Welcome DCN Partner: Washington University in St. Louis

The DCN is delighted to announce our newest sustaining member, and one of the founding members of the DCN: Washington University in St. Louis! We are pleased to welcome new members from WashU, Jennifer Moore and Dr. Dorris Scott. Jennifer Moore will serve on the Governing Board as the institutional representative. Jennifer has been involved…

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Data Curation Network releases new Strategic Framework 2022-2025

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),…

Annual Report 2021: End of Year Highlights of the Data Curation Network

2021 was a record year for the DCN as we transitioned from a grant funded initiative to a membership organization. Our 2021 Annual Report showcases the numerous endeavors the DCN supports, from shared curation to conducting research in Special Interest Groups, active collaborations, and education opportunities. This report also includes an overview of the newly…

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Announcing the Participants in an NSF-Funded Incubation Workshop

As previously announced, the Data Curation Network is partnering Ithaka S+R to build sustainable “Data Communities” to facilitate data sharing and reuse. This spring, DCN representatives Jake Carlson, Joel Herndon, and Lisa Johnston and Ithaka S+R staff Dylan Ruediger and Danielle Cooper, will bring together a cohort of researchers and informational professionals for a two-day…

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Data Soup Webinar Dec 16 @ Noon ET

Today’s Ingredients Portage Network’s Dataverse Curation Guide Active Curation of Large Longitudinal Surveys Data Curation through Catalogs What is Data Soup? So glad you asked! Data Soup is a collaboration between the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) and the Data Curation Network to host a series of community focused webinars/discussions to exchange practices for curating research…

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Recap of RDA’s “Connecting the Dots on Curating for FAIR and Reproducible Research”

A guest post by DCN member Wanda Marsolek who warns, “For those of you who are looking for a recap like Roxane Gay’s Outlander recaps in Wired magazine, you’re in the wrong place.“ The Research Data Alliance (RDA) held their 18th Plenary in early November over a week’s span or four days (no Fridays, weekends,…

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RDA: Facilitating active communities of practice to address data challenges 

Guest post by DCN member Sarah Wright a Research Data & Life Sciences Librarian at Cornell University. I attended the Research Data Alliance (RDA) 18th Plenary Session held Nov. 3, 2021, and went to a session focused on communities of practice (CoPs) around data challenges. Panelists included representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Community for…