Zebrafish AND

Data ManagementJulie Goldman

LIS 532G Fall 2013

Teaching Case for Data Management

key concepts in the narrative of the research story are pulled out to model the seven parts of a DMP

three teaching points elaborate the need for a change in the research process

questions used to integrate discussion to give insight to acceptable data management practices for similar research environments

Case Narrative

Using Zebrafish as a Model System for Studying

Motor Axon Guidance & Motoneuron Disease

Beattie Lab

Research

investigating the biological basis of motoneuron diseases SMA and ALS genetic models of zebrafish

Narrative QuotesThe majority of the research involves “general lab work”

Most of the computers attached to our equipment are very low tech and old.

I always print out a hard copy of any images and paste them in my lab notebook.

This is a big change from the paper notebook log perviously used.

Publications are considered the “electronic” form of data conservation around here.

Integrating the Narrative with the Seven Data

Management Principles

Main Teaching Points

Linking and Finding Data

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no standardizations for files or notebooks must link between the experiment description and the experiment results

Storage and BackupCDs are not regarded as long-term sharing via Dropbox and Google Drive regular copying, data migration, upgrade to current formats updating the lab computers can reduce the team’s responsibility

Preservationpublications and zebrafish lines are shared with the science community the raw data is NOT being preserved use resources available to determine the best actions for archiving and preserving scientific research

Discussion Questions

Managing Lab Notebooks

What are some additional purposes for maintaining lab notebooks?

What information from this project do you think should be recorded?

Managing Lab Notebooks

What kind of roles and services can librarians offer to assist institutional researchers’ obtaining and use of ELNs?

What are the differences in storage and long-term preservation considerations of paper lab notebooks and ELNs?

Tracking Microscopy Images

What kinds of technologies or workflows could improve the lab’s management of microscopy images?

Linking & Sharing Software and Devices What is a better long-term solution for the record keeping needs of the fish facility and for linking laboratory?

What types of issues relating to curation and preservation could arise when using this type of material?

Institutional Resources

What types of data management support and services can librarians offer researchers to increase institutional repository usage?

Questions?THANKS!