Update: April 4, 2022 After three rounds of voting with a great participation, the subject of our next data curation primer will be: PPKX! This is an ArcGIS format that contains an entire project. From the help website: Project packages (.ppkx files) allow you to share complete projects. A project package is a file that contains … Continue reading DCN Presents: Data Curation March Madness
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The members of the Racial Justice Working Group of the Data Curation Network (DCN) as well as other DCN volunteers collectively submitted feedback on the on the draft of “Cultural Proficiencies For Racial Equity: A Framework," created by the Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force. The following is an excerpt … Continue reading DCN Responds to Cultural Proficiencies For Racial Equity: A Framework
Sandi Caldrone Sandi Caldrone is a Research Data Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Sandi was interviewed by Nicholas Wolf in February 2022. How did you come to your current position? This is kind of like a career second act for me. I originally studied cultural anthropology and was really interested in applied anthropology, … Continue reading Get to Know DCN Curator Sandi Caldrone!
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 … Continue reading Welcome DCN Partner: Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas Wolf Nicholas Wolf is a Research Data Management Librarian at New York University (NYU). Nicholas was interviewed by Wendy Kozlowski in December 2021. How did you come to your current position? I came to the position from a faculty position in the same university, where I was working as a digital humanist but also … Continue reading Get to Know DCN Curator Nicholas Wolf!
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), … Continue reading Data Curation Network releases new Strategic Framework 2022-2025
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 … Continue reading Annual Report 2021: End of Year Highlights of the Data Curation Network
The DCN is delighted to announce our newest sustaining member: Princeton University! We are pleased to welcome new members from Princeton: Wind Cowles, Matt Chandler, and Neggin Keshavarzian. Wind Cowles will serve on the Governing Board as the institutional representative. Wind has been an active participant in the DCN, as she attended a 2019 CURATE(D) … Continue reading New DCN Partner: Princeton University
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 … Continue reading Announcing the Participants in an NSF-Funded Incubation Workshop
Mikala Narlock is the Assistant Director of the Data Curation Network-- learn more about her here.