As part of the IMLS grant “Developing Specialized Data Curation Training to Address Needed Expertise in Focused Areas“ (RE-252343-OLS-22), the Data Curation Network and partners are currently recruiting information professionals working within academic libraries and/or archives for instructional cohorts to develop new curriculum for four specialized data types – code, geospatial data, scientific images, and…
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…
Briana Ezray Wham, PhD is the Research Data Librarian – STEM, Data Learning Center Manager, and Eric N. and Bonnie S. Prystowsky Early Career Science Libraries Professor at Penn State. Briana was interviewed by Reina Chano Murray in August 2022. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position?…
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….
The DCN is collaborating with the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS), in partnership with the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to organize an event series. This series of webinars, workshops, and training opportunities are being offered in advance of the upcoming changes to the NIH data management and sharing policies. The first event provided…
We are pleased to announce two new sustaining members: the University of Virginia (UVA) and the University of New Mexico (UNM). We are currently onboarding the new curators from these institutions– check in on our Curator Gallery in a few weeks to see some new faces! Ricky Patterson will serve on the DCN Governance Board…
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…
Edit: Applications are now CLOSED. Attendees will receive more information by September 16, 2022. The Data Curation Network is pleased to offer an in-person workshop experience October 26-27, 2022, at the University of Minnesota. This free two-day training session, uses the CURATE(D) workflow as a training foundation, and will bring together library data specialists, discipline…
We are excited to announce that the Data Curation Network will collaborate with Duke University and other DCN members on an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant to support the development of specialized curriculum for data curation training for academic library and archives staff. This project will draw together DCN members and others…
This post was authored by intern Aundria Parkman (Aundria.Parkman@nyulangone.org), as part of DCN’s partnership with the National Center for Data Services (NCDS). Each intern has been invited to author a blog post on the annual All Hands Meeting held in June 2022. These internships are funded with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine…