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Love at First Cite
Data citation. This is a phrase you are likely to hear a lot in the next few years. The idea is simple enough: cite a data set, just like you would a journal article. Note: much of the content from this article was borrowed from Robert Cook of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the DataCite website. […]
Clearing Up the Cloud of Confusion
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 classic 1984, but in this case Big Brother might be your friend. If you are like I was about six months ago, you might be saying “What exactly IS The […]
DataONE Meeting Summary (with Video!)
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 not, however, take advantage of the myriad massages, mud baths, and body wraps available for guests. I instead immersed myself in the world of ecological and environmental data. It was […]
Open Science: What the Fuss is About
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 week’s post exploring what “data curation” means, here I touch very briefly on what open science means, and how it relates to the Excel add-in we are developing. Let me […]
Curation: It’s in the Project Title, But What Does It Mean?
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 have always been one to seek out new and interesting approaches to my questions, whether it be learning mathematical modeling and genetic sequencing techniques to explore clam populations, or […]
Excel Tips and Tricks
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 falls in the opening-a-can-of-worms category, but people were surprisingly clear and helpful in their comments. Some of the complaints surfaced in multiple conversations, and I had to wonder whether the […]
Welcome to the DCXL blog!
Check back soon for updates on the Digital Curation for Excel (DCXL) project.
Who Am I Forgetting?
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 use this add-in with a few concise, tidy profiles, then predicting how they might use the Add-in. Step 1: Categorizing Scientists. You can help! If you see a category I’ve […]
No Scientist Left Behind: The Case for Data Education (Part II)
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 the need for better education of scientists-in-training (i.e. graduate students and postdocs), but this might actually be a bit late. All science graduate students took classes with a mandatory laboratory […]
No Scientist Left Behind: The Case for Data Education (Part I)
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, it took her a week to find it and get it into a useable form for me. This paraphrased statement was made by a Geology PhD graduate student while I […]