PubMed and GenBank, from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), are hugely popular resources for searching and retrieving article abstracts and nucleotide sequence data, respectively. PubMed indexes the vast majority of the biomedical literature, and deposition of nucleotide sequences … Continue reading
A number of enhancements to the repository have been made in recent months, including these three that were in high demand from users: First, we have modified our submission process to enable the data to be deposited prior to editorial … Continue reading
Until recently, Mark Hahnel was a PhD student in stem cell biology. Frustrated by seeing how much of his own research output didn’t make it to publications, he endeavored to do something about it by developing a scientific file sharing … Continue reading
Our last post celebrated the 1000th data package in Dryad. This week, with the release of two data packages associated with articles in Ecological Monographs, we celebrate another important milestone, our 100th journal. We believe this validates one of the … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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