Sufficient for Reuse. International
Journal of Digital Curation, 18(1), 1-10.
https://ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/view/925
CP8 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Russell, S. V. (2023). Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification: A
Longitudinal Study. In: I. Sserwanga et al., (Eds.), Information for a Better
World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity. iConference 2023.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13972. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_42
CP7 | Gumusel, E., Quirante, V. M., Donaldson,
D. R., Ashley, K. D., & Liu, X. (2022). An Annotation Schema for the
Detection of Social Bias in Legal Text Corpora. In: Smits, M. (Ed.) Information
for a Better World: Shaping the Global Future. iConference 2022. Lecture Notes
in Computer Science, vol 13192. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96957-8_17
CP6 | Donaldson, D. R., & Russell, S. V. (2021). Towards a Taxonomy of Trustworthy Digital Repository Impacts. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology, 58(1), 430-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.473 Second Place, Best Short Paper Award
CP5 | Donaldson, D. R., Hill, R.,
Dowding, H., & Keitel, C. (2016). Securing Trustworthy Digital
Repositories. 13th International Conference on the Preservation of Digital
Objects (iPres’2016), Bern, Switzerland, 95-101.
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:503191
CP4 | Hill, R., & Donaldson, D. R.
(2015). Bridging the Trust Gap: Integrating Models of Behavior and Perception.
New Security Paradigms Workshop (NSPW’2015), Twente, The Netherlands, 148-155.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2841113.2841125
CP3 | Donaldson, D. R. (2013).
Measuring Perceptions of Trustworthiness: A Research Project. 10th
International Conference on the Preservation of Digital Objects (iPres’2013),
Lisbon, Portugal. https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:378045
CP2 | Donaldson, D. R. (2011).
Users’ Trust in Trusted Digital Repository Content. 8th International
Conference on the Preservation of Digital Objects (iPres’2011), Singapore,
20-23. http://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:294204
CP1 | Donaldson, D. R., &
Fear, K. (2011). Provenance, End-User Trust, and Reuse: An Empirical
Investigation. Proceedings of the 3rd USENIX Workshop on the Theory and
Practice of Provenance (TaPP’2011), Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
http://www.usenix.org/event/tapp11/tech/final_files/Donaldson.pdf