I ran across this lovely video by UMN copyright librarian Nancy Sims on making decisions about your research data and found it so helpful that I had to share it here. She gives an excellent overview of how copyright (see my … Continue reading →
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#TrumpSci
There have been several discussions among my data librarian colleagues about the future of open data and science in 2017, spurned on by articles such as this one on the future of data sharing and these articles on the continued … Continue reading →
The Many Layers of Open
I was at OpenCon last week and left with lots of ideas about being open. In particular, my general understanding of open broadened to thinking about: open is really just a means to other things, the necessity of advocacy, and … Continue reading →
Open Data’s Dirty Little Secret
Earlier this week, I was very happy to take part in the Digital Science webinar on data management. I spoke about how data management should be accessible and understandable to all and not a barrier to research. I also made … Continue reading →
Rethinking Research Data
How do you persuade the average person to care about open research data? This was the challenge that I faced in my recent TEDxUWMilwaukee talk on “Rethinking Research Data“. The theme of the talk was that whenever we publish the … Continue reading →
Getting Credit for Your Research Data
Happy Open Access week! As usual, I’m celebrating the Open Data portion of Open Access, but my special focus this year is on getting credit for your research data. My library did an in-person workshop on the topic earlier this … Continue reading →
Data or It Didn’t Happen
There’s a story in the news this week about the requested retraction of a study on changing people’s minds on same sex marriage. I always find it interesting when retraction stories are picked up by major news outlets, especially when … Continue reading →
New Data Requirements and How To Meet Them
Around the time when I started this blog in 2013, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) decreed that all major federal funders would soon have to require data management plans and data sharing from their grantees. … Continue reading →
How to Share Your Research Data
With so many new policies from funding agencies and journals requiring data sharing, it’s growing more likely that you will encounter a data sharing mandate at some point in time. However, it can be difficult to know how to comply … Continue reading →