Author: Mikala Narlock

The Data Curation Network has been active since 2016, thanks to planning and implementation grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. We officially transitioned to a member-funded model in July 2021. In March 2022, as a capstone to our grant-funding period, members of the DCN gathered together in Washington D.C. to participate in a retrospective … Continue reading Coming Soon: DCN Retrospective Report

Are you ready for it? The DCN will host our sixth annual All Hands Meeting the week of June 26, 2023, in person, at sustaining member institution, Princeton University! We are elated to be able to gather in person for the first time since 2019.  We will have a jam-packed event line up: June 26-27: … Continue reading All Hands Meeting 2023

In 2022, the DCN continued growing our community, offering educational opportunities, and, of course, curating research data and code! We are pleased to release our 2022 Annual Report which includes information about our members, our shared expertise and community of practice, research efforts, and governance. Some highlights from the previous year: Duke University was awarded … Continue reading Annual Report 2022: Highlights from the Data Curation Network

In celebration of Love Data Week, join the Data Curation Network on February 16, 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 will leave with additional resources to support their … Continue reading Love Data Week 2023: Virtual CURATE(D) Training

The Data Curation Network (DCN) recently presented at the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Fall 2022 Membership Meeting, held in Washington D.C. This year’s conference included incredible sessions on everything from data lakes and large-scale digital preservation to updates from funding agencies and computational analysis of cultural heritage materials. The DCN was invited to present … Continue reading December Recap: CNI, Executive Committee Meeting, and RADS

The project team for the Realities of Academic Data Sharing Initiative, a joint ARL/DCN project, have released a report, Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers, that defines the data management and sharing activities used in research processes. This was drafted in consultation with numerous stakeholders, including the Council on … Continue reading Invitation: Comments on public access Data Management Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and researchers

Following our conversations around digital preservation through a “peer compare” format, Hoa Luong, Jon Petters, and I submitted a paper to iPRES 2022. We were elated when the paper was accepted, both to have the chance to discuss our work in Glasgow, but also to represent the DCN on this international level. As we were … Continue reading Curation is Preservation: iPRES 2022 Reflections

The Data Curation Network is, at its core, a robust community of practice; a key benefit of this community of practice is the ability to have open and candid conversations about our current practices and challenges, as well as future goals. This is important for our organization– for building trust in one another and advancing … Continue reading Peer-Compare in the DCN: Research Data Preservation Practices

The members of the Racial Justice Working Group of the Data Curation Network (DCN) as well as other DCN volunteers collectively submitted feedback on the on the draft of “Cultural Proficiencies For Racial Equity: A Framework," created by the Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force. The following is an excerpt … Continue reading DCN Responds to Cultural Proficiencies For Racial Equity: A Framework