Many researchers use spreadsheets to collect, analyze and archive their research data, but spreadsheets are notoriously poor data management tools that are subject to common and costly errors. As part of an ongoing series by RDS that examines the use of spreadsheets in research, the following slide deck (RDS_brownbag_20140313) is from a presentation by RDS personnel advocating for best practices for use of spreadsheets in quantitative research.
Tools
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 …
Tools: Electronic Lab Notebooks
The UW-Madison has released a Request for Proposals from Electronic Lab Notebook vendors.
Got Box?
UW-Madison now provides 50 GB of free online storage to students, faculty, and staff through Box, an online storage and collaboration tool. Read our previous blog post to learn more about Box’s features, and read …
Tools for Research Data Management workshop (Holz Series)
Research Data Services is proud to present the second brown bag in its 2013-2014 Rebecca J. Holz Series in Research Data Management: Tools for Research Data Management October 8, 2013, 12-1pm Tong Auditorium, Room 1003 …
Tools: Google Takeout
The UW-Madison has implemented a utility for exporting your files out of your UW Google Drive account (as well as YouTube and Google Contacts) in one step. This is useful for archiving files in your …
DMPTool Webinar Series Continues
DMPTool Webinar Series Brown Bag Join us for a ~15 part webinar series on the Data Management Planning Tool, DMPTool, from the California Digital Library. This series will introduce the tool, discuss how to use …