Month: October 2011

The Cloud.  You have probably been hearing this phrase thrown around quite a bit lately. It reminds me of something straight out of Orwell’s dystopian…

For the last few days, I have been at the lovely Tamaya Resort and Spa, located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I did…

I advocate for open science.  I love the word open and all of the things that his word implies for science.  In keeping with last…

I am a newcomer to the world of libraries and information science.  Being the new kid on the block is a familiar feeling for me:…

I spent much of last week talking to scientists about Excel.  One of the questions I asked is What drives you crazy about Excel?   This definitely…

Check back soon for updates on the Digital Curation for Excel (DCXL) project.

I’m currently working on the development of user scenarios for the Excel add-in.  That means I’m charged with summing up all of the scientists that might…

If you read my last post, you know that I am an advocate for better data education for scientists at all levels.  I focused on…

I always assumed my advisor had a great data and computer file management system.  But when I asked her for a particular piece of information,…