Category Archives: Data Management

The Science of What We Do (and Don’t) Know About Data Visualization

Read the full story at HBR Blogs. Visualization is easy, right? After all, it’s just some colorful shapes and a few text labels. But things are more complex than they seem, largely due to the the ways we see and … Continue reading

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National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) RFP

The National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) posted the  FY13 funding announcement on granst.gov on January 28.  The deadline for submission is March 21, 2013. NGGDPP Program goals are: Archive geologic, geophysical, and engineering data, maps, well logs, … Continue reading

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EpiCollect

EpiCollect.net provides a web application for the generation of forms and freely hosted project websites (using Google’s AppEngine) for many kinds of mobile data collection projects. Data can be collected using multiple mobile phones running either the Android Operating system … Continue reading

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Spring 2013 Savvy Researcher Workshops

Join the University Library’s Savvy Researcher team for 50 minute, hands-on workshops that will help you improve your research and information management skills. Upcoming sessions include: Intro to data management Getting organized with Mendeley Using PowerPoint to its potential and … Continue reading

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Iowa State Computer, Electrical Engineers Working to Help Biologists Cope with Big Data

Read the full story from Iowa State University. Iowa State computer and electrical engineers are developing computing tools to help biologists analyze all the data produced by today’s research instruments.

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National Geothermal Data System (NGDS)

The National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) is a distributed data system providing access to information resources related to geothermal energy from a network of data providers. Data are contributed by academic researchers, private industry, and state and federal agencies. Data … Continue reading

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Data Citation Index Trial

Thomson-Reuters has added a Data Citation Index to it’s Web of Knowledge platform.  Product information is available here.   The University of Illinois Library has arranged a free trial to assess this new product. Try the Data Citation Index (from the … Continue reading

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What’s new in data?

New tools and information relevant to data access and data management: Grainger Engineering Library is testing a Dataset search option for EasySearch.  You can try it out on the Grainger  homepage.  The search box for datasets is at the top … Continue reading

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Dealing with Data: A Case Study on Information and Data Management Literacy

Haendel MA, Vasilevsky NA, Wirz JA (2012) Dealing with Data: A Case Study on Information and Data Management Literacy. PLoS Biol 10(5): e1001339. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001339. Abstract: Our scientific body of knowledge is built upon data, which is carefully collected, analyzed, and … Continue reading

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Tools for data management planning

Funding agencies are placing increasing emphasis on data management planning.   Grant applicants are expected to demonstrate how they will share and preserve the data they collect.  There are a number of tools and resources available to assist researchers with this … Continue reading

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