How should you sign your scientific output?

RSS is an acronym with various meanings, the most widely accepted of which is really simple syndication. This is an XML-based format designed specifically for places with rapidly changing news. The text produced in RSS feeds usually contains the headline of each news item and a link to the website where you can read the full content.

An RSS feed is an easy way to get notified when the websites you're interested in publish new content. This way, instead of going to a website to find new news items and see if anything has changed, the RSS feed automatically informs you when new information appears, as well as allowing you to group together all the sources of information you're interested in so you can view them all on the same computer screen.

To follow RSS feeds, you need to install an RSS reader. This, also known as a news aggregator or news reader, is a piece of software that brings together all the news sources you have subscribed to so you can read all the headlines in one place. There are many free news readers online:

• Feedly
• Flipboard
• NewsBlur
• Fever

To help you identify the academic journals where you can publish a manuscript, you can consult a variety of resources setting out the existing journals, as well as the page on the publication process prepared by the Library staff.

There are many examples available.

• An AHRC technical plan from the University of Bristol.
• Example plans of the programme on rural economy and land use between councils (BBSRC, ESRC and NERC).
• Over twenty DMP scientists introduced at the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) by researchers from the University of California San Diego.

In general, researchers are asked to include the following:

• A description of the data to be collected/created.
• Data collection and management standards/methods.
• Ethical and intellectual property problems or restrictions.
• Data sharing and access plans.
• Long-term preservation strategy.