If you are headed to the AGU meeting next week, consider attending the “Data Management 101 for the Early Career Scientist” workshop being run by ESIP. In addition to getting lots of great information on how best to manage your data, Amber Budden from DataONE will be demoing the DMPTool.

When: Tuesday December 4th, 12:20-1:40 PM
Where: Marriott Marquis, Salons 5-6, San Francisco

Abstract:
Don’t let the changing face of science leave you behind. The proliferation of data from all sources requires today’s scientists to be knowledgeable about sound data management practices. In this free workshop, everything the modern data-producing scientist needs to know about data management will be introduced. We will discuss the rationale for data management, provide an overview for managing science data and demonstrate use of two popular data management planning tools from IEDA and DataONE. This workshop is open to all AGU attendees. Students and early careers scientists are especially encouraged to attend. For details on the outline and for links to all of our Data Management Short Course modules see: http://esipfed.org/AGUDataManagement101

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) studies the effects of oil and dispersant on the ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico, and offers research grants to scientists to study the environmental impacts and public health implications of petroleum pollution. As part of these grants, GoMRI requires researchers to provide data management plans. The DMPTool now supports GoMRI’s data management requirements–you’ll see the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative included in the dropdown list of funders when you log in. As part of this initiative, GoMRI is creating a research database where scientists can deposit their data, called the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC). As they state:

Scientists and researchers of GoMRI are encouraged to submit their data onto recognized national data centers. However, if one cannot be identified, GRIIDC will host these data for long-term archival and to facilitate data discovery.

They will also provide other services, such as generating DOIs and maintaining a data registry.

Use stats

October was our biggest month ever. 375 new users logged into the DMPTool in October, and 336 plans were created. There is now a total of 3,466 users, and they’ve created almost 3,000 plans total. 2 more universities customized the DMPTool for their researchers, bringing the total to 28. 65 have configured their campus single-signon for the DMPTool. See the map of our participating organizations: http://bit.ly/L85sKj

As the graph at the bottom shows, more DMPs are created for these funders:

• NIH
• NSF Biological Sciences directorate
• NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Here’s a graph of overall use through Oct 2012:

Also, here’s a graph of use by funder through Oct 2012: