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…
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…
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…
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…
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: The Specialized…
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: Thanks to all of…
As part of a collaborative learning series between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Data Curation Network, we are pleased to offer an in-person data curation workshop April 12-13, 2023, at the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. This free two-day training session uses the CURATE(D) workflow as a training foundation, and will bring…
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…
The Data Curation Network (DCN) whole-heartedly applauds the recent Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo, Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research, which recommends federal funding agencies to develop policies for grant recipients that eliminates the 12-month embargo on publications and strengthens the requirements for research data management and sharing….
In collaboration with Ithaka S+R, DCN Members Jake Carlson, Joel Herndon, and Lisa Johnston collaborated on a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore the development of infrastructures for data sharing within data communities. The project, announced in May 2021, brought together scientists and information technology professionals for focused discussions about initiating and sustaining data…