Resources

  • Data - entry point to the LTER data catalog with full metadata descriptions.
  • Documents - historical archive and committee repository.
  • Images from LTER sites and activities.
  • Publications - in the cumulative all-site bibliography.
  • Site Contacts - general and specific contact information for sites.
  • Email Lists - view frequently requested network email lists.
  • EcoTrends - access the EcoTrends project web application.
  • Databits - LTER community information management newsletter.
  • Network News - LTER Network Online Newsletter.

Timely Links

Update Network Databases

  • Personal Profile - manage personal contact information.
  • Site Personnel - manage site personnel contact information and site lists.
  • Site Profile - change site contacts and research site attributes.
  • Bibliography - upload and edit site bibliographic entries.
  • Climate/Hydrology - update site metadata and harvest information.
  • Email Lists - view and manage email lists for site and network.

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2012 LTER All Scientists Meeting Announcement

The 2012 LTER All Scientists Meeting will take place from September 10-13. Please mark the dates on your calendars.

Do You Have Password Fatigue?

Submitted by James Brunt on January 19, 2012 - 11:30am

Last week it was revealed that a malware worm was used to siphon off  45,000 user credentials (login and password combinations) from Facebook (www.darkreading.com).  Facebook credentials and Facebook profile information have already been successfully used to target user accounts of corporate and financial systems.

December 2011 NIS Update and News

Submitted by Mark Servilla on January 9, 2012 - 11:26am

Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year to all! Below, please find your monthly update of NIS development activities for December 2011.

Report of the LTER 30-Year Review Committee Released

Submitted by James Brunt on December 12, 2011 - 12:45pm

NSF has posted the long-awaited 30-year review committee report to it's website. Long-Term Ecological Research Program: A Report of the 30 Year Review Committee

LTER and NEON

Submitted by James Brunt on December 12, 2011 - 10:14am

LTER Chair Scott Collins recently co-authored a short article on the complimentary nature of LTER and NEON. The article appears in the NEON December email newsletter.

2011 November NIS Update

Submitted by Mark Servilla on December 5, 2011 - 10:38pm

I hope the upcoming holiday season is wonderful, with lots of deserved rest and cheer!  Here is your latest update from the NIS developers...

2011 October NIS Update

Submitted by Mark Servilla on November 11, 2011 - 3:49pm

Why was the skeleton afraid to cross the street?  Because he had no guts! I hope everyone had a frightful Halloween with lots of ghoulish treats.  The NIS development was full of treats with the completion of both release candidates for the Data Package Manager and the Identity Manager services.  Read on to find out more.

Call for 2012 LTER Post-doctoral Cross-site Projects, Synthesis and Training Working Groups

Submitted by John Vande Castle on November 1, 2011 - 12:01am

The LTER Executive Board announces the annual call for proposals for LTER synthesis projects for work to be completed during 2012.

Three kinds of proposals are solicited: 1) Synthesis Working Groups, which may include partial salary for graduate students or post-docs to support the goals of the working group, 2) Individual Post-docs, for cross-site studies by individuals who have received their doctorate within the past three years, and 3) Training Working Groups, to address the need for training in specific areas for scientists and information managers.

Call for 2012 Information Management Support Requests

Submitted by James Brunt on October 18, 2011 - 8:56am

This is the call for NIS product-oriented working groups, IM Travel, and IM site compensation requests for 2012.

September 2011 NIS Update

Submitted by Mark Servilla on October 10, 2011 - 12:08pm

Transitioning from August to September and into Autumn was a productive period as the developers of the Network Information System (NIS) prepared for the annual LTER Information Managers meeting and the Environmental Information Management conference held in Santa Barbara, California. 

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