Managing research data right, from the start
I m really partial to books about data management. This might be because I am currently writing my fourth book relating to data management, but there are honestly lots of great data management books out there. There are actually so many Continue reading
I m very excited that the RDAP report Accessibility for Data and Data Repositories: Understanding and Applying the 2024 ADA Title II Rule is now available. I was a co-chair of the group that wrote this report, alongside Rachel Woodbrook and Continue reading
Today, I want to continue to discuss various ways to make research data more accessible. While there are specific accessibility recommendations for specific types of data files, such as recommendations for accessible and reusable spreadsheets, we re going to focus on Continue reading
Last month, I blogged about the need to include accessibility in the discussions of research data reproducibility and reusability. This month, I want to address one way to do that. Specifically, we re going to talk about color. Color appears in Continue reading
I ve been blogging a little bit about topics at the intersection of accessibility and data sharing in the last year or so. This has been due to my having Long COVID and reinterpreting how I think about my body and Continue reading
I’ve been writing about data management plans (DMPs) for over a decade on this blog and, while sometimes it feels like I’ve already discussed this topic plenty, the universe decided to throw a curve ball and make me write about Continue reading
I ve been working as a librarian for over a decade. But for some reason, this is the year I ve been discovered by journalists. I have appeared in Nature three times this academic year. The three articles include: Wild, S. (2025) Continue reading
I ve been doing a lot of research into accessibility recently, specifically thinking about how to make research data files more accessible. There is a lot of existing content about the accessibility of common file types used in business (e.g. Word, Continue reading
I recently attended an RDAP webinar about data sharing for physical samples. While the requirement to share this type of data is not universal, it is increasingly popping up in public access policies. Economically and scientifically, it makes sense to Continue reading
We ve thankfully reached the end of 2025. It s been a rollercoaster of a year, with lots of ups and downs both personally and professionally. On the professional side, I ve had some really solid highlights, so it seems fitting to review Continue reading