Intern:Project data management

A curator, responsible for the data management in a research project, should keep the partners informed about the content of the work package, data flow, commitments and responsible persons.

Recommendations

 * Keep project members informed about the system, the data flow and the availability of the data.
 * Explain possible access right definitions and password protection.
 * Explain how proper citation and persistent identification of data is assured.
 * Avoid high-end project web pages.
 * Concentrate on data collection, technical quality, complete metainformation, import and availability.
 * Define a data policy in agreement with the partners.
 * Define the goals of the project data management: availability, long-term archiving, publication, compilations ...
 * Define a dynamic project specific list of parameters with unit on the project web pages.
 * Collect any metainformation related to the project: adress of institutions, scientists with email and phone number and provide dynamic lists through the project web pages.
 * Keep track on
 * data provider, parameter, amount and date of delivery; keep contact and ensure proper data flow and collection; personal meetings might be better than email or phone,
 * activities, e.g. expeditions, cruises; import sample or station lists when expedition report is available; keep list of campaigns and events up-to-date,
 * publications; provide a dynamic list of project related publications with links to data,
 * existing data usefull to the project and import.
 * Assure consequent usage of event labels throughout the project!
 * List possible groups/PI with related data contributions on a web page and povide status of availability.
 * Give feedback to data contributors about the availability of their data; always ask for proof read.
 * Definition of the data flow should include
 * identification of existing and new data,
 * quality control and proof read,
 * formats for import,
 * information about citation and DOI.

Draft text for proposals, reports and web pages

 * Proposal draft text
 * Project web pages
 * IODP
 * rcom
 * HERMES + HERMES on WDC-MARE, HERMES2
 * ANDRILL
 * IPY, D-IPY
 * INDAS
 * AWI, PACES of AWI
 * Forschungsschiff SONNE
 * IPY


 * KDM?