Kristin Briney
@kbriney.bsky.social
Biology librarian, data nerd, ISO 8601 enthusiast, privacy advocate, tea drinker, author
I decided to start a sweater for my holiday break knitting. I’m currently working on the back of an Intricate Pullover by Norah Gaughan. I love this Sustainawool yarn from Ewetopia. I’ve made good progress but have a long way to go…
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I decided to start a sweater for my holiday break knitting. I’m currently working on the back of an Intricate Pullover by Norah Gaughan. I love this Sustainawool yarn from Ewetopia. I’ve made good progress but have a long way to go…
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I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Planning my knitting projects for the holiday break next week and debating between: 1) lacy shawl; 2) super simple scarf; or 3) cabled sweater. The shawl is already started and I have yarn for the other two.
I think I need the easy scarf + one complex project. Paging @hedgielib.bsky.social...
I think I need the easy scarf + one complex project. Paging @hedgielib.bsky.social...
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Planning my knitting projects for the holiday break next week and debating between: 1) lacy shawl; 2) super simple scarf; or 3) cabled sweater. The shawl is already started and I have yarn for the other two.
I think I need the easy scarf + one complex project. Paging @hedgielib.bsky.social...
I think I need the easy scarf + one complex project. Paging @hedgielib.bsky.social...
I can't believe that my new book, The Data Management Workbook, comes out in less than 2 weeks.
I'm very grateful to @cbahlai.bsky.social for writing this wonderful endorsement for it. Christie is not only a great scientist, but also an advocate for data management and open science.
I'm very grateful to @cbahlai.bsky.social for writing this wonderful endorsement for it. Christie is not only a great scientist, but also an advocate for data management and open science.
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I can't believe that my new book, The Data Management Workbook, comes out in less than 2 weeks.
I'm very grateful to @cbahlai.bsky.social for writing this wonderful endorsement for it. Christie is not only a great scientist, but also an advocate for data management and open science.
I'm very grateful to @cbahlai.bsky.social for writing this wonderful endorsement for it. Christie is not only a great scientist, but also an advocate for data management and open science.
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I make a Data Sources Catalog for every project I work with and I can't tell you how often the project team refers to this document to remember what measures are being collected and when. I highly recommend summarizing your plan in a simple format like this.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I make a Data Sources Catalog for every project I work with and I can't tell you how often the project team refers to this document to remember what measures are being collected and when. I highly recommend summarizing your plan in a simple format like this.
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
datamgmtinedresearch.com/dmp#dmp-cata...
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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
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This annotated bibliography that @kbriney.bsky.social and I published this spring has come up a few times today.
It's the 14 books we could find addressing data management specifically for researchers.
riojournal.com/article/1548...
It's the 14 books we could find addressing data management specifically for researchers.
riojournal.com/article/1548...
Data Management Books for Researchers - An Annotated Bibliography
While funders and publishers continue to expand requirements for data management planning and sharing, few books have been written for academic researchers and research trainees to help them understan...
riojournal.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This annotated bibliography that @kbriney.bsky.social and I published this spring has come up a few times today.
It's the 14 books we could find addressing data management specifically for researchers.
riojournal.com/article/1548...
It's the 14 books we could find addressing data management specifically for researchers.
riojournal.com/article/1548...
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Every data librarian I know just shuddered in horror.📚
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Every data librarian I know just shuddered in horror.📚
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It's also the default name used in a lot of non-English languages.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's also the default name used in a lot of non-English languages.
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I just tested with Windows Narrator and README is read as we'd speak it. I'd assume it's the same for the other standard readers, but not sure.
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I just tested with Windows Narrator and README is read as we'd speak it. I'd assume it's the same for the other standard readers, but not sure.
Question for the #DataSharing community. We use "README" to name dataset documentation files. But that name is not accessible for screen readers or for dyslexic users.
Is there a better file name than "README"? Or is that name so short and effective that it's still useful?
#A11y #Accessibility
Is there a better file name than "README"? Or is that name so short and effective that it's still useful?
#A11y #Accessibility
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Question for the #DataSharing community. We use "README" to name dataset documentation files. But that name is not accessible for screen readers or for dyslexic users.
Is there a better file name than "README"? Or is that name so short and effective that it's still useful?
#A11y #Accessibility
Is there a better file name than "README"? Or is that name so short and effective that it's still useful?
#A11y #Accessibility
Very happy book pile in my office: all three of my books together in one place. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Very happy book pile in my office: all three of my books together in one place. 🥰
In happy news, I finally finished the handknit cardigan I started at the beginning of 2025. I didn’t swatch (note to self: you know better than to skip swatching), so I had to go back and fix the sleeves. But it’s all good now and I have a chunky, cozy cardigan to wear this winter!
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
In happy news, I finally finished the handknit cardigan I started at the beginning of 2025. I didn’t swatch (note to self: you know better than to skip swatching), so I had to go back and fix the sleeves. But it’s all good now and I have a chunky, cozy cardigan to wear this winter!
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
Friends who do research together, stay together.
Also, I'm ready to start that next project whenever you are. 😉
Also, I'm ready to start that next project whenever you are. 😉
With the paper submitted today, @kbriney.bsky.social and I have been crafting scholarship together for over a decade. 💜
And I'm pretty sure we have at least another decade's worth of ideas in the pipeline.
And I'm pretty sure we have at least another decade's worth of ideas in the pipeline.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Friends who do research together, stay together.
Also, I'm ready to start that next project whenever you are. 😉
Also, I'm ready to start that next project whenever you are. 😉
Always a good day when @hedgielib.bsky.social and I submit another article!
This one is super long but hopefully super useful. Fingers crossed that the reviewers like it.
This one is super long but hopefully super useful. Fingers crossed that the reviewers like it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Always a good day when @hedgielib.bsky.social and I submit another article!
This one is super long but hopefully super useful. Fingers crossed that the reviewers like it.
This one is super long but hopefully super useful. Fingers crossed that the reviewers like it.
Love to see support for this great project.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has generously awarded us funding to secure our own storage. This critical processing space will be instrumental in ensuring that large datasets can be temporarily stored, curated, and described.
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Thank you, MacArthur Foundation, for your support!
Data Rescue Projects receives support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to support data rescue efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since launching in February 2025, the Data Rescue Project has grown substantially. At this point, the DRP has enabled the rescue of more than 1,000 datasets from US Federal…
www.datarescueproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Love to see support for this great project.
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Congrats @kbriney.bsky.social! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 Awesome to see your workbook published! 📘 You can read about the development and creation of Kristin's book in her recent JeSLIB article: doi.org/10.7191/jesl...
Best day of the year: getting author copies of my new book, “The Data Management Workbook.” It comes out on December 2 from @pelagic.bsky.social and is already available for pre-order.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Congrats @kbriney.bsky.social! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 Awesome to see your workbook published! 📘 You can read about the development and creation of Kristin's book in her recent JeSLIB article: doi.org/10.7191/jesl...
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The Data Management Workbook: Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of Your Research Data by Kristin Briney. @kbriney.bsky.social.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Data Management Workbook: Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of Your Research Data by Kristin Briney. @kbriney.bsky.social.
Best day of the year: getting author copies of my new book, “The Data Management Workbook.” It comes out on December 2 from @pelagic.bsky.social and is already available for pre-order.
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Best day of the year: getting author copies of my new book, “The Data Management Workbook.” It comes out on December 2 from @pelagic.bsky.social and is already available for pre-order.
I'm deeply grateful that @lyndamk.bsky.social wrote a lovely blurb for my book, "The Data Management Workbook," which comes out in just over a month.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm deeply grateful that @lyndamk.bsky.social wrote a lovely blurb for my book, "The Data Management Workbook," which comes out in just over a month.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
I really admire Lynda's work, her books, and her recent efforts with the @datarescueproject.org.
a jury of my peers? 12 nerds obsessed with ISO 8601?
a jury of my peers? 12 anxiety-ridden cheese lovers?
a jury of my peers? 12 people who never shut the fuck up about birds?
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
a jury of my peers? 12 nerds obsessed with ISO 8601?
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Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS