An introduction to the Dryad digital repository, submission of data to Dryad and the Dryad data curation processes.

1. Data curation at Dryad Digital Repository
Jane Frazier
A former curator’s perspective

2. 1.Introduction to Dryad
2.Data submission
3.Data curation processes & workflows

3. http://datadryad.org/ 19,483 data files in 6,378 data packages 353 journals 75 integrated journals 22,655 authors 587,020 downloads

4. Partnerships

6. Tech infrastructure

7. Partner journals

8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2014.19
http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fj974

10. Submitting data to Dryad
Dryad accepts content associated with published articles:
•Data files
–Spreadsheets & CSVs
–DNA alignments
–Gene sequencing
–Phylogenetic trees
–Images & video
–GIS
•Software scripts

11. Sidlauskas B (2007) Data from: Testing for unequal rates of morphological diversification in the absence of a detailed phylogeny: a case study from characiform fishes. Dryad Digital Repository. http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.20

12. Riju A, Chandrasekar A, Arunachalam V (2007) Data from: Mining for single nucleotide polymorphisms and insertions / deletions in expressed sequence tag libraries of oil palm. Dryad Digital Repository.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.157

13. Drew JA, Philipp C, Westneat MW (2013) Data from: Shark tooth weapons from the 19th century reflect shifting baselines in Central Pacific predator assemblies. Dryad Digital Repository.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6b2c9

14. Data curation
•Manage multiple submission workflows
•Accept/reject data submissions
•Manage data embargoes
•Oversee DOI assignment
•Manage data citation
•Ensure link with publication
•Author name & Journal name authority control
•Metadata consistency & quality control

15. DOI minting

16. Basic submission workflow

17. Integrated workflow without review
Integrated workflow with review
Integrated submission workflows

18. Rejection of submissions
•Duplicated submission/duplicated files
•Data not associated with a publication
•Corrupt data files
•Non-Creative Commons licencing
•Manuscript submitted
•Human subject data insufficiently anonymised

19. Data embargo

20. Resources
Dryad wiki: http://wiki.datadryad.org/
Dryad blog: http://blog.datadryad.org/
Dryad on Twitter: @datadryad
Dryad metadata schema:
http://datadryad.org/profile/v3.1/dryad.xsd
Dryad Data Citation Practices presentation for ANDS
by Ryan Scherle, Dryad repository architect:
http://youtu.be/4xtwOPPcuXo