[HubbardBrookCOS] Publishing Hubbard Brook Data

[Mary Martin]

Hubbard Brook Investigators,

I'm reaching out to you today with a reminder to update your long-term 
datasets, and to begin the publication process for any new datasets that 
you have generated. Many of you have responded to recent individual 
emails, and I feel that we are in great shape going into the busy 
lead-up to the LTER proposal submission. With increasing publisher 
requirements for data in repositories, and a greater acceptance of data 
publishing in general, we have been able to publish over 100 /new/ 
datasets in our current LTER funding cycle! There are at least 20 more 
in draft stages, and I'm sure you'll have others to add to the list.

Below are a few things to keep in mind about data publication at Hubbard 
Brook, and a suggested timeline as we approach our LTER proposal 
submission early next year. I look forward to working with you!

-Mary

  * For publications in progress, we can prepare and submit your data to
    the Environmental Data Initiative Repository (EDI), and embargo the
    data download until you are notified that your paper has been accepted.

  * Publications should use the full data citation found on the
    dataset's EDI landing page, and the citation should occur in the
    reference section of your paper. NSF is expecting us to align our
    publications with our data, and the proper citation of data is very
    helpful in this matter.

  * It is never too early to let me know about data you are planning to
    collect, or collections in progress - even years before data
    publication! With a quick data preview, I can help with suggestions
    that align your data with data publishing best practices, network
    standards, and internal Hubbard Brook consistency.

  * Please plan carefully for data that needs to be in the repository
    prior to the LTER proposal submission. I would recommend that you
    tell me about these data by October 1, and that data and metadata be
    delivered to me by the beginning of the holiday/winter break (by
    mid-December).

And a few other important items:

  * If you are collecting data beyond the scope of Hubbard Brook, you
    can use the EDI repository for those data, as well. I can provide
    you with suggestions and resources that will help you work directly
    with the folks at EDI for those data publications.

  * NSF now requires data citations for work reported in the 'Results
    from Prior Funding' section of new proposals.

  * As you prepare Data Management Plans for Hubbard Brook related
    proposals, I can provide suggested text that describes our use of
    the EDI repository, and review and make suggestions for your DMP.


Mary Martin
Hubbard Brook Information Manager
Earth Systems Research Center
Morse Hall, Univ of NH
Durham, NH 03824
Voice:  603 862 4508
Email:  mary.martin at unh.edu


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