We are the Data Curation Network
As professional data curators, data management experts, data repository administrators, disciplinary scientists and scholars we represent academic institutions and non-profit data repositories that steward research data for future use.
What we do
We strive to build a trusted community-led network of curators advancing open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and understandable.
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Our Values
Open. We share data curation techniques that are practical, transparent and available to all.
Trusted. We add value to data while maintaining data integrity and upholding the ethical responsibilities of data sharing.
Inclusive. We foster an accessible and welcoming environment to equitably support all participants.
Collaborative. We build an innovative community of practice for data curation.
Empowering. We advocate for data professionals by providing a pipeline for training data curators, promoting data curation practices and enriching capacities for data curation writ large.
Recent blog posts
Separating the data from the CHAFF
This post was authored by Matthew Murray 🦇 (CU Boulder), Fernando Rios (University of Arizona), and Seth Erickson (UCSB). When you’ve used computers long enough you’ve probably come across some files or folders (henceforth called directories) that don’t look quite right. The names are similar to, though not exactly the same as, other files and…
DCN and RADS Special Programs Manager Job Posting
In partnership with the Association of Research Libraries, the University of Minnesota Libraries is seeking a Special Programs Manager to support the Data Curation Network (DCN) and Realities of Academic Data Sharing Initiative (RADS). Through generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-254930-OLS-23), the Special Programs Manager will be funded until July 31, 2026. The minimum salary for this…
A Newcomer’s Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence
This post was authored by intern Kimberly Gisselle Carlo, as part of DCN’s partnership with the National Center for Data Services (NCDS). These internships are funded with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).* I participated in the NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) internship…
New DCN Sustainers: Carnegie Mellon University and University of New Mexico
The DCN is delighted to announce our newest sustaining members: Carnegie Mellon University and the University of New Mexico! We are pleased to welcome new members from Carnegie Mellon University: Alfredo González-Espinoza is the Research and Data Services Librarian at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. Alfredo has a background/expertise in Complex Systems and interdisciplinary research. Outside…
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