Confocal Microscopy Data Curation Primer

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URL - the landing page for the learning resource: 
https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/210206
Description - a brief synopsis, abstract or summary of what the learning resource is about: 
The purpose of this primer is to guide a data curator through the curation process for confocal images. Confocal microscopy is a type of microscopy technique to image objects that are too small to view with the unassisted human eye. Primary fields in which confocal microscopy is used are:  Biology, health, engineering, chemistry.  This primer describes the image specifics, as well as what details and metadata from the instrumentation and experiment are needed to understand the images and use them for further research or educational purposes.
This work was created as part of the Data Curation Network “Specialized Data Curation” Workshop #2 held at Johns Hopkins University on April 17-18, 2019.
The full set of Data Curation Primers can be found at:https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/202810
Interactive primers available for download and derivatives at:https://github.com/DataCurationNetwork/data-primers
Authoring Person(s) Name: 
Susan Ivey
Amy Koshoffer
Gretchen Sneff
Huajin Wang
Access Cost: 
No fee
Citation - format of the preferred citation for the learning resource: 
Ivey, Susan; Koshoffer, Amy; Sneff, Gretchen; Wang, Huajin. (2020). Confocal Microscopy Data Curation Primer. Data Curation Network. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/210206.
Primary language(s) in which the learning resource was originally published or made available: 
English
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Keywords - short phrases describing what the learning resource is about: 
Data analysis
Data curation
Data formats
Data visualization
Metadata standards
Software management
Software preservation
Workflow
Subject Discipline - subject domain(s) toward which the learning resource is targeted: 
Engineering
Engineering: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Engineering: Chemical Engineering
Medicine and Health Sciences
Published / Broadcast: 
Friday, January 3, 2020
Created: 
Monday, July 1, 2019
ID - identifier that provides the means to locate the learning resource or its citation: 
http://hdl.handle.net/11299/210206
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Handle
Publisher - organization credited with publishing or broadcasting the learning resource: 
Data Curation Network
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Text - an explanation of a concept or a story using human readable characters formed into words, usually distinguished from graphical images.
Contributor Name: 
Name: 
Lisa Johnston
Type: 
Mentoring
Contributor Organization(s): 
Name: 
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Type: 
Funding and sponsorship
Educational Info
Purpose - primary educational reason for which the learning resource was created: 
Instruction - detailed information about aspects or processes related to data management or data skills.
Learning Resource Type - category of the learning resource from the point of view of a professional educator: 
Lesson - detailed description of an element of instruction in a course, [could be] contained in a unit of one or more lessons, and used by a teacher to guide class instruction. Example: presentation slides on a topic.
Target Audience - intended audience for which the learning resource was created: 
Citizen scientist
Data professional
Early-career research scientist
Graduate student
Librarian
Mid-career research scientist
Research faculty
Research scientist
Software engineer
Technology expert group
Intended time to complete - approximate amount of time the average student will take to complete the learning resource: 
Up to 1 hour
Framework - A community-based organization plan or set of steps for education or training: 
FAIR Data Principles