This post was authored by Heidi Imker, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and Joel Herndon, Duke University. As data curators, we spend much of our time and energy preparing research data for publication. While there are many reasons for curating research data, one is the potential for reuse. Data deposits of growing complexity and…
This post was authored by Peter Cerda, Data Curation Specialist for Workflows and Big Data at the University of Michigan. It is hard to believe that my first DCN All Hands was over two months ago! As a new curator and member of the DCN, I had been counting down the days till I could…
This post was authored by Jen Darragh, Senior Research Data Management Consultant at Duke University. It’s hard to believe it’s already July (seriously if someone could tell me where May and June went I’d love to hear it), and I promised I would write a reflection on what planning and hosting the 7th DCN All…
This post was authored by Brandie Pullen, Resident Librarian – Data Curation at Virginia Tech and Curator at Large, July 2023-June 2025. This year’s Data Curation Network’s All Hands Meeting was held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. As someone with chronic illnesses and disabilities, I didn’t know if I’d be able to make…
This post was authored by Mikala Narlock, DCN Director. In May 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the NoCTURN All Network Meeting, held at the University of Florida in Gainesville. I am incredibly grateful to the planning committee for the kind invitation to present at and attend the meeting, especially project PIs Morgan Chase,…
This post was authored by Shawna Taylor, Project Manager, Open Science, at the Association of Research Libraries. For the third year in a row, we are pleased to announce that the Data Curation Network has been selected as a site host for the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) Data Services Internship Program, led by…
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…