The Data Curation Network community joins forces to work on projects and topics of interest that stem from the four core tenets of the DCN Mission Statement and Strategic Framework:
1. Empower researchers to share/publish high quality data, ethically and FAIR
2. Collaboratively advance the art and science of data curation by creating, adopting, and openly sharing best practices and tools
3. Support thoughtful, innovative, and inclusive data curation training and professional development opportunities
4. Grow the DCN in a sustainable and responsive way
Interest Groups
The DCN Special Interest Groups are restricted to DCN members unless otherwise specified.
Big Data
(2019-) This interest group looks at issues and common practices related to large data, including compression techniques (e.g., zip) and file transfer. This group is open to all.
Contact: Wendy Kozlowski | Notes (log -in)
Outputs: TBD
Sensitive Data Interest Group
(2019-) Formerly the Human Participant Interest Group. This interest group formed by DCN curators working with sensitive data where they discuss issues such as: de-identification, consent form design, and secure archiving. | Contact: Laura Bowman and Shanda Hunt | Notes (log-in)
Outputs: Human Participants Data Essentials Primer and Participant Consent Primer
Institutional Outreach and Communications
(2019-) This interest group explores how DCN members engage in impactful and effective institutional outreach and communication for data curation and data services. | Contact: Sandi Calrdone and Hoa Luong | Notes (log-in)
Outputs: Data Services Storytelling Framework (log-in)
Racial Justice Working Group
(2020-) Help end racial injustice and create a more diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive environment, both through our work as data curators and as individuals in academia. | Contact: Mikala Narlock | Notes (log-in)
Outputs: Code of Conduct, Report: Centering Racial Equity in Data Curation, Response to Cultural Proficiencies For Racial Equity: A Framework
DCN Committees
Data Curation Network members collaborate and volunteer to keep the organization running smoothly
Curation Committee
Committee Charge
Membership: All DCN curators
Chair: Mikala Narlock, Director
Membership Committee
Committee Charge
Members: Joel Herndon, Jennifer Moore, Heidi Imker, Lisa Johnston, Andrew Johnson and Wendy Kozlowski
Chair: Jennifer Moore
Education Committee
Committee Charge
Members: Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Lisa Johnston, Wendy Kozlowski, Sophia Lafferty-Hess, Marley Kalt, Dorris Scott, Sarah Wright, Dave Fearon, Jen Darragh and Jennifer Moore
Chair: Cynthia Hudson Vitale
Previous DCN Groups
Previous Data Curation Network interest and working groups– thank you to all members of these teams!
Value of Curation
(2019-2023) Understand the value that data curation (actions/effort/cost) adds to the data sharing process. | Paper forthcoming.
Outputs: Website for this group
End User Satisfaction
(2020-2022) | As part of our implementation phase of the DCN project we seek to lead efforts in assessing the satisfaction of end users (researchers) of the DCN’s pilot curation service. | Paper forthcoming.
Outputs: Survey, Dataset, Report
Expanding Submission Workflows
(2020) Investigating how to accommodate partner datasets in various stages of the research lifecycle and local repository workflow into the DCN workflow. | Notes (log-in)
Refining the Standard Curation Protocol
(2020-2021) Enhancing and refining the standard DCN curation protocol (the CURATED steps) to improve efficiency and accommodate various types of data. | Notes (log-in)