One of the joys of writing a book is being able to reference your friends’ books in your writing. @cghlewis.bsky.social @lyndamk.bsky.social

It depends on the context, but this a good use case for image descriptions in combination with tactile diagrams and/or 3D models if at all possible. Best guidance I could find on the topic is in this pdf, starting on page 79.

I'm trying to find guidelines for writing alt text for chemical structures and the Google Scholar search for "alt text chemical structure" is just so bad. The top 9 results show up because of the text: "alt text is not available for this image," which is just layers of awful. #accessibility #a11y

I'm trying to find resources on how to make research data more reproducible, specifically about video files (I already have resources for images, audio, spreadsheets, etc.). Anyone know of anything specific to sharing reproducible videos? #dataManagement #dataSharing

I'm very excited that the @rdapassociation.bsky.social report "Accessibility for Data and Data Repositories: Understanding and Applying the 2024 ADA Title II Rule" is now available: doi.org/10.31274/isu... Lots of useful stuff in there for both librarians and researchers on #accessibility.

I'm continuing my blog post series on the accessibility of research data with a new post on plain language: dataabinitio.com?p=1265 Plain language isn't applicable to data (don't alter your data) but is perfect for documentation. Use it to make your documentation as understandable as possible.

Issue 52 of #rdmweekly is out! 📬 ➡️ Introducing Open Data Format ➡️ @improvingpsych.org Products ➡️ An Annotated Bibliography of Data Management Books for Librarians @kbriney.bsky.social @hedgielib.bsky.social ➡️ Template for Data Cleaning Guidance and SOP rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...

RDM Weekly - Issue 052

A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.

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I'm back from vacation to good news: my article with @hedgielib.bsky.social was published in IASSIST Quarterly: doi.org/10.29173/iq1... There are an overwhelming 32 books on data management/data services for librarians. This article is your guide to pick the right one for you.

A surfeit of sources: An annotated bibliography of data management books for librarians iassistquarterly.com/index.php/ia... Newest from @kbriney.bsky.social and I ! We examined over 30 books that cover data management for a librarian audience. Find your favorites!

I just turned in my final exam for ASL 4, meaning my two years of studying ASL at PCC are over. It's been a very fun adventure. Learning ASL was very rewarding and I think it's a great idea for people who work with the public, such as librarians, to know a little bit of sign language.

1. How common is LLM use in scientific publishing, and how does it vary across field, publisher, journal prestige, author demographics etc.? @kylesiler.bsky.social has new paper in PNAS that addresses this question on a massive scale: 7.3 million papers from Elsevier, PLOS, MDPI, and Frontiers.

The diffusion of large language models in published academic articles | PNAS

Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly changing academic research, raising questions of who is adopting these tools and under what conditions. Th...

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I'm working on a series about research data accessibility on my blog and this month's post is about the use of color in research data: dataabinitio.com?p=1258 #accessibility #a11y #dataManagement #dataSharing

I'm working on a series about research data accessibility on my blog and this month's post is about the use of color in research data: dataabinitio.com?p=1258 #accessibility #a11y #dataManagement #dataSharing

I'm writing book #4 and today's random search is: how effective is a sledgehammer for destroying data on a hard drive? The answer seems to be somewhat, if you hit the drive enough times with a big enough hammer. But other methods are more reliable. darwinsdata.com/does-hammeri...

Does hammering a hard drive destroy it? - Darwin's Data

Hammering a hard drive can definitely destroy it, but whether it does so completely depends on a few factors. In this article, we'll look at whether hammering

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I'm catching up on NNLM Region 5's regular newsletter and am really annoyed to see Autism Speaks listed in the Resource Spotlight section. This is a general reminder to not support that group because Autistic people say not to, for myriad reasons. If you want a better resource, try ASAN.

I’m hyper-focusing on a new hobby: bead embroidery. I got this kit from Etsy (CraftShopOnline) and absolutely loved putting it together. It’s so shiny and pretty.

Yes, yes, I know. Would you accept a new book about data sharing instead? No? Too bad, because that’s what I’m currently writing.

Abigail Goben @hedgielib.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh look, it's me recommending pretty much everything @kbriney.bsky.social has written. and me once again nudging her for a second edition of her first book. (3/)

I have lots of feelings about the DMSPs templates that will be implemented next week by the NSF and next month by the NIH: + potential for easier compliance for everyone (researchers, agencies, and more) - the roll out of the new templates has been problematic My thoughts: dataabinitio.com?p=1250

Reflecting on how many talks at #RDAP26 describe a curated data repository and an uncurated documents repository. My library does the opposite: an uncurated data repository and a curated article repository. I think this works for us, as we have 75k+ data records and 100k+ articles. But interesting.

My kids’ school is expected to strike starting tomorrow and my laptop is still with IT after a worm hit our library network hard last week. 🙃 But somehow, I’m going to still try to make all of #RDAP26 this week because it’s my favorite conference of the year.

I've been doing a lot of Mad Libs with my son lately, and I thought it would be fun to put one together with a data management theme. You can complete your own here: cghlewis.github.io/data_mgmt_ma...

Thank you to CaRCC's data-facing track for having me today to talk about accessible research data. I had fun presenting and we had a lovely discussion afterward.

We have published a Book Review of @kbriney.bsky.social's book "The Data Management Workbook" written by our very own Data Editor Allie Tatarian 📘 Check it out #DataLibs! doi.org/10.7191/jesl...

JeSLIB@jeslibjournal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Congrats @kbriney.bsky.social! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 Awesome to see your workbook published! 📘 You can read about the development and creation of Kristin's book in her recent JeSLIB article: doi.org/10.7191/jesl...

🎉🎉🎉

Ashley Jester@ajester.bsky.social · 4mo ago

And just like that we have “The Data Management Workbook” by @kbriney.bsky.social on the shelf at the MBLWHOI Library (McLean branch) 🥰

I’m trying to figure out what type of birds these are. I saw them today in Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley) but they don’t look like any ducks I’m used to seeing. Anyone have any help? My bird book was no help. #bird #birding #birdID #help

Thanks so much Allie and @jeslibjournal.bsky.social for such a lovely review of my book!

JeSLIB@jeslibjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New Book Review! 📘 "Review of The Data Management Workbook by Kristin Briney" by Allie Tatarian #DataLibs #DataManagement #BookReview doi.org/10.7191/jesl...

I'm honored to appear in Nature for the third (!) time this academic year, this time discussing the data deluge: doi.org/10.1038/d415... I'm so pleased to see Nature covering such important data topics and it was an honor to discuss them with journalist Sarah Wild.

Drowning in data sets? Here’s how to cut them down to size

Indefinite data retention is neither financially nor practically possible, but there are ways to give your data maximal long-term value.

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Very cool story about finding and reusing old data!

Ashley Jester@ajester.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Pinch me, I'm done 🥰 www.npr.org/2026/03/22/n...

I have an Excel joke it's really good most people rate it Oct 10

Saavik ‘Impaired Ankle’ Ford@saavikford.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I have a black hole joke but I’m not sure you’d get anything out of it

I have a data sharing joke but it’s only available by request.

Sanjay Srivastava@sanjaysrivastava.com · 5mo ago

I have a p-hacking joke but I can't repeat it