Post from DCN Director, Mikala Narlock.* The IASSIST 2023 Conference took place in Philadelphia from May 30-June 2 in a hybrid format. IASSIST this year was not only an incredible opportunity to meet colleagues from across the globe and hear about the amazing work they are undertaking, but also to delve into the conference theme…
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…
Jenny Coffman is a Science and Engineering Research Librarian at UVA specializing in Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science. Jenny’s position is part of our Research Data Services and Social, Natural and Engineering Sciences team. Jenny was interviewed by Sarah Wright in June 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about…
This is a guest post from Jon Petters, Assistant Director of Data Management and Curation Services at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech has been a part of the DCN for a couple of years now – and with two additional curators on our team (Padma Carstens and Brandie Pullen) we are excited to finally take advantage…
Over the past several months, we have helped publish several amazing data curation primers! We wanted to take a moment to highlight this expansion of our existing primer library. As always, we have made these accessible via GitHub, because we anticipate these will need to be adapted over time. We invite you to review them…
In April, we shared our new research project, “Sustaining Open Research: Institutional Repository Readiness,” which focuses on supporting IRs that share data in demonstrating alignment with and evaluation of the Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research (DC-DR). As part of this work, we are hosting a series of virtual learning days that…
We are just three weeks away from our annual All Hands Meeting festivities— to be held in-person for the first time since 2019! We are incredibly excited to see many familiar and new faces at our host institution, Princeton University, at the end of June. In a previous post, we shared a high-level schedule. Today,…
This event has passed, but the recording is available. The Data Curation Network has been active since 2016– and in the intervening years, we’ve learned a lot! About curation, about our profession, about ourselves, and about our community. Following our transition from grant-funded to a sustainable, member-funded organization, we conducted a project retrospective in March…
Sarah Wright is a Research Data and Life Sciences Librarian at Cornell University. Sarah was interviewed by Laura Bowman in April 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I have a Master’s in Botany that is really more geared toward biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology….
Laura Bowman is a Data Curator at DRYAD. Laura was interviewed by Yasir Karim in March 2023. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to your current position? I have my masters in accounting, and I was an auditor for six years. I then went into Higher Education and did financial…