Featured in this issue: an overview of the recently funded NSF/KDI Biodiversity partnership plans in addition to a variety of approaches to metadata, conferencing, visualization and training. DataBits continues as a semi-annual electronic publication of the Long Term Ecological Research Network. It is designed to provide a timely, online resource for research information managers and to incorporate rotating co-editorship. Availability is through web browsing as well as hardcopy output. LTER mail list IMplus will receive DataBits publication notification. Others may subscribe by sending email to majordomo@lternet.edu with two lines “subscribe databits” and “end” as the message body. To communicate suggestions, articles, and/or interest in co-editing, send email to databits-ed@lternet.edu.
—– Co-editors: Karen Baker (PAL) and Denise Steigerwald (MCM)
Table of Contents
| Featured Articles | ||
| A Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity | Matthew B. Jones | 2 |
| Extensible Markup Language and Data Management Across the Internet | Peter McCartney | 4 |
| IBM Sata Explorer (DX) Open Source Project | Tony Fountain | 6 |
| Network Conferencing Technologies: Opportunities for LTER | John H. Porter | 7 |
| University of California Addresses Technical Training | Karen Baker | 9 |
| News Bits | ||
| LTER Metadata Standards Committee | Peter McCartney | 10 |
| LTER Site Information System Elements Survey | Karen S. Baker | 11 |
| Ecological Technology Trail: A Concept for the ASM2000 | Chris Wasser | 11 |
| Data Management Collaboration: LTER sites BES and CAP | Peter McCartney | 12 |
| Upcoming BES Data Management Exchanges | Sam Walker | 12 |
| Palmer and McMurdo Education Outreach | Karen S. Baker | 13 |
| FAQ: What is Z39.50? | Peter McCartney | 13 |
| Good Read: Federated Database Vocabulary | Karen S. Baker | 14 |
| Noted: Ecologist Outreach at Spokane ESA Meeting | Karen S. Baker | 14 |
| Calendar | 14 |
