In my introductory blog post, I mentioned that this series would approach scientific data management from both bottom-up and top-down perspectives. The last two posts introducing the small lab and research center described data management issues specific to those…
Data Management for Scientific Research
Driving open-source innovation requires staying in tune with emerging research trends
by nara • March 7, 2013 • 0 Comments
During our weekly lunch seminar, Staff Scientist Frank Farach presented on the four major research trends that impact data management and consequently our decisions about OS RexDB. 1) Decentralization of electronic data capture (EDC). Researchers are moving away from costly…
Introduction to Case Study #2: The Research Center
by Frank • November 30, 2012 • 0 Comments
In my last post, we learned about our first case study: a small fictional lab that, like many, has formidable data management challenges. In this post, we’ll get acquainted with the challenges confronting a fictional research center, examining its…
Introduction to case study # 1: The small lab
by Frank • November 15, 2012 • 0 Comments
In my inaugural post on RexDB.org, I shared my plan to ground this series on data management for scientific research in common real-world scenarios. In this post, I’ll get this started by introducing a small lab, the first of…
Good Data Management as Good Science
by Frank • October 24, 2012 • 0 Comments
My name is Frank Farach, and I recently joined Prometheus Research as a Staff Scientist. I’m thrilled to be blogging here about scientific data management. In my 12-year career as a clinical psychology researcher and statistical consultant at several…