New Tool to Help Manage Data: DataUp

Microsoft announced the release of a new open-source tool to help researchers "document, manage and archive" tabular data.  Best part is that it can be used as a web app or as an add-in for Microsoft Excel.

Per the release, whether you go for the Excel extension or the online app, DataUp can help you with four main tasks:

1. Perform a best-practices check to ensure good data organization
2. Guide users through creation of metadata for their Excel file
3. Help users obtain a unique identifier for their dataset
4. Connect users to a major repository, where their data can be deposited and shared with others

Read more about the tool and check it out for yourself here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msr_er/archive/2012/10/02/dataup-data-curation-for-the-long-tail-of-science.aspx