Mikala Narlock, DCN Director, has accepted a new position at Indiana University Libraries as the Director of Research Data Service. Beginning March 28th, Emma Molls, the Director of Open Research and Publishing at the University of Minnesota Libraries, will serve as the interim Director. We anticipate filling the vacancy during the summer of 2025. This…
Jennifer Patiño is the Data and Digital Scholarship Librarian at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Jennifer was interviewed by Matthew Murray in March 2025. What’s your current position and how did you come to it? I am the Data and Digital Scholarship Librarian over at UW Madison. I’m from Chicago, and I have a background…
Hello! I’m Amy and I’m thrilled to join the Data Curation Network as the new Special Programs Manager, where I’ll divide my time between community management in the DCN and supporting the RADS Initiative. I’m a professional Dungeons and Dragons Game Master (I’ve been hired to GM birthday parties and teach/facilitate games for local middle…
The post was authored by Jesse Ann Long and Peyton Tvrdy of the National Transportation Library. This post was authored in Fall 2024. In June 2023 the National Transportation Library’s (NTL) Data Services Team incorporated the Data Curation Network’s CURATE(D) workflow into their data cataloging process. NTL is a sub-organization that exists within the Bureau…
Matthew Murray🦇 is the Data Librarian at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Matthew was interviewed by Talya Cooper in December 2024. What is your name and your position title? My name is Matthew Murray, and my position is Data Librarian, which I think is like the shortest librarian title they have in the library where I work….
Today we want to share three more new primers published by the DCN! This time, we have three on essential topics for data curators: an Accessibility Checklist, Data and Code Licensing, and OpenRefine Accessibility checklist Brandie Pullen, in collaboration with Rachel Woodbrook, authored this new checklist provides a quick-start approach to help data curators ensure…
We’re excited to share three new data curation primers released by the Data Curation Network, focusing on critical formats and approaches in scientific and cultural data management: FITS (Flexible Image Transport System), TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), and Linked Data. FITS: The Astronomical Data Standard The FITS primer, developed by Lubov McKone, Robyn DeRocchis, and…
This post is authored by Alicia Zuniga, Wanda Marsolek, and Shanda Hunt. Background The Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM) is an open access, curated data repository for UMN affiliates to share digital data for long-term access and reuse. DRUM launched in 2014; ten years and over one thousand submissions later, we continue…
This recent federal agency changes and confusion over access to federally funded research, including the removal of access to data, alteration of existing datasets, and the removal and alteration of documentation, reaffirms the Data Curation Network’s dedication to data curation and preservation. We are grateful for the time and energy of our colleagues across the…
Today we release our 2024 Annual Report. As with previous years, our community continued to show up for one another through shared curation, educational opportunities, and cross-institutional collaboration. This year, we welcomed six new institutional members, including five through the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)-led, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-funded Realities of Academic…