The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative entered its second phase of funding in July 2023, thanks to support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Since that time the team has been hard at work, reviewing outputs of the first phase funded by the National Sciences Foundation, and preparing for the…
We are thrilled to share our 2023 Annual Report. This document encapsulates a year of education, collaboration, and curation that are the cornerstones of our community. As we reflect on the milestones achieved and challenges overcome, we invite you to join us in celebrating the collective efforts that have shaped our success. In 2023, curation…
Madina Grace is the Repository Services Analyst at Duke University Libraries. Madina was interviewed by Peter Cerda in January 2024. How did you come to your current position? I discovered this position while browsing online job listings after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2021. With my prior experience as a graduate assistant…
On behalf of the Data Curation Network (DCN), we appreciate the opportunity to provide input on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Public Access Plan 2.0. The DCN has been an advocate for open and ethically shared data since our inception and are excited to see NSF’s continued efforts to incentivize and fund equitable data sharing…
This post was authored by Shawna Taylor, Project Manager for the Realities of Academic Data Sharing initiative hosted at the Association of Research Libraries. Cliff Lynch’s opening plenary at the Coalition of Networked Information (CNI) Fall ‘23 Member Meeting framed the meeting by diving into an overview of work being done in three broad areas: computational…
A new OCLC report “Building Research Data Management Capacity: Case Studies in Strategic Library Collaboration” explores how multi-institutional collaborations expand services for data sharing. Authors Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, and Amanda K. Rinehart conducted in-depth interviews with participants in three collaborative research data management efforts: the Texas Data Repository, Portage (now within the Digital Research…
In October 2023, the DCN hosted two workshops– which are our favorite chances to get to know data curators around the US! A key takeaway from both workshops, and really all of our workshops, is that we sincerely cherish the opportunity to be in community with our fellow data curators, information professionals, and, really, data…
The following was adapted from a presentation by Wind Cowles, Associate Dean for Data, Research, and Teaching at Princeton University, and Mikala Narlock, Director of the Data Curation Network based at the University of Minnesota. This was presented on October 19, 2023 during a workshop titled, “Developing New Approaches to Promote Equitable and Inclusive Implementation…
Peter Cerda is the Data Curation Specialist for Workflows and Big Data at the University of Michigan’s Deep Blue Repositories. Peter was interviewed by Leslie Delserone in October 2023. How did you come to your current position? When I was starting to wrap up my graduate studies [in ecology and evolutionary biology], I realized that…
Over the past year, members of the Data Curation Network and attendees of our in-person CURATE(D) workshops have developed several data curation primers, which are concise resources designed to provide support for curators in learning about new file formats and disciplines. With these new additions, our library has expanded to a whopping 37 (!!) primers,…