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Keith Kirk

Keith is an active participant in several Bureau committees, including various Fundamental Science Practice Advisory Committee (FSPAC) subcommittees, lead of the FSPAC Training Subcommittee, co-lead of the Scientific Data Guidance Subcommittee, member Education and Outreach Subcommittee and member of USGS Community of Data Integration (CDI). 

Keith was the lead for developing and continues to coordinate the USGS Public Access Plan approved by the Whitehouse Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Whitehouse Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in January 2016.

Science and Products

History of U.S. Geological Survey scientific peer review and approval, 1879–2019

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Interior, has valued and used a scientific peer review and approval process since its creation in 1879. Bureau approval, formerly called Director’s approval, has been described in several USGS documents since 1900, and peer review has been codified in policy since 1959. Peer review of USGS manuscripts is intended to ensu
Authors
Keith Kirk, Carolyn Reid, Sandra Cooper

Purpose and benefits of U.S. Geological Survey Trusted Digital Repositories

Federal mandates and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, also known as the Bureau) Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) policies require that publicly funded scientific data, publications, and derivative works be openly accessible to researchers and the public. Open access helps to leverage the public investment by making the acquired data and published information products—collectively referred to as “d
Authors
Natalie Latysh, Keith G. Kirk, John Faundeen
By
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Science and Products

History of U.S. Geological Survey scientific peer review and approval, 1879–2019

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Interior, has valued and used a scientific peer review and approval process since its creation in 1879. Bureau approval, formerly called Director’s approval, has been described in several USGS documents since 1900, and peer review has been codified in policy since 1959. Peer review of USGS manuscripts is intended to ensu
Authors
Keith Kirk, Carolyn Reid, Sandra Cooper

Purpose and benefits of U.S. Geological Survey Trusted Digital Repositories

Federal mandates and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, also known as the Bureau) Fundamental Science Practices (FSP) policies require that publicly funded scientific data, publications, and derivative works be openly accessible to researchers and the public. Open access helps to leverage the public investment by making the acquired data and published information products—collectively referred to as “d
Authors
Natalie Latysh, Keith G. Kirk, John Faundeen
By
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center , Office of Science Quality and Integrity