Professional development for an emerging data curator community

Upcoming Workshops

2025

CURATED Fundamentals, Virtual, December 16, 2025, 1-4pm Eastern. 

The CURATED workshop uses the DCN CURATED steps to engage participants in a peer-to-peer learning environment on data curation practices. In the workshop, participants implement their skills against a real-world dataset for a unique hands-on experience.

Registration Required.

Past Workshops

DCN Workshops

Specialized Curation for Geospatial and Scientific Images
Bethesda, MD
July 14-15, 2025
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This workshop was part of a learning series co-sponsored by NIH and took a deeper dive into the curation of geospatial data and scientific images. A prerequisite for this workshop is a basic understanding of the CURATED model.

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Specialized Curation for Code and Simulations-based Research
Bethesda, MD
May 12-13, 2025
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This workshop was part of a learning series co-sponsored by NIH and took a deeper dive into the curation of code and simulations-based research. A prerequisite for this workshop is a basic understanding of the CURATED model.

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CURATED Fundamentals
Bethesda, MD
March 4-5, 2025
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This workshop was part of a learning series co-sponsored by NIH and used the CURATED model to guide participants through key practices involved in the curation of research data.

Data Curation Fundamentals Workshop
Halifax, Canada for IASSIST / CARTO
May 28, 2024

The IASSIST & CARTO 2024 proposed Data Curation Network (DCN) and Digital Research Alliance of Canada co-hosted Data Curation Fundamentals training workshop will provide attendees with a framework for getting started with data curation, including hands-on practical curation training using various data formats. Using the DCN CURATE(D) workflow (z.umn.edu/curate) and the Canadian bilingual (English and French) CURATION framework, attendees will learn practical curation techniques that can be applied across research disciplines. Provided by members of the DCN Education Committee, and the Alliance’s Curation Expert Group (CEG) and invited speakers, this workshop will leverage both active learning opportunities, using example datasets, as well as discussions in an inclusive peer-to-peer learning environment. This established curriculum has been used for both in-person and virtual learning opportunities, with overwhelming success. This workshop has been taught in the United States, adapted and extended for use in Canada, and we are eager to bring our curriculum to the international community.

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Data Curation Fundamentals Workshop
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 23-24, 2023

The University of New Mexico, as a DCN Ambassador Institution, will host an in-person data curation workshop experience. This free two-day training session expands on the CURATE(D) workflow as a training foundation to bring together library data specialists, discipline and functional experts in a peer-to-peer learning environment.

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Specialized Data Curation Workshop
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
October 17-18 2023

This workshop is part of the IMLS funded project, “Developing Specialized Data Curation Training to Address Needed Expertise in Focused Areas“ (RE-252343-OLS-22). This workshop was a deep dive into four specific data types: Code, Simulations, GIS, and Scientific Images.

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CURATE(D) Workshop
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
June 26-27, 2023

This workshop is part of our annual All Hands Meeting conference. All are welcome to apply, regardless of DCN affiliation. This free two-day training session expands on the CURATE(D) workflow as a training foundation to bring together library data specialists, discipline and functional experts in a peer-to-peer learning environment.

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CURATE(D) Data Curation Workshop
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
April 12-13, 2023
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This workshop is specifically geared towards institutions that have limited curation support. We invite applications from solo librarians and data stewards, researchers, domain-repository curators, and less experienced professionals. We especially invite applications from individuals at minority serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions and members of historically oppressed communities.

CURATE(D) Workshop
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
October 26-27, 2022

This free two-day training session, uses the CURATE(D) workflow as a training foundation, and will bring together library data specialists, discipline and functional experts in a peer-to-peer learning environment for data curation.

Virtual Workshops

CURATED Fundamentals
March 26, 2025, 1-4pm Eastern

This workshop uses the CURATED model to guide participants through key practices involved in the curation of research data.

Applying the CURATE(D) Model for Data Curation
November 15, 2022, 1-4pm
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This workshop, geared toward researchers and information professionals, will provide an overview of curating research data through the Data Curation Network’s CURATE(D) model. During this half-day learning opportunity, attendees will:

-Increase their understanding of data curation practices to make data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR).
-Apply the CURATE(D) model to a data deposit.
-Meet like-minded colleagues who are interested in developing or enhancing curation practices at their institutions.

Recording now available! You can also view attendee materials.

Towards Authenticity: Critical Appraisal of Data Management Plans
July 19, 2022
This is part of the Data Curation Network / NIH Event series.

This will be an interactive workshop with breakout rooms and small group activities. Attendees will need access to appropriate technology (computer, microphone, webcam, speakers/headphones, web browsers, high speed internet) and come prepared to participate.

Slides ; Recording 

2017-2019, IMLS Grant Funded
November 5-6, 2019 Specialized CURATE(D) Workshop #3, WashU, St. Louis, MO Sponsored by IMLS and Washington University in St. Louis

  • 28 attendees
  • 1.5 day format
  • 5 data types explored
  • Primers authored from this workshop cohort are in development.

October 18-19, 2019 DCN Curate Model, Canadian Data Curation Forum, Hamilton, ON Sponsored by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Portage Network in collaboration with McMaster University Library

  • 22 attendees
  • 3 hour format
  • 1 data type explored

April 17-18, 2019 Specialized CURATE(D) Workshop #2, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Sponsored by IMLS and Johns Hopkins University

October 17-18, 2018 Specialized CURATE(D) Workshop #1, DLF 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada Sponsored by the IMLS and hosted in conjunction with the Digital Library Federation Forum (DLF)

July 24-25, 2018 DCN Curators’ Workshop, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Sponsored by the Sloan Foundation and hosted in conjunction with the 2018 DCN All Hands Meeting

  • 21 DCN Data Curators
  • 1.5 day format, flipped classroom style (webinar lecture before in person session), 4 data types explored
  • Outputs from this workshop

December 11-12, 2017 Data Curation Workshop, Washington University in St Louis
Sponsored by IASSIST, Washington University and DCN partner institutions

  • 40 librarians and data curators in attendance
  • 1.5 day format, 5 data types explored