Skype call with Bill Michener, Karina Kervin, and Bob Cook
May 29
1. Ecological Archives
Reviews of past submissions
Bill will provide access method to see previous reviews
Report:
categories of issues with data documentation identified from the Ecol. Archive previous reviews
Errors of Omission and Errors of Commission
use Data Life cycle as a conceptual framework
steps that reviewers should take with data publications
2. DataONE Intern Notebook
see Heather's set of instructions to access
3. Bob will provide documentation for data published at the ORNL DAAC
Next steps
1. Review the documents sent in emails
2. Read the past submissions and their reviews
3. Read ORNL DAAC data publications
Further steps:
4. develop list of parameters to categorize reviewer comments
suggested categories: omission, commission, data errors (less common)
5. go through data papers (time frame approximately 1 month)
6. write up paper on best practices based on reviews of data products
7. develop interview survey for information managers at LTER sites
other sources of informatio about reviews and data documents
-LTER information managers for individual sites
-DRYAD
-other DAACs (NSIDC)