Due to maintenance to the servers hosting the MySQL databases, DMPTool will be unavailable on Saturday July 12 at 6:00 PM PT until Sunday July 13 at 1:00 AM PT. During this time, a maintenance page will display. Please contact uc3@ucop.edu if you have … Continue reading →
Category: General
Misc Stats for DMPTool2
It’s been nearly a month since we released DMPTool2, and by all accounts the new version of the application is a success. We have a few bugs to work out but generally the response to the tool has been positive. … Continue reading →
D-Day By the Numbers
In Memory of all those who served on this day, 69 years ago. Do any of the numbers surprise you? [Source: CNN.]
DMPTool workshop at DataONE Users Group Meeting, July 7
The DMPTool partners are pleased to announce a half-day workshop at the upcoming DataONE Users Group meeting in Frisco, CO July 6th and 7th. Reduced rate hotel reservations can be made at: DataONE Users Group Meeting until Thursday June 5th. … Continue reading →
New DMPTool Released Today
The long-awaited DMPTool version 2 is released today, thanks to the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Currently the DMPTool supports 115 institutions and more than 9100 users, and with this release we expect these numbers … Continue reading →
Spring Training in Florida
I recently returned from a week of training in Florida. No, not for baseball, but for Big Data. More specifically, how to collect samples for NEON’s Terrestrial Observation System. You know…insects, plants, soils, microbes, mammals, and pathogens. With a push of a button, you’ll be able to access data about all of these things: their …
DMPTool 2 Release Schedule: Final Countdown
The final months of the development are upon us, and the release schedule fore the DMPTool 2 has been finalized. Below are some important dates, culminating in a late May release. May 5th: Informational emails sent to administrators. May 14th: … Continue reading →
Prudential: The Curious Secrets of a Long Life (Kind of)
the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.” […]
White House Climate Data Initiative Addresses Climate Change Through Open Data
On March 19, 2014, the White House launched the Climate Data Initiative (CDI), part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan launched in June 2013. The Climate Action Plan is the Administration’s blueprint for domestic and international efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The CDI is meant to spur …
DMPTool2 Development: User Experience Testing
Our first round of user experience testing wrapped up last week, with a focus on administrator tasks like managing users, creating custom data management plan templates, and adding institution information or logos. Here’s a quick update on what we learned. … Continue reading →