LUQUILLO LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM 18th Annual Meeting LUQUILLO LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM Information Management Report January.

18th Annual Meeting LUQUILLO LONG-TERM LUQUILLO LONG-TERM

ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMPROGRAM

Information Management Information Management ReportReport

January 14, 2007, EVFSBY: Eda C. Meléndez-Colom

Information Management Report Information Management Report OverviewOverview

ActivitiesActivities– NetworkNetwork– Data ManagementData Management– InreachInreach– OutreachOutreach2007 Goals2007 Goals

Information Management Report Information Management Report Activities: Activities: NetworkNetwork

NIS databasesNIS databases– All-Site BibliographyAll-Site Bibliography– ClimdbClimdb– TRENDS (LUQ’s and NIS’)TRENDS (LUQ’s and NIS’)– DTOCDTOCIM IM CommitteeCommittee Special Special ProjectsProjects– Databits Articles Databits Articles ((FallFall 2006 2006))

– Web Standards DocumentWeb Standards DocumentIMEXEC MemberIMEXEC MemberASM PosterASM Poster

Information Management Report Information Management Report Activities: Activities: Data ManagementData Management

LUQ Online datasetsLUQ Online datasets– Database readyDatabase ready– Prepare for AnalysisPrepare for Analysis

New datasets available New datasets available onlineonline– Published: 12Published: 12

8 Released (data online)8 Released (data online)4 not released (metadata 4 not released (metadata only online)only online)

– Total in IMS: 111Total in IMS: 11134 ongoing 34 ongoing 81 completed81 completed ……

onlineonline In IMS only In IMS only (not (not released)released)

Ongoing Ongoing (Long-Term)(Long-Term)

2929 55

completedcompleted 7575 66

Information Management Report Information Management Report Activities: Activities: Data Management (continues)Data Management (continues)

Data Management Data Management ProtocolsProtocols– Written and online: Written and online:

http://luq.lternet.edu/luq/atamng/defahttp://luq.lternet.edu/luq/atamng/default.html#IMSProtocolsult.html#IMSProtocols

– Implementation of data Implementation of data entry and QC proceduresentry and QC procedures

Special Databases web Special Databases web publicationpublication– End Notes LUQ LTER End Notes LUQ LTER

PubsPubsSelf-TrainningSelf-Trainning– Web designWeb design– Web Programming: Web Programming:

scriptsscripts

Information Management Report Information Management Report Activities: Activities: InreachInreach

Implementation of plone Implementation of plone sitessites– CTECTE– LUQ Pubs’ PDFsLUQ Pubs’ PDFs““Gotitas del Saber”Gotitas del Saber”http://luq.lternet.edu/Datamng/GotitasdelSaber/inhttp://luq.lternet.edu/Datamng/GotitasdelSaber/index.htmldex.html

Re-Implementation of LUQ Re-Implementation of LUQ Web site’s “What’s New”Web site’s “What’s New” http://luq.lternet.edu/http://luq.lternet.edu/

Information Management Report Information Management Report Activities: Activities: OutreachOutreach

Schoolyard ActivitiesSchoolyard Activities– Visit to all 3 schoolsVisit to all 3 schools– Web Site design: Web Site design:

http://luq.lternet.edu/luq/outreach/schoolyard/index.htmlhttp://luq.lternet.edu/luq/outreach/schoolyard/index.html

– pre-Internshippre-InternshipWorkshopWorkshopDataEntry Sheets and Data worksheets DataEntry Sheets and Data worksheets design and preparationdesign and preparation

– InternshipInternshipHands-On workshop to enter dataHands-On workshop to enter dataData summary and charts designData summary and charts designPresentationPresentation

– Post-InternshipPost-InternshipInternship Web site design and publication: Internship Web site design and publication: http://luq.lternet.edu/outreach/schoolyard/Activities/2006Intehttp://luq.lternet.edu/outreach/schoolyard/Activities/2006Internship/InternshipMain.htmlrnship/InternshipMain.html

ITES non-LTERITES non-LTER– Excel template designExcel template design

Information Management Report Information Management Report 2007 Goals: 2007 Goals: Network RelatedNetwork Related

LUQ’s Metadata EML level 5LUQ’s Metadata EML level 5

NIS databases:NIS databases:– SiteDB Info updateSiteDB Info update– All-Sites BibliographyAll-Sites Bibliography– ClimDB : others?ClimDB : others?– Harvested USGS streamflow Harvested USGS streamflow

datadata– TRENDSTRENDS

LTER IM’s GIS special committeeLTER IM’s GIS special committee– Design and implement surveyDesign and implement survey

Information Management Report Information Management Report 2007 Goals: 2007 Goals: Inreach RelatedInreach Related

Web site’s Capabilities (New design? Web site’s Capabilities (New design? More services?)More services?)– Searcheable databases online (by Searcheable databases online (by

Owner’s request)Owner’s request)– Web forms: Metadata, RequestsWeb forms: Metadata, Requests

More Plone sites:More Plone sites:– Synthesis Book (Waide’s request)Synthesis Book (Waide’s request)– Other LT Data Bases uploads Other LT Data Bases uploads

(Silver’s request)(Silver’s request)

Publish Existing IM Procedures Publish Existing IM Procedures ProtocolProtocol

Information Management Report Information Management Report 2007 Goals: 2007 Goals: Outreach RelatedOutreach Related

Finish LUQ LTER Finish LUQ LTER Schoolyard’s online Schoolyard’s online personnel Directorypersonnel Directory

Complete metadata for Complete metadata for Schoolyard’s dataSchoolyard’s data

Design IM Project with Design IM Project with ILTER sitesILTER sites

Information Management Report Information Management Report Useful InformationUseful Information

Links:Links:– LTERDB - Integrated LTER LTERDB - Integrated LTER

Database projectDatabase project (NIS): (NIS):http://intranet.lternet.edu/http://intranet.lternet.edu/

projects/informatics/projects/informatics/LUQ’s IM Page:LUQ’s IM Page:

http://luq.lternet.edu/datamnghttp://luq.lternet.edu/datamng/index.html/index.html

– LUQ’s Personnel Directory LUQ’s Personnel Directory (Local):(Local):

http://luq.lternet.edu/people/http://luq.lternet.edu/people/

Information Management Report Information Management Report Useful Information: Useful Information: Data entry and QC Data entry and QC

proceduresprocedures

√√ √√ of data enteredof data entered– At IMAt IM– Report generation cicle for Report generation cicle for

InvestigatorInvestigator

Data ManipulationData Manipulation– Conversion of spreadsheet to a Conversion of spreadsheet to a

databasedatabaseSQL friendly data setSQL friendly data setStandarization: date format, column Standarization: date format, column labels, species codes, site nameslabels, species codes, site namesGraphs generationGraphs generation

– Merging datasets for synthesisMerging datasets for synthesis

Data Archival and/or publicationData Archival and/or publication

Information Management Report Information Management Report Useful InformationUseful Information

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