As the scientific community increasingly embraces open data, the question of how these datasets are being accessed and utilized becomes ever more pressing. Researchers, funders,…
Author: John Chodacki
Developing a US National PID Strategy
Posted in Persistent Identifiers, and UC3
Advancing Research through a Unified National PID Strategy In a recent project facilitated by the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) and Research Data Alliance US…
This blogpost was collaboratively written by the csv,conf organizing team which includes John Chodacki from CDL. csv,conf is supported by the Sloan Foundation and the Moore…
csv,conf is a non-profit community conference run by folks who really love data and sharing knowledge. The first two years, organizers established the event’s scope…
Farewell and Thank You to Chris Erdmann
Posted in Library Carpentry, Skills Training, and UC3
UC3 will bid farewell to Chris Erdmann on September 30th. Chris joined UC3 in May 2018 as Library Carpentry Community & Development Director and has spent…
Library Carpentry Receives Supplemental IMLS Grant
Posted in Library Carpentry, Skills Training, and UC3
In November 2017, the California Digital Library (CDL) announced a two-year Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant funded project to further advance the scope, adoption,…
UC Data Network: Lessons Learned
Posted in Data, Data Publication, Digital Preservation, Merritt, Projects, UC Libraries, and UC3
Scholars at the University of California need effective solutions to preserve their research data. This is essential for complying with funder mandates, publication requirements, policies,…
Although a ubiquitous term, the acronym CSV has varied meanings depending on who you ask. In the data space, CSV often translates to comma-separated values…
Community-Owned Data Publishing Infrastructure
Posted in Dash, Data, Data Publication, Digital Curation, Dryad, and events
As a library community, we continue to struggle to find scalable approaches to offering open, shared, sustainable scholarly infrastructure. This is especially true in the…
Tackling the storage costs of digital preservation
Posted in Data, Data Publication, Digital Preservation, Merritt, Projects, UC Libraries, and UC3
Over the past year, California Digital Library (CDL) has facilitated a discussion between UC campus Vice Chancellors of Research (VCRs), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and…