From DCC Archive

  • Working with DataCite

    Working with DataCite

    What is DataCite? “You could say that DataCite is to data sets what Cross Ref is to publications” explained DataCite Technical Lead, Ed Zukowski. It’s not a perfect analogy but does give an idea of DataCite’s primary focus: it i...

    Full Story

  • 10 recommendations to get started with research data management

    10 recommendations to get started with research data management

    Ten recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management, Birte Christensen-Dalsgaard et al, (July, 2012) This is a breath of fresh air. An EU report that does exactly what it says on the tin - in only 3 pages! The LIBER e-Science...

    Full Story

  • Librarians, data management and listening dogs

    Librarians, data management and listening dogs

    DCC staff were at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress last week. The conference was vast, welcoming over 4,200 librarians to Helsinki and addressing all manner of library concerns. The programme included a number of sessions relevant to da...

    Full Story

  • Demystifying research data

    Demystifying research data

    Earlier this week, I attended a workshop entitled 'Demystifying research data: don't be scared, be prepared', an event that was organised by the JIBS User Group and RLUK (Research Libraries UK), and held at the Brunei Gallery, SO...

    Full Story

  • Bringing data into the open repository

    Bringing data into the open repository

    Research data and how repositories can better cope with it was a hot topic at OR2012 in Edinburgh last week. I believe research data has been rising up the Open Repositories conference agenda for a few years now. At this, my first OR conference, there ...

    Full Story

  • Reflections on data sharing

    Reflections on data sharing

    In its outreach and training activities, the DCC has had a long-term interest in reaching new generations of research staff, including doctoral students and those classed as early career researchers. read more

    Full Story

  • A Wellcome development?

    A Wellcome development?

    The Wellcome Trust has announced that it will be strengthening the manner in which it enforces its open access policy. With immediate effect, failure to comply with the policy, which since 2006 has required that all research papers funded by the Trust ...

    Full Story

  • Data and the Web Manager

    Data and the Web Manager

    At this year’s Institutional Web Management Workshop, data emerged as one of the surprising key themes. Although Web managers are familiar with data (for example in the form of analytics and log data) the three days showed showed t...

    Full Story

  • Joint statement on data citation from STM publishers and DataCite

    Joint statement on data citation from STM publishers and DataCite

    read more

    Full Story

  • Reviewed Tools and Services Catalogue

    Reviewed Tools and Services Catalogue

    The digital curation community has been prolific in creating tools and services to address the myriad challenges facing data creators and curators, but it can be difficult to wade through the wealth of options to find the solution that best fits your n...

    Full Story