Since our launch as a member-funded organization in July 2021, the DCN has worked diligently to continue expanding our membership. While we are very proud of that transition and view it as a success we have continued to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of our membership model. We recognize that we must balance the…
Leslie Delserone is the Research Data Services and Science Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Leslie was interviewed by Michelle Yee in August 2023. How did you come to your current position? How far back should I go?! I was trained as a plant pathologist, so I’ve always had ties to science. When I was…
As part of our IMLS-funded Specialized Data Curation Training efforts, you are invited join the Data Curation Network on Monday, September 25, 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…
This post was authored by Shawna Taylor, Project Manager for the Realities of Academic Data Sharing initiative hosted at the Association of Research Libraries. Earlier this month, the DCN announced the continuation of the RADS Initiative, a collaborative project between the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the DCN investigating institutional expenses for public access to…
At the annual All Hands Meeting held at Princeton University in June 2023, the DCN Governance Board voted to adopt a revised Governance Model for the Network, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. This is now the third version of our Governance Model, which we have continued to refine since initial adoption in…
Michelle Yee is the Senior Project Coordinator at the Health Sciences Library, NYU. Michelle was interviewed by Jenny Coffman in July 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I started in May 2020. It was quite a time to begin any sort of job. After graduating,…
EDIT: This event is now over. Interested folks can view the recording or browse the slides. Join the Data Curation Network on Tuesday, September 12, from 4-5pm Eastern for a presentation on curating historical scientific analog data from various university locations. This in-depth case study will feature speakers Shannon Farrell, Julia Kelly, Lois Hendrickson, and…
This post was authored by Jen Jordan, Repository Services Analyst at Duke University (Left), and Alex Provo, Research Curation Librarian at New York University (Right). Intro Jen: As one of the newest DCN members, I had the opportunity to gather with a small group of other curators back in October for the first in-person workshop…
We are excited to announce that the Data Curation Network (DCN) will collaborate once again with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on examining institutional expenses for public access research data. The awarded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant (LG-254930-OLS-23) will allow continuation and further development of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing…
This post was authored by Halle Burns, Research Data Management Specialist at Princeton University. As someone who joined the DCN only earlier this year, attending this years’ All Hands Meeting, from the Specialized Data Curation Workshop through the business meeting, especially as a member of the host institution, was such a treat! It was such…