110915 DataManagementNotes

Participants: Ruth Duerr, Ron Weaver, Bob Downs, Matt Mayernik, Jeff Arnfield, Erin Robinson, Carol Meyer

Review action items
- Ruth - breadcrumbs on the module. Name on each slide in upper left corner is sufficient. (closed)
- Erin - Created email for questions related to short course (closed)
- Ruth - Drafted author guidelines. (closed)
Workshop update?
- AGU status?
Modules status
Review author's guide
- Ruth created the author's guide
  - 10 slides - does it include shell or content? ~ 7 body pages per module
  - don't want module titles and what's on the wiki to to diverge
  - In general reference - add style guide for references - AGU/AMS style guide
Discuss module review process
- Review Criteria:
  - Add to author's guide what review process
  - Want to make sure the content is balanced, concise and complete
  - Conforms to author's guide
  - Reasonable ref check
  - Understandability/Simplicity - to non-expert (right level of details)
    - Undergraduate level or general college level
    - reasonably simple for non expert to understand
- Review Process:
  - review board
  - Blind peer-review
  - Blind review within the board
  - Bob Downs volunteered to help review.
  - Each module reviewed by one other person and need a way to track that.
  - Reviewers can make changes; evolve as we go w/ questions.
  - When modules are nearly set - running them by NOAA for review.
    - NESDIS Headquarters -EDMC (Jeff DLB/Lewis)
Schedule - October 15 for draft
Stipend/Honorarium - $100 If we think we need someone to edit/vet these may be good to pay.
- Could UIUC students review?
Actions
- Ruth add contact email and version to template and upload to the wiki
- Erin email group when clarify identifier issue.
- Carol - Action for Glossary.
- Ruth will follow-up on involving UIUC Students
- Carol will follow-up on NOAA NESDIS reviewers
- Bob Downs volunteered to review
- Ruth will add review criteria to author guidelines
- Matt Mayernik is looking into options for reference style guidelines and report back with a few options
- Carol will report back when AGU side meeting is confirmed.