Author: CDL UC3

Unless you live in a cave, you are probably aware that NSF started requiring that researchers submit a two-page supplement to all proposals titled “Data…

Recently, I found myself wondering What the heck is data governance?  I was asked to participate in a workshop on Data Governance, supported by DataONE…

The concept of data publication is rather simple in theory: rather than relying on journal articles alone for scholarly communication, let’s publish data sets as…

This past week, 20,000 Earth scientists gathered in San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union’s Fall 2011 Meeting.  Like most conference attendees, I had grand plans…

Just in time for the holidays (and the AGU Fall 2011 Meeting)- a list of the overarching requirements we are working on for the Excel…

Over the last couple of months I have seen a lot of scientists’ Excel spreadsheets.  Approximately 150 spreadsheets, to be exact.  All of this important…

It’s American Thanksgiving this week, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic and wistful.  In honor of this occasion, I thought I would list a few…

A few weeks back I posted some nifty Excel functions that you might not have been aware of.  I’m certainly no expert in Excel, but…

In the previous post, I covered some basic steps for preventing Data Hangover, however all of my suggestions pertained to actions you can take prior…

What happened? This is a common question among co-eds, Mardi Gras celebrants, and many scientists. I’m not referring to alcohol-soaked evenings at conferences, but instead…