Dryad news

The latest from the open data publishing platform & community committed to the open availability and routine re-use of all research data

You’re invited: Data sharing with Dryad, opportunities for PLOS authors

Posted on 2023/02/24 by The Dryad Team

A Dryad Open House PLOS authors are invited to join Dryad Data Curators on Wednesday, March 8 to learn about strategies for preserving, sharing, and promoting pathogens research data, in support of open data. Overview: PLOS offers authors the … Continue reading →

Dryad curators: wizards behind the curtain?

Posted on 2015/09/09 by

Did you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes when Dryad curators review data files submitted by authors? There are no wizards behind our curtains, just real live information specialists and trained data curators. Dryad’s curation process is intentionally … Continue reading →

Dryad for the Science Librarian

Image

Are you a librarian wondering what Dryad can do for you, and you can do for Dryad? Please see our guest post on “Dryad for the Science Librarian” over at the New England eScience Portal.

eScience Community Blog banner

What happens after you submit your data to Dryad?

Posted on 2010/12/02 by

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 →

Meet our data curator

Posted on 2010/10/06 by

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 →