Research Resources

Cornell Box: Cloud Service & Data Repository. For information on using Box, see this General FAQ document. For undergraduates collecting & uploading data see this FAQ document.
Student Exit Form: To be completed by any Cornell or visiting student/Post Doc before leaving SWL.
Cornell Research Data Management Group: Resources on managing data, writing data management plans (DMPs), on-campus resources for help with data management
Data ONE: Major group devoted to promoting management and availability of environmental data- lots of resources on all aspects of data management. Especially check out these education modules if you want to learn more about data management.
ESIP Commons: 'Data Management Short Course' from Federation of Earth Science Information Partners
SQL-R Code for managing data in a database: Commonly used scripts compiled by lab member Janet Barclay. Also, check out her own database design.

Presentation on calculating detection limits for analytical instruments given by Paul Herendeen, Soil & Water Lab member.
IUPAC and USEPA standards

Metadata Management

GIS metadata guidelines : Resources from Federal Geographic Data Commitee (FGDC)
Ecological metadata language (EML) Specs for documenting ecological data
Formal metadata guidelines : Resources from US Geological Survey

Connect to Lab Data Storage

Bring a laptop or other wifi-capable device to B72
Connect to the NASAttach wifi network
- On a Windows machine, connect to the server, '\\192.168.1.101' which should show up as 'DEEPSTORE'
- On a Mac, go to the finder and hit Command-k, then enter in '192.168.1.101'
Open the 'lachat' or 'ic' folder as needed
Copy the files, then disconnect from the wifi network

DMP Tool : Tool for making Data Management Plans
IEDA DMP Tool : Tool by IEDA (Integrated Earth Data Applications) for making DMPs

Data Sharing & Storage

Cornell eCommons: Repository for data collected by Soil and Water Lab researchers
CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System: a Water Data Center. In development.

Library Guides

Cornell's Mann Library provides a great library guide for biogeochemists. We sure do like the information on library services, workshops, RSS feeds, and copyright information.

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