This post was authored by Mikala Narlock, DCN Director. Our annual conference is my favorite gathering. It’s the only time the majority of DCN members will be in the same room until next year– and as a result, we condense a year’s worth of learning, discussions, and camaraderie into four days. It is a truly…
Alexandra Provo is the Research Curation Librarian at NYU. Alexandra was interviewed by Brandie Pullen in April 2024. How did you come to your current position? I was working in metadata before, and I enjoyed that a lot – the mix of technical work and project work. But I also really enjoyed teaching workshops, and…
Brandie Pullen is the Resident Librarian working in Data Curation at Virginia Tech Library. Brandie was interviewed by Sherry Lake in March 2024. How did you come to your current position? Coming out of college I knew I wanted to work in Libraries, something “behind the scenes.” I started working in metadata and cataloging, doing…
EDIT: Applications closed on May 17. Thanks to all who applied! Set your calendars – the Summit for Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) will be held August 5-6 2024 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities! The STAIRS team is also delighted to announce that applications for the summit are open now through…
The Data Curation Network and the members of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative are pleased to announce the expansion of the RADS project to include additional institutions. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the DCN are seeking five US-based academic libraries to join a research project focused on understanding the costs…
As spring approaches, we are gearing up for our favorite annual event — the All Hands Meeting! This year, we will gather May 14-17 at Duke University. Thanks to the meticulous planning of our dedicated committee, we’re thrilled to unveil a sneak peak of our agenda. As in previous years, we will offer an overview…
This post has been authored by Sarah Reiff Conell (Princeton) and Sarah Wright (Cornell) who both attended the International Digital Curation Conference in February 2024 held in Edinburgh, Scotland. We recently presented a poster titled ‘Desirable Characteristics and Trust in Repositories: a cross-institutional comparison’ at IDCC 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The poster summarized the self-evaluation…
The DCN is excited to announce the next phase of our project, “Sustaining Open Research: Institutional Repository Readiness.” Building on our virtual learning series held in Summer/Fall 2023, we are excited to share our plans to host the Summit for Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) in August 2024! This summit is funded under…
In February 2024, the Data Curation Network provided feedback on the USDA’s Implementation Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research Results, Notice 2024-01673. We are excited to see and support the USDA’s continued efforts to provide access to invaluable data and research outputs, and submitted the following feedback (slightly edited from the full version),…
This post has been authored by End User Satisfaction Interest Group members Sophia Lafferty-Hess, Hoa Luong, Wanda Marsolek, and Sarah Wright. EDIT: The slides and recording for this webinar are now accessible. Thanks to all who attended! What is the impact of data curation? Do curated datasets have greater measurable value than non-curated datasets? How…