To cite the DCN please use the following:
Johnston, L.R., Carlson, J., Hudson-Vitale, C., Imker, H., Kozlowski, W., Olendorf, R., Stewart, C., Blake, M., Herndon, J., Mcgeary, T.M., Hull, E., and Coburn, E. 2018. Data curation network: A cross-institutional staffing model for curating research data. International Journal of Digital Curation, 13(1), pp.125-140. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.616.
All DCN publications, presentations, webinars, and datasets can also be accessed in our Zotero Library: https://www.zotero.org/groups/data_curation_network
Publications
Understanding the value of curation: A survey of US data repository curation practices and perceptions. (2024). PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301171
Understanding the value of curation: A survey of researcher perspectives of data curation services from six US institutions. (2023). PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293534
The Art, Science, and Magic of the Data Curation Network: A Retrospective on Cross-Institutional Collaboration. (2023). University of Michigan. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12782791.
Annual Report 2022: End of Year Highlights of the Data Curation Network. (2023). Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/250686
Leveraging Data Communities to Advance Open Science: Findings from an Incubation Workshop Series. (2022). Ithaka S + R. https://doi.org/10.18665/sr.317145
Annual Report 2021: End of Year Highlights of the Data Curation Network. (2021). Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/225819
Depositor satisfaction with curation services: Preliminary results. (2021). Data Curation Network. https://datacurationnetwork.org/2021/08/24/depositor-satisfaction-with-curation-services-preliminary-results/
– Related survey instrument
Introduction to the Special JeSLIB Issue on Data Curation in Practice. (2021) Journal of eScience Librarianship, 10(3): e1222. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1222.
DCN Governance Model. (2021). Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/225742
Consultant Report: Centering Racial Equity in Data Curation (2021) report to the Data Curation Network by Fay Cobb Payton, PhD. https://datacurationnetwork.org/2021/06/04/new-release-centering-racial-equity-in-data-curation-report-to-the-data-curation-network/
DCN Sustainability and Transition Plan. (2020). Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/225741
Testing Our Assumptions: Preliminary Results from the Data Curation Network. (2020). Journal of eScience Librarianship, 9(1): e1186. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2020.1186.
Assessing the Satisfaction and Engagement of DCN Curators. (2020). Data Curation Network. http://hdl.handle.net/11299/216691.
Extending the Research Data Toolkit: Data Curation Primers. (2020). International Journal of Digital Curation. Vol 15 No 1. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v15i1.713.
How a network of data curators can unlock the tremendous reuse value of research data. (2020). OCLC Next blog. http://www.oclc.org/blog/main/data-curators-network/
Consultant Report: Data Curation Network Sustainability Plan (2020) by Laurie Arp, Tom Clareson, & Carissa Egan. http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211865.
Data Sharing Readiness in Academic Institutions. (2020). Data Curation Network. http://hdl.handle.net/11299/211358.
– Related dataset: https://doi.org/10.13020/2evx-7a87.
Barriers to Collaboration: Lessons Learned from the Data Curation Network. (2018). Research Library Issues, no. 296: 37–43. https://doi.org/10.29242/rli.296.5.
Data Curation Network: A Cross-Institutional Staffing Model for Curating Research Data. (2018). International Journal of Digital Curation. Vol 13 No 1. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v13i1.616.
– Pre-print version includes additional background and appendixes: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/188654.
How Important is Data Curation? Gaps and Opportunities for Academic Libraries. (2018). Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 6 (1), eP2198. http://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2198.
– Related dataset and interview protocol: https://doi.org/10.13020/D6PQ30.
SPEC Kit #354: Data Curation. (2017). Association of Research Libraries (ARL). May 2017. https://doi.org/10.29242/spec.354.
– Related dataset: https://github.com/1heidi/dcn_spec_kit_data
– Webinar recording from June 14, 2017: https://youtu.be/Bsdvq6h8QU8
Data Curation Network: How Do We Compare? A Snapshot of Six Academic Library Institutions’ Data Repository and Curation Services. (2017). Journal of eScience Librarianship 6(1): e1102. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2017.1102.
Presentations
All reports and presentations from the Data Curation Network Project Planning Phase (2016-2017) and Implementation Phase (2018-2021) will be archived in the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy at http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202807.
Webinars and Recorded Presentations
To view the latest webinars about and from the Data Curation Network, visit the DCN YouTube Channel.