A new study in PLoS ONE by Heather Piwowar, a postdoctoral associate affiliated with DataONE, Dryad, and NESCent, reveals interesting trends in the archiving of data underlying published microarray results. From the press release: By querying the full text of … 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
It’s January 2011– do you know where your data are? It would be a good idea to know and be ready to deposit your files in a data repository, because this month marks the implementation of the Joint Data Archiving … 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
Data files in Dryad don’t just get dumped in there. Someone is there to look after the accuracy and completeness of the metadata, to migrate data files into new formats when necessary, to help users with new submissions, and generally … Continue reading
If you’re in London this week, don’t miss Science Online London on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 3-4. Hosted by the British Library, Mendeley, and Nature, this meeting is an opportunity not just to listen but to connect, engage, and … Continue reading
JISC makes an award to Dryad in the UK. Continue reading
FRPA perpetuates the misunderstanding, which seems common to much of the policy debate over open access publishing, that scientific research output is limited to whatever fits in the pages of a journal. Continue reading
In a recent published editorial in Biotropica, Emilio Bruna makes the case for data archiving in tropical biology. In his words, “… tropical ecosystems are undergoing myriad, rapid, and unprecedented environmental changes. The data collected by Biotropica’s authors could provide … Continue reading
Nature journals now list Dryad among their suggested data repositories. Citing “an inherent principle of publication is that others should be able to replicate and build upon the authors’ published claims,” the editorial policies mandate data sharing and archiving. The … Continue reading