Training

USGS Data Management Training Modules

These six interactive modules help researchers, data stewards, managers and the public gain an understanding of the value of data management in science and provide best practices to perform good data management within their organization.

• Additional Resources [PDF]
• Glossary [PDF]

For technical difficulties, contact GS_Data_Management@usgs.gov.

• Value of Data Management 
  Slides [PDF]
  Hutchison, V.B., Burley, T.E., Chang, M.Y., Chatfield, T.A., Cook, R.B., Henkel, H.S., Strasser, C.A., Zolly, L.S., 2013, USGS data management training modules—value of data management: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
   
• Science Data Lifecycle 
  Slides [PDF]
  Henkel, H.S., Hutchison, V.B., Langseth, M.L., Thibodeaux, C.J., Zolly, L.S., 2015, USGS data management training modules—USGS science data lifecycle: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
   
• Planning for Data Management 
  Slides [PDF]
  Hutchison, V.B.,, Burley, T.E., Chang, M.Y., Chatfield, T.A., Cook, R.B., Henkel, H.S., Strasser, C.A., Zolly, L.S., 2013, USGS data management training modules—planning for data management: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
   
• Planning for Data Management: Part 2 
  Slides [PDF]
  Langseth, M.L., Henkel, H.S., Hutchison, V.B., Thibodeaux, C.J., Zolly, L.S., 2015, USGS data management training modules—planning for data management part II using the DMPTool to create data management plans: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
   
• Best Practices for Preparing Science Data to Share  
  Slides [PDF]
  Hutchison, V.B., Burley, T.E., Chang, M.Y., Chatfield, T.A., Cook, R.B., Henkel, H.S., Strasser, C.A., Zolly, L.S., 2013, USGS data management training modules—best practices for preparing science data to share: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.
   
• Metadata for Research Data 
  Slides [PDF]
  Zolly, L.S., Henkel, H.S., Hutchison, V.B., Langseth, M.L., Thibodeaux, C.J., 2015, USGS data management training modules—metadata for research data: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7RJ4GGJ.

USGS Data Release Training

The ScienceBase Data Release (SBDR) Team regularly provides trainings on data release in USGS. A news item is posted on the Science Data Management website in advance of each training. The USGS Data Release page also describes the USGS Data Release process in more detail. 

Acknowledgments

The USGS Data Management Training modules were funded by the USGS Community for Data Integration and the USGS Office of Organizational and Employee Development's Technology Enabled Learning Program in collaboration with Bureau of Land Management, California Digital Library, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Special thanks to Jeffrey Morisette, Dept. of the Interior North Central Climate Science Center; Janice Gordon, USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis; National Indian Programs Training Center; and Keith Kirk, USGS Office of Science Quality Information.

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