Registration for the 3rd Biennial Kathleen A. Zar Symposium, Data: Collecting, Using, Managing, is now open. The symposium, sponsored by the University of Chicago, will focuses on the impact of data on researchers, libraries and …
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PLOS’s Revised Data Policy
In order to promote data sharing and use, PLOS has revised its Data Policy, effective March 1, 2014. All published articles will be required to include a Data Availability Statement, describing how authors will maintain …
New campuswide data infrastructure service debuts March 1
Beginning March 1, UW faculty and staff will have access to a new portfolio of data center services and consultation. Designed to best address user requirements, the new service will provide campus with a “one-stop-shop” …
Survey: What do you want in a data publication?
The California Digital Library (CDL) is conducting a survey to better understand researcher practices and perceptions around data publication. Their aim is to learn what a “data publication” should look like: what should accompany a dataset …
Erin Carrillo named RDS co-lead
Research Data Services (RDS) is proud to announce that Erin Carrillo will become co-chair of the service. Carrillo, who is a science librarian at UW-Madison’s Steenbock Memorial Library, has been a member of RDS for …
Scientific Data Lost to Poor Archiving
A recent article from Library Journal highlights a critical problem in research data management: “Hundreds of new pieces of scientific research are published every month, in fields from physics to biology. While the studies themselves …
Tools: Interview with Mark Igra, LabKey Server
Earlier this year, I spoke with Mark Igra, a partner at LabKey Software, and learned more about how LabKey Server works and how it’s used by researchers. Q: What types of research is LabKey Server …