Designing a Reproducible and Collaborative Lab (RCL)

data-science

collaboration

reproducible-research

Authors

Julien Brun

Renata Curty

Greg Janée

Published

December 6, 2024

The Designing a Reproducible and Collaborative Lab (RCL) Program, currently piloted by the Research Data Services (RDS) department at the UCSB Library, combines group workshops, self-paced learning, and personalized coaching sessions for Faculty and their Team(s) on the following topics:

Topics

Coding as a lab
Managing your lab data
Automating your analytical workflows
Documenting & preserving things to make them reusable

Format

Scheduled at your convenience
4 workshops (2-3h) as a primer on a specific topic
Personalized coaching sessions focused on lab-specific needs

Outcomes

More reproducible management of your lab’s scientific products (data, code, and more!)
Better analytical strategies for collaboration safety nets for your research lab content
More efficient reuse of your work
Streamlined on- and off-boarding of collaborators

Learning Opportunities

Leverage GitHub to manage and collaborate on your lab’s code
Develop strategies to centralize and manage your lab’s data
Set up templates and guidelines on how to document your lab research and improve its reusability
Establish lab operating procedures and documentation standards
Protect your lab’s scientific products against loss through backup and computing resources strategies

Want to know more?

If you are interested in this program, please see the about page to connect with us.

Citation

BibTeX citation:

@online{brun2024,
  author = {Brun, Julien and Curty, Renata and Janée, Greg},
  title = {Designing a {Reproducible} and {Collaborative} {Lab} {(RCL)}},
  date = {2024-12-06},
  url = {https://ucsb-library-research-data-services.github.io/reproducible-lab/},
  langid = {en}
}

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Brun, Julien, Renata Curty, and Greg Janée. 2024. “Designing a Reproducible and Collaborative Lab (RCL).” December 6, 2024. https://ucsb-library-research-data-services.github.io/reproducible-lab/.