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title: "Designing a Reproducible and Collaborative Lab (RCL)"
author:
  - name: Julien Brun
    url: https://brunj7.github.io/
    orcid: 0000-0002-7751-6238
  - name: Renata Curty
    url: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/staff/renata-curty
    orcid: 0000-0002-4615-6030
  - name: Greg Janée
    url: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/staff/greg-janee
    orcid: 0000-0001-8785-0021
date: last-modified
citation: 
  url: https://ucsb-library-research-data-services.github.io/reproducible-lab/
categories: [data-science, collaboration, reproducible-research]
---

The **Designing a Reproducible and Collaborative Lab (RCL) Program**, currently piloted by the Research Data Services (RDS) department at the [UCSB Library](https://www.library.ucsb.edu/), combines group workshops, self-paced learning, and personalized coaching sessions for Faculty and their Team(s) on the following topics:

### Topics

-   Coding as a lab
-   Managing your lab data
-   Automating your analytical workflows
-   Documenting & preserving things to make them reusable

### Format

-   Scheduled at your convenience
-   4 workshops (2-3h) as a primer on a specific topic
-   Personalized coaching sessions focused on lab-specific needs

### Outcomes

-   More reproducible management of your lab's scientific products (data, code, and more!)
-   Better analytical strategies for collaboration safety nets for your research lab content
-   More efficient reuse of your work
-   Streamlined on- and off-boarding of collaborators

### Learning Opportunities

-   Leverage GitHub to manage and collaborate on your lab’s code
-   Develop strategies to centralize and manage your lab’s data
-   Set up templates and guidelines on how to document your lab research and improve its reusability
-   Establish lab operating procedures and documentation standards
-   Protect your lab’s scientific products against loss through backup and computing resources strategies

### Want to know more?

If you are interested in this program, please see the [about](about.qmd) page to connect with us.

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