On this episode, I’m joined by Steve Van Tuyl, the Digital Repository Librarian at Oregon State University, where he manages the university’s institutional repository, ScholarsArchive@OSU, and participates in providing research data services to students and faculty. Prior to his work at OSU, Steve was a Data Services Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University and a Reference Librarian at the University of Pittsburgh. In a previous life, Steve was a Biologist with the USDA Forest Service, conducting research on disturbance impacts on forest carbon cycling.

Segment 1: Data management basics [00:00-11:06]

In this first segment, Steve and Katie talk about the components of data management and some best practices for data storage.

Segment 2: Writing data management plans [11:07-22:01]

In segment two, Steve and Katie discuss requirements and best practices for writing data management plans.

Segment 3: Open science [22:02-33:50]

In segment three, Steve shares some his thoughts on the “open science” movement.

Bonus Clip: Why you should expand your 2-page data management plan [00:00-3:39]

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