Ag Data Commons Metrics

The Ag Data Commons has been live since 2015. For the first time, you can see interactive visualizations of our monthly activity metrics. Visit the Ag Data Commons Metrics Page to see how we have grown over the past two years. For example, our community of submitters is larger, recent harvests have expanded the number of agencies we support, and our datasets are getting downloaded and cited. You can also now see live statistics.

Creating a Data Management Plan Webinar

The original broadcast date of this webinar has passed, but you can view the recorded webinar here / Password: NukEcG3p

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Join us for our next webinar and learn how to create a data management plan.

Creating a Data Management Plan
Tuesday, March 20 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST

This webinar is a basic overview of a data management plan (DMP). We will cover:

• What a data management plan is
• Why we create DMPs
• Overview of the components of a DMP
• Review of an actual DMP section by section
• Time for questions

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Each month we offer a webinar with topics ranging from introduction for new users to topics with a more targeted focus. We also leave time for organized question and answer periods. To join us for any of the upcoming webinars, you can:

• Email NAL-ADC-Curator@ars.usda.gov. We will mail the join information to you for this and future webinars.
• Check back here in the news section for the next webinar's connect information. Please note each meeting number will be different.

If there are any topics you want to see covered, please let us know. We may be able to incorporate them into upcoming webinars.

Upcoming Webinar Schedule:

Tuesday, March 20 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - Creating a Data Management Plan
Tuesday, April 24 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - Making Data Machine Readable
Tuesday, May22 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - What's New? Updated Features in the Ag Data Commons

Ag Data Commons 2018 First Quarter Webinar Schedule

The Ag Data Commons announces its upcoming schedule of monthly webinars! Each month we will offer a webinar with topics ranging from introduction for new users to topics with a more targeted focus, as well as time for organized question and answer periods. To join us for any of the upcoming webinars, please email NAL-ADC-Curator@ars.usda.gov to have the join information emailed to you for future webinars, or check back here for the next meeting's connect information, as each meeting number will be different. If there are any topics you are especially interested in, please let us know and we may be able to incorporate them into one of the upcoming webinars.

First Quarter Webinar Schedule:

Tuesday, February 20 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - Introduction to the Ag Data Commons
Tuesday, March 20 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - Creating a Data Management Plan
Tuesday, April 24 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST - TBD

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Introduction to the Ag Data Commons
Tuesday, February 20 @ 1:00 PM -2:00 PM EST

This webinar is a basic introduction to the Ag Data Commons . It is intended for researchers who may be submitting data to Ag Data Commons. We will focus on creating datasets and uploading data resources, rather than how to find and use datasets that others have submitted. We will cover:

• A brief overview of the Ag Data Commons system, including what to submit
• How to create and edit a dataset
• How to add a data resource
• How to submit your dataset for review
• Other tips for using the Ag Data Commons for individuals and groups

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The original air date of this webinar has passed, but you can view our Ag Data Commons User Instruction Series on the National Agricultural Library's YouTube channel. These video tutorials review much of the webinar's live demo content.

The NAL's Knowledge Services website recently added the new Guidelines for Data Management Planning, with the support of the Ag Data Commons team, who are available to provide assistance with Data Management Plans (DMPs). The guidelines follow US Federal public access and open data directives and also comply with a broad range of current funding agency requirements. Typical DMP components are described, with examples for many agricultural research domains, as well as links to sample DMPs.