The Data Curation Network is pleased to share a new set of data visualizations charting our progress! These charts display datasets submitted to the Network since the launch of our pilot service in January 2019, as well as the range of technical and disciplinary expertise within the network. They will update dynamically as we receive more submissions and curate more datasets. We hope you’ll enjoy following our progress!
In 2022, the DCN continued growing our community, offering educational opportunities, and, of course, curating research data and code! We are pleased to release our 2022 Annual Report which includes information about our members, our shared expertise and community of practice, research efforts, and governance. Some highlights from the previous year: Thanks to all of…
The Data Curation Network (DCN) recently presented at the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Fall 2022 Membership Meeting, held in Washington D.C. This year’s conference included incredible sessions on everything from data lakes and large-scale digital preservation to updates from funding agencies and computational analysis of cultural heritage materials. The DCN was invited to present…
Last month, our friends Jay Brodeur (McMaster) and Lee Wilson (ACENET/Portage) from the Portage Network organized the first Canadian Data Curation Forum held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario October 16-18, 2019. Cynthia Hudson Vitale and Lisa Johnston were invited to give a talk and share in this exciting development. We also taught a mini-workshop on…
We’d like to share the Data Curation Network (DCN) response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy request for public comment on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting From Federally Funded Research posted January 17, 2020 as document 85 FR 3085 in the Federal Register. Our team,…
We are pleased to announce that the Data Curation Network was once again selected as a site host for the National Center for Data Services (NCDS) Data Services Internship. This summer, three interns from the program, Jodecy Guerra, Maria Lee, and Rachel Priesman Marquez, were placed at the DCN to learn more about data librarian…
We’ve received a fair amount of interest about the news that NIH is working with Figshare to host a general data repository for NIH-funded research. While we are flattered to be mentioned in the press release, we would like to clarify that the Data Curation Network does not have a formal partnership with Figshare, and…