Dear Ecolog Community
Registration is open for the January DataONE Webinar Series event (www. dataone.org/webinars). *Assuring the quality of your data: A natural history collection community perspective* Katja C. Seltman (UCSB), Deborah Paul (iDigBio), Laura Russell and David Bloom (VertNet) Tuesday *January 12th at 9:00am Pacific / 12:00 noon Eastern*. The webinar abstract is available below. There is no cost to registration however you must pre-register at: www.dataone.org/upcoming- webinar. We welcome you to join us for this and future webinars in the series. Webinars are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern Time. They will be recorded and made available for viewing latter the same day. A Q&A forum will also be available to attendees and later viewers alike. More information on the DataONE Webinar Series can be found at: www.dataone .org/webinars and we welcome suggestions for speakers and topics. Best Amber Webinar Abstract: Drawing from examples within the taxonomic and natural history collection communities, this webinar will detail the data types and challenges of biological specimen data. We’ll explore the value and import of data quality open resources, the current status of data assurance practices as well as some more practical 'how-to’ examples of implementing data quality assurance (QA) methods. For example, QA of publicly shared data is critical for effective use and reuse. As part of the data life cycle, QA often occurs following the collection of data. However, planning for quality assurance in advance of data collection is time efficient and much cheaper than trying to clean up and standardize later. QA planning can help avoid commonly occurring data collection / entry errors. -- Amber E Budden, PhD Director for Community Engagement and Outreach DataONE University of New Mexico 1312 Basehart SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Tel: 505-814-1112 Cell: 505-205-7675 Fax: 505-246-6007