Welcome to a new issue of DATABITS! This issue has a good balance of technical and non-technical features. There are reports on the use of interactive data access and data management policies within the LTER network. There are also plenty of hints on how to better use the computers at your site, including software reviews and technical hints. Finally, there are articles on conducting GPS campaigns and some solutions to common problems in scientific information management. There have also been some superficial format changes to DATABITS. Its now created using Framemaker software on a Sun Workstation. As always, DATABITS depends on you for contributions. Thanks!
Table of Contents
| Site Flashes | ||
| -CDR | Abderrahman Elhaddi | 1 |
| -CWT | Gil Calabria | 2 |
| -JRN | Lolita Krievs | 2 |
| -LUQ | Eda Melendez | 2 |
| -NWT | Rick Ingersoll | 2 |
| -PAL | Karen Baker | 3 |
| -SEV | James Brunt | 3 |
| -VCR | John Porter | 3 |
| Interactive Data Access | Barbara Benson | 3 |
| LTER Information System – Simplified Access and New Capabilities | Rudolph Nottrott | 5 |
| H.J. Andrews GPS Campaign | Don Henshaw | 6 |
| Challenges in Data Management | Eda Melendez | 6 |
| Data Access Policies —A Preliminary Report | John Porter | 7 |
| LTER Guidelines for Site Data Management Policies | 8 | |
| EUDORA – Mail for the Mac! | Carl Bowser | 9 |
| Using a Site-wide Email Calendar | John Porter | 9 |
| Software tips from Antarctica | Karen Baker | 10 |
| Publication Information | 10 | |
