Information adapted from Overleaf and Authorea documentation. What are Overleaf and Authorea? Overleaf and Authorea are both web-based, real-time collaborative writing and publishing platforms. Both platforms allow for editing in both a rich text editor or …
Tools
Tool: Bulk Rename Utility
Information adapted from Bulk Rename Utility. What is Bulk Rename Utility? Much like the name sounds, Bulk Rename Utility is a tool for file and folder renaming. The tool has a GUI interface and includes …
Tool: OpenRefine
Information adapted from OpenRefine’s documentation wiki. What is OpenRefine? OpenRefine, previously known as Google Refine, is an open source, web based data cleaning and transformation tool. OpenRefine allows you to import and clean large datasets …
An Introduction to R
In this series, we’ll cover different aspects of the R programming language. This first post will cover a brief introduction to the language. R is an open-source programming language and software environment for statistical computing …
The Big Picture of Data Management in an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)
by Jan Cheetham The ELN is designed to be a single place to hold the different types of digital data you produce in your research. Now that UW-Madison researchers have unlimited storage on the LabArchives …
Tool: Electronic Lab Notebook
by Cameron Cook UW-Madison nows offers an electronic lab notebook (ELN) service called LabArchives. What is an electronic lab notebook? An electronic lab notebook is software designed to replace traditional paper lab notebooks and allows …
Top 5 Data Management Tips for Undergraduates
by Cameron Cook With fall well under way on campus and final projects just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to review our top five data management tips for undergrads! As an undergraduate, data …