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 …
Managing Data
Tools: LabKey Server
LabKey Server is an open source data management platform designed for organizing and managing data from large-scale research; for example, data from thousands of samples and/or subjects. It provides a secure environment for collaborators at …
Tools: SpiderOak
What It Is: Cloud-based file storage, synchronization, and back-ups. SpiderOak is available on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, and N900 Maemo. Cost: Free, premium, and enterprise accounts available. The pricing for storage is better compared …
Popular Economic Paper Criticized for Undocumented Errors
A new review of an influential research article on fiscal austerity and GDP finds that the results were tainted in part by an undocumented error in the authors’ Excel dataset. The original research by Carmen …
Case Study: Box
I recently sat down with Breanne Litts, a doctoral candidate in Digital Media, Curriculum & Instruction, who has been using Box for file storage and collaboration for her research on learning in makerspaces. Project needs: The …
Free E-book on Data Science
A new book by Jeffrey Stanton from Syracuse University School of Information Studies, An Introduction to Data Science, is now available for free download. The book–which uses R code to illustrate examples–begins with a clear …
Tools: Transana
Transana http://www.transana.org/ Description: “Transana is software for professional researchers who want to analyze digital video or audio data. Transana lets you analyze and manage your data in very sophisticated ways. Transcribe it, identify analytically interesting clips, …