Lee was an environmental chemist at a prestigious university. For the past few years, he and his department had been developing green technology to help eliminate environmental pollutants. By collaborating with several of the leading researchers in the field, he hoped to develop innovative techniques for speedily degrading a range Continue reading The Hard Truth about Hardware Failure
Every good researcher knows what a vital role data sharing plays in the data life cycle. So in a perfect world, the decision to share data would be an easy one to make. By effortlessly passing data on to someone else, you would receive all the spectacular rewards data sharing Continue reading Don’t Touch That – It’s Under Revision!
At first it seemed impossible, too amazing to be true, and she assumed she’d misunderstood. With the help of a translator, she was teaching a field course for students in a country whose native language she could not speak. Surely either she or the translator had heard incorrectly. But when Continue reading The Case of the Missing Research Protocol
A freshwater ecologist who studies natural phytoplankton communities had been working on a project for several years when unforeseen trouble cropped up and the still-incomplete project came to a standstill. Following days and weeks of pondering what to do about the obstacles that were hampering progress, she decided to put Continue reading File Organization System, Meet Collaborator’s File Organization System
Ecologists, as a group, seek out adventure, natural wonder, and, let’s face it, sometimes hardship. Rather than being deterred by remote locations and inhospitable environments, they are inspired. Speak to an ecologist, and you’re likely to find out very quickly about the particular location in which they conduct their research Continue reading Metadata? I thought you were in charge of that.
Tensions around sharing scientific data have received international attention in recent years – for example, in 2009’s “climategate” – and the scientific community is actively working toward creating a healthier dialogue around data management and sharing. This project aims to collect success stories and cautionary tales from researchers related to Continue reading Stories about Data Management and Sharing
Do you know about a great story where data management or sharing made all the difference? We are conducting a research project to collect stories from researchers who work with scientific data, and we’d love to include your stories and perspectives. We’re looking for both ‘success stories’ and ‘cautionary tales’, Continue reading Data Stories Research Project