I’m going to come right out an admit something terribly nerdy: I have a favorite standard. It’s ISO 8601. My having a favorite standard probably doesn’t surprise you, as I am a person who writes a blog on data management … Continue reading
I mentioned README.txt files in my previous post and I wanted to expand on this concept because README’s are one of my favorite data management tools. The reason is that many of us keep notes separate from our digital data … Continue reading
Data managers talk a lot about doing data management before your project starts, but there is another important point in a project that is critical to data management: when a project ends. My recent post on managing thesis data got … Continue reading
The journal Current Biology published a paper yesterday that proves what may be obvious to many of us: we’re really bad at keeping track of old data. Not only is it difficult to maintain data, particularly digital data, for many … Continue reading
I remember being incredibly paranoid when I was writing my PhD thesis that my computer would crash and I would lose all of my files. After 5 long years of work, I did not want anything keeping me from finally … Continue reading
I’m surprised that I haven’t discussed this on the blog yet, but there is a pretty fundamental question that needs to be addressed in order to discuss data management: what does “data” even mean? Coming from a scientific background, it’s … 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".