Promoting Data Stewardship Through Best Practices

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Proceedings of the Environmental Information Management Conference 2011 (EIM 2011)

OSTI ID:1058946

Strasser, C. A. ^[1]; Cook, Robert B ^[2]; Michener, William ^[3]; Budden, Amber ^[4]; Koskela, Rebecca ^[4]

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1. University of California, Santa Barbara
2. ORNL
3. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
4. DataONE

The ecological and environmental sciences are comprised of many different disciplines, each with their own methods, theories, and culture. A characteristic that most of these different disciplines share, however, is a lack of culture for good stewardship of data. Characteristics of good data stewardship include understanding the importance of data management, using best practices for managing data, and recognizing the value of data sharing and data reuse for the future of ecology and the environmental sciences. The Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) is actively developing a community database of best practices that can be easily accessed and adopted by scientists to promote good data stewardship practices and lead to high quality data products. Here we introduce DataONE s approach to developing the best practices database and provide a data management primer that contains examples relevant to all elements of the data life cycle.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
• Sponsoring Organization: ORNL work for others
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1058946
• Journal Information: Proceedings of the Environmental Information Management Conference 2011 (EIM 2011), Journal Name: Proceedings of the Environmental Information Management Conference 2011 (EIM 2011)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English