This post is a spin-off of our Curators’ Corner series. Every so often we’ll feature a different DCN Advisory or Governance Board member. Get to know the colleagues at the DCN that help keep our operations going! Jody Gray, Associate University Librarian for Research, University of Minnesota, was interviewed by Mikala Narlock in October 2023….
At the annual All Hands Meeting held at Princeton University in June 2023, the DCN Governance Board voted to adopt a revised Governance Model for the Network, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. This is now the third version of our Governance Model, which we have continued to refine since initial adoption in…
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…
Lisa Johnston, DCN’s Director, has accepted a new position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Office of Data Management and Analytics Services as the Director of Data Governance. While her leadership style and strong advocacy for those around her will be missed, she has agreed to continue serving on the Governance Board– she will bring a…
The Data Curation Network is proud to release our Strategic Framework (living document). This three year “living” strategic framework outlines our vision for continued growth while further cementing our sustainability as a trusted and member-driven organization within the open research community. The Strategic Framework builds on the DCN’s Sustainability and Transition Plan (released Nov 2020),…
Mikala Narlock is the Assistant Director of the Data Curation Network– learn more about her here.
Looking to advance open research through cross-institutional collaboration? The Data Curation Network (http://DataCurationNetwork.org) is hiring an Assistant Director to help lead our growing community of data curators that empower researchers to publish high quality data in an ethical and FAIR way. Since launching in 2016, the DCN has grown into a sustainable member-driven organization with…
The Data Curation Network has just reached a major milestone in our three-year implementation phase, funded by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, by publishing the Data Curation Network’s Sustainability and Transition Plan on our publications page. Download the Data Curation Network Sustainability and Transition Plan from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/225741. The main…
Data Curation Network – Sustainability Consulting Services Request for Proposal (informal) The University of Minnesota Libraries invites proposals to provide sustainability consultant services to the Data Curation Network project (https://datacurationnetwork.org). Electronic proposals may be delivered to the email of Lisa Johnston, Principal Investigator of the Data Curation Network, University of Minnesota (ljohnsto@umn.edu). RFP Issue Date:…
Data Curation Network Project Coordinator University of Minnesota Libraries The Data Curation Network (DCN) project seeks applications for a proactive and enthusiastic Project Coordinator. This is a three-year project designed to expand and launch a cross-institutional staffing model for curating research data across a network of partner institutions and general data repositories. With support from…