Since our launch as a member-funded organization in July 2021, the DCN has worked diligently to continue expanding our membership. While we are very proud of that transition and view it as a success we have continued to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of our membership model. We recognize that we must balance the … Continue reading Building on a Stable Foundation: Evaluating our Membership Model
Author: Mikala Narlock
Leslie Delserone University of Nebraska Lincoln Leslie Delserone is the Research Data Services and Science Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Leslie was interviewed by Michelle Yee in August 2023. How did you come to your current position? How far back should I go?! I was trained as a plant pathologist, so I've always had … Continue reading Get to Know DCN Curator Leslie Delserone!
As part of our IMLS-funded Specialized Data Curation Training efforts, you are invited join the Data Curation Network on Monday, September 25, from 1-4pm Eastern for an interactive webinar on curating research data using our CURATE(D) workflow. This condensed version of our two day training will provide attendees with an overview of curation practices. Attendees … Continue reading Virtual CURATE(D) Training
This post was authored by intern Maria Lee , 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).* This summer, I am an intern with the Data Curation Network through … Continue reading Good ideas come from everywhere: Reflections from the DCN’s Specialized Data Curation Workshop
This post is by Shawna Taylor, ARL Project Manager, and Mikala Narlock, Director of the DCN. Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Data Curation Network (DCN) jointly submitted a response to NIST’s request for comments on the Research Data Framework (RDaF), version 1.5. This version of the Framework was developed after gathering … Continue reading ARL and the DCN respond to NIST’s request for comments on the RDaF
Post from DCN Director, Mikala Narlock.* The IASSIST 2023 Conference took place in Philadelphia from May 30-June 2 in a hybrid format. IASSIST this year was not only an incredible opportunity to meet colleagues from across the globe and hear about the amazing work they are undertaking, but also to delve into the conference theme … Continue reading DCN at IASSIST 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Data Curation Network was once again selected as a site host for the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) Data Services Internship. This summer, three interns from the program, Jodecy Guerra, Maria Lee, and Rachel Priesman Marquez, were placed at the DCN to learn more about data librarian … Continue reading Data Curation Network Summer 2023 NCDS Interns
We are just three weeks away from our annual All Hands Meeting festivities-- to be held in-person for the first time since 2019! We are incredibly excited to see many familiar and new faces at our host institution, Princeton University, at the end of June. In a previous post, we shared a high-level schedule. Today, … Continue reading DCN 2023 All Hands Meeting Agenda
This event has passed, but the recording is available. The Data Curation Network has been active since 2016– and in the intervening years, we’ve learned a lot! About curation, about our profession, about ourselves, and about our community. Following our transition from grant-funded to a sustainable, member-funded organization, we conducted a project retrospective in March … Continue reading Join us: DCN Retrospective Webinar
We are excited to share that our open access retrospective report is now accessible through Michigan Publishing Services! You can read “The Art, Science, and Magic of the Data Curation Network: A Retrospective on Cross-Institutional Collaboration” now. The open access version is available to use now. Physical copies will be made available for purchase later … Continue reading Now Available: DCN Retrospective Report