Deciding on where to share your data can be difficult. The current universal expectation for data sharing is swiftly becoming: put shared data in a data repository. The challenge for researchers is that the data repository landscape is still evolving. … Continue reading
I’ve been reviewing data management books recently and picked up a copy of “Ecological Data: Design, Management and Processing,” edited by William K. Michener and James W. Brunt. Despite this book being published in 2000, meaning it references outdated technology, … Continue reading
I’m extremely honored that Caltech Library won a 2023 DataWorks! prize from FASEB/NIH. These awards recognize efforts that promote data sharing and reuse in biological and biomedical research. The Library won our award for my file naming convention worksheet, which … Continue reading
I really appreciate the blog Retraction Watch. I used this source heavily in writing my first book, Data Management for Researchers, and regularly cite stories from the blog in my teaching. It’s a fact of science that errors occur, and … Continue reading
It’s well past time we discuss living data management plans (living DMPs). Somehow, I’ve been running this blog for over 10 years and I don’t have a post specifically discussing this important document type. I obviously need to fix this … Continue reading
This post is aimed at the graduate students, post docs, and research scientists who have established good data management practices in their own work and now want to make a positive impact on their peer’s data management. It can be … Continue reading
My name is Kristin Briney and I love research data. Follow my adventures with data here or contact me with questions.
My third book, "The Research Data Management Workbook".
My second book, "Managing Data for Patron Privacy," co-authored with Becky Yoose.
My first book, "Data Management for Researchers".