In what they believe will reduce duplication of their registry services, research data repository search tool Databib (datbib.org) and the repository indexing service re3data.org will merge into one project by the end of 2015. The …
Datapoints: the RDS blog
Registration for U of C Data Symposium is Open
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 …
Tools: Colectica for Excel
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.
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 …