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@unh.edu