The last time I wrote about data management plans, I covered reasons that funders are starting to expect researchers to manage their data better and the 5 topics that make up most data management plans. The topics are as follows: … Continue reading
Last week, I discussed some of the policy requirements for retaining research data and I’d like to follow up by discussing how one goes about retaining research data for 10+ years. It’s a sad fact that many of us have … Continue reading
Retraction Watch wrote an interesting post this week about the partial retraction of a 2007 article because the authors could not provide the original research data. The retraction concerns a figure in which two panels appear to show the same information. … Continue reading
I’m currently developing a workshop on creating a data management plan (DMP) and, as part of this development process, I want to identify the absolute most important things to know in order to create a DMP. Part of the reason … Continue reading
It’s been a very big month for me: I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May and promptly got a job as Data Services Librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The combination represents big life changes and a lot … Continue reading
I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back to this blog, talking about data. I’ve actually spent a lot of the last month writing about data issues, but for my last class of my Master’s degree in … 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 Data Management Workbook".
My second book, "Managing Data for Patron Privacy," co-authored with Becky Yoose.
My first book, "Data Management for Researchers".