Data, Data Everywhere but Not a Byte to Read: Managing Monitoring Information.

Stafford, Susan G.

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ERIC Number: EJ473607

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Publication Date: 1993

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Data, Data Everywhere but Not a Byte to Read: Managing Monitoring Information.

Stafford, Susan G.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v26 n2-3 p125-41 Jul 1993

Describes the Forest Science Data Bank that contains 2,400 data sets from over 350 existing ecological studies. Database features described include involvement of the scientific community; database documentation; data quality assurance; security; data access and retrieval; and data import/export flexibility. Appendices present the Quantitative Sciences Group's development grants and workshops. (Contains 12 references.) (MDH)

Descriptors: Data, Databases, Ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Forestry, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Water Resources

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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