[LTER-im] [LTER-lpi] Self Study Information Clarifications

[Peter Groffman]

Dear LTER PIs,

We have gotten some feedback that some of the information requests for the
LTER 40 year review are confusing and/or onerous.  We therefore have
significantly revised and simplified the requests for "publications" and
"leveraging" as described below and on the "site information request"
WWWsite.

We apologize for any confusion and anxiety that this request has caused.
The leveraging request emerged from a burning desire of a couple of us on
the 40 year review committee to compile information on institutional
support. But this turns out to be a huge pain in the neck so we are now
just asking for a list of large (>25K) grants.   We will also include a few
narrative examples describing how LTER grants catalyze institutional
synergies at different types of sites.

For the publications, we have removed the request to make a distinction
between LTER-funded and LTER-enabled work.  However, there is real concern
at NSF that we only include papers that are genuinely associated with
LTER.  There is no systematic way to do this, so we are hoping that people
will take a look at their publication list and remove things that will
raise questions and concerns with NSF and reviewers.

Again, sorry for any confusion and concern!

Peter Groffman

Chair, LTER Science Council

Chair, LTER 40 Year Review Committee"



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Peter M. Groffman

Professor CUNY Advanced Science Research Center and

Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

85 St. Nicholas Terrace, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10031

Phone (office): 212-413-3143

Phone (cell):  845-797-4832

Email: peter.groffman at asrc.cuny.edu

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*From:* lpi [mailto:lpi-bounces at lists.lternet.edu] *On Behalf Of *Marty
Downs
*Sent:* Wednesday, January 23, 2019 4:56 PM
*To:* lpi at lternet.edu; im at lternet.edu; lter-admins at lternet.edu
*Subject:* [LTER-lpi] Self Study Information Clarifications



I'd like to provide a few clarifications on recent emails. As these
questions come up and we clarify, I will add notes to the online document.



*Self Study Information Request*

*We are NOT asking sites to differentiate between LTER-funded and
LTER-enabled publications. *They are both included so that it is clear they
may both be included as site publications. Ultimately, we would like to
deriments, but is conducted by those outside of the immediate LTER
community. This latter category is something that is quite valuable to NSF
and they have repeatedly requested, but we don't yet have a satisfactory
method for distinguishing it.



*Personnel*

Please:

1) add new people, with all accompanying information *except* username;

2) do not delete LTER participants who are no longer associated with the
project, just add "former" in the eduPersonEntitlement column;

3) add the new fields to existing people. Include that information as far
back as you are able, but at least for all current members.



*Leveraging*

Please use one line for each unique site/role/funding source combination.
This will allow us to weight the Network totals by the various roles
without revealing individual allocations or salaries:



So, a hypothetical example:

*Site           Role                                                Funding
Source            FTE*

NCO    Lead Principal Investigator                 NSF-LTER
     0.06

NCO        Lead Principal Investigator              UCSB
        0.10

NCO    Co-PIs                                             NSF-LTER
           0.5

NCO    Other Professional                           NSF-LTER
     2.5

NCO    Other Staff                                       NSF-LTER
           0.5

NCO        Other Staff                                       NCEAS
                1.5







Thanks,

Marty



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