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Instructional Cohorts Kick Off Meeting Recap

The IMLS DCN grant “Developing Specialized Data Curation Training to Address Needed Expertise in Focused Areas” kicked-off with an in-person meeting held January 25-26, 2023 in Washington DC. The Duke in DC headquarters served as our inspiration meeting venue as 16 members of the instructional cohorts selected via an expertise-driven application process (see full list…

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Annual Report 2022: Highlights from the Data Curation Network

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…

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Love Data Week 2023: Virtual CURATE(D) Training

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…

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Recap: GO-FAIR US and DCN Webinar on Institutional Data

For those who were unable to attend our collaborative webinar with the GO-FAIR US office, University Data Governance and FAIR Data Environments, we are pleased to share the recording.  During the discussion moderated by Abigail Goben, speakers David Butcher, Lisa Johnston, and Pegah Parsi discussed different components of data governance. This conversation covered many topics,…

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Applications Now Open – CURATE(D) Workshop at NIH

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…

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December Recap: CNI, Executive Committee Meeting, and RADS

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…

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Invitation: Comments on public access Data Management Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and researchers

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…

Data Curation in the Twin Cities: Workshop Recap

Last month, October 26-27, the Data Curation Network held an in-person Specialized Data Curation Workshop in the Research Collaboration Studio of Wilson Library in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was our first in-person workshop since the previous IMLS funded offerings in 2018-2019. We were incredibly excited to begin offering these workshops again, at our administrative home at…