We are delighted to announce our fourth Data Management Fellowship Program for the Summer of 2021 and are now accepting applications from research projects and field stations interested in hosting a fellow.
For details, please see here.
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Release of ezEML
We recently released ezEML, a form-based online application designed to streamline the creation of metadata in the Ecological Metadata Language (EML).
ezEML is aimed at scientists and others who want to prepare their dataset for submission to a data repository but are not themselves proficient in the details of EML editing. ezEML is designed to give such users a do-it-yourself tool that can handle the great majority of typical datasets. It incorporates a User Guide and extensive Help to guide users through its use.
ezEML can be accessed at ezeml.edirepository.org. To use it, you will need an EDI login account. If you do not already have an account, please email us at info@environmentaldatainitiative.org. Continue reading “Release of ezEML”
Journal citations associated with EDI data packages
The EDI technical team recently modified the view of user contributed journal citations associated with a specific version of a data package so that the citation is now displayed on all versions of the data package, not just the version for which the citation is relevant. This enhancement allows users who browse the data package metadata landing page to see all citations related to data package series regardless of what version of the data package they are viewing. User contributed journal citations provide an easy way for the author of a data paper (or others) to increase the impact factor of the data package by directly linking the published manuscript to the supporting data package found in the EDI data repository. In fact, older manuscripts that utilize an EDI data package may be added to the list of journal citations even if the data package DOI was not available at the time of publication. We are currently exploring options for updating the DataCite DOI metadata of the data package with these citations so that downstream services may take advantage of this crowd-sourced information.
For an example, check out the “Journal Citations” for this data package on the EDI repository landing page:
Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER and V. Lougheed. 2020. Carbon flux from aquatic ecosystems of the Arctic Coastal Plain along the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, 2010-2018 ver 7. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e6c261fbd143e720af5a46a9a131a616. Accessed 2020-05-22.
Operations of the EDI data repository will continue as normal during this COVID-19 health crisis
Dear EDI user,
Just a short note reassuring you that operations of the EDI data repository will continue as normal during this COVID-19 health crisis. All systems are monitored remotely by our technical team through our system dashboard, and we are alerted to any infrastructure faults by automated notifications. In the event of a hardware issue that does require onsite presence, we will do our best to address any problems as expeditiously as possible given current health and safety restrictions in place by the State of New Mexico. We thank you for your continued support and patience during these extraordinary times. Comments or questions may be directed to support@environmentaldatainitiative.org.
Sincerely,
The EDI technical team
The Summer Fellowship Program of the Environmental Data Initiative
The Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) assists researchers from field stations, individual laboratories, and research projects of all sizes to archive and publish their environmental data. EDI’s very successful Summer Fellowship Program for Data Management Training is one component of our Outreach and Training program. For the third consecutive year, EDI is reviewing applications from interested undergraduate and graduate students to become an EDI summer fellow. This year we are seeking nine fellows to be trained in the data publishing process and to support 9 research sites in their efforts to manage their data. EDI’s aim is to ensure that these young professionals learn state-of-the-art data stewardship practices. Continue reading “The Summer Fellowship Program of the Environmental Data Initiative”
