This EastwardReadme.txt file was generated on 2021-03-17 by Janet Edgerton



GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Research Vessel Eastward science logs, 1971, 1975-1981
	Filename of dataset file: Eastward_1971and1975-1981

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Gabriela Hogue
		Institution: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
		Address: Research Lab, 1671 Gold Star Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607
		Email: gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org

	B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
		Name: Janet Edgerton
		Institution: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
		Address: 11 West Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
		Email: janet.edgerton@naturalsciences.org

	C. Alternate Contact Information
		Name: 
		Institution: 
		Address: 
		Email: 

3. Date of data collection: 1971, 1975-1981

4. Geographic location of data collection: Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Digitization of these records was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MA-30-18-0275-18]. Funding sources for data acquisition by the crew of the R/V Eastward are unknown.


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: none

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/custom/research-vessel-science-logs

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 

5. Was data derived from another source? no
	A. If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Crewmembers of the Eastward. (2021). Research vessel Eastward science logs, 1971, 1975-1981. Duke Research Data Repository.


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: Eastward_1971and1975-1981: data from stations sampled 1971, 1975-1981. Includes latitude/longitude, times, depths, and gear deployed.

2. Relationship between files, if important: 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No
	A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: 
		i. Why was the file updated? 
		ii. When was the file updated? 


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Data recorded by hand on hard copy log sheets.

2. Methods for processing the data: Log sheets were scanned and transcribed by citizen scientists.

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: XLSX

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Each field was transcribed by 3 citizen scientists and results were compared for consistency. Final quality assurance was by one reviewer, comparing printed logs to online Excel file.

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: various personnel who operated the vessel; various investigators who chartered the vessel; permanent staff at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences (Gabriela Hogue, Janet Edgerton); technicians at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences; contract biostatistician; interns from the UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science;


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Eastward_1971and1975-1981


1. Number of variables: 27

2. Number of cases/rows: 14910

3. Variable List: 
Depth measurements are in meters unless otherwise specified.

4. Missing data codes: 
— [em dash] indicates no data was recorded on paper log for that field.ccs

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: