Professor Christine L. Borgman, post-doctoral researcher Peter Darch, and Milena Golshan participated in the workshop DataSphere at the Biosphere II, May 5-6, 2014. The workshop took place in the Biosphere II, a science research facility of the University of Arizona. This event brought together nineteen researchers, faculty members and data managers from field stations, universities and research organizations to discuss data practices, challenges and possible solutions for earth science data maintenance and curation. The workshop was organized by the IELTR (Institute for Empowering Long Tail Research) team. Professor Borgman, who is a co-principal investigator on the IELTR project, gave a presentation titled Dealing with Data.BioSphere