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It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and that Helen of Troy (Fig 1) had a face that launched a thousand ships. Why is the number 1000 significant to those of us at Dryad today? (Especially … Continue reading
Category Archives: New features
Why does Dryad use CC0?
Early in the process of depositing data to the Dryad repository, authors are asked to consent to the explicit release of their data into the public domain under the terms of a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) waiver. We are frequently … Continue reading
Request for input: archiving and licensing software
Behind a scientific finding, in addition to unique data, there is often unique software. If Dryad archives data in part to allow others to validate the findings reported in the literature, then should we not also enable researchers to archive … Continue reading
Dryad newsletter January 2011
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This is an important month, because a host of our partner journals are implementing new policies on data archiving, and, in the U.S., the National Science Foundation is asking its new grantees to have explicit data management plans. There are … Continue reading
Video shows how to deposit data in Dryad
Are you curious about what’s involved in depositing data in Dryad? looking for a quick way to show colleagues how straightforward data archiving can be? Dryad’s new 2-minute video demonstrates the data deposit process from start to finish. The video … Continue reading
What happens after you submit your data to Dryad?
Ever wonder what happens to your Dryad data behind the scenes? Here’s a quick overview. Once a depositor has uploaded their data files and finalized their submission, the Dryad curator is notified of the new content. The curator looks at … Continue reading
Tweeting new data deposits
We’ve created a new Twitter feed for announcing all new data packages added to Dryad. It’s @datadryadnew — follow it if you want to keep an eye on what is going in to the repository. Our @datadryad feed is also … Continue reading
Dryad 1.7: save partial submissions, push data to TreeBASE, download citations, and more
The Dryad team is pleased to announce a new release (1.7) with several powerful and much-requested features. Dryad’s revamped submission system enables partial submissions to be saved so that authors can complete their submissions over multiple sessions, when needed. This … Continue reading
New features in latest Dryad release
We are happy to announce the new quarterly release of Dryad this week. Some of the most visible enhancements in this version include: One can launch a new search for data from any page using a ‘simple search’ text box. … Continue reading
Making data submission (almost) as easy as falling off a log.
In order to make data submission to Dryad as easy as possible for authors, the system piggybacks in an innovative way on the journal submission process. The key is that most authors will be submitting their data to Dryad immediately … Continue reading