ActiveDMPs
Exploring How AI Can Help Research Data Management
At UC3, several of our latest initiatives involve integrating AI tools, with a particular focus on improving metadata and assisting researchers with creating best practice DMPs. A clear philosophy guides UC3’s approach to the use of generative AI: addressing researchers’ and the broader research community’s needs, keeping humans as the authority, complementing human work for […]
Webinar Series: Insights from the Machine Actionable Data Management Plans Pilot
Want to learn about how technological advancements in data management plans can benefit research at your university? Have you heard the term “machine actionable” a lot but aren’t sure what it is or why it’s important? Are you looking for strategies to reduce burden on researchers and administrators in working on data management plans? Join […]
Working Toward a Common Standard API for Machine-Actionable DMPs
DMP Tool and the Research Data Alliance Our work at DMP Tool has been shaped from the ground up through collaborations at the Research Data Alliance (RDA). From the earliest conversations about machine-actionable Data Management Plans (maDMPs) to the creation of the DMP common standard and the DMP ID, the RDA has served as the convening space where we’ve found […]
UC3 New Year Series: Looking Ahead through 2025 for the DMP Tool
At UC3, we’re dedicated to advancing the fields of digital curation, digital preservation, and open data practices. Over the years, we’ve built and supported a range of services and actively led and collaborated on initiatives to open scholarship. With this in mind, we’re kicking off a new series of blog posts to highlight our core […]
Welcome, Becky Grady: Introducing UC3’s new DMP Tool Product Manager
Hello everyone! My name is Becky Grady, and I’m thrilled to be joining UC3 to work on Data Management planning. For the past few years I’ve worked as both a UX researcher and a product manager in the tech industry, working on gaming platforms, account systems, and internal tools. Before that, I received my PhD […]
Connecting DMSPs to Research Outputs
By Brian Riley, California Digital Library (CDL), and Mary O’Brien Uhlmansiek, The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) In March, the lead developer for the DMP Tool, Brian Riley, attended a workshop on “Scientometrics Using Open Data” offered by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. Participation in this session allowed us […]
New Project Director Joins the MAP Pilot Project
By Mary O’Brien Uhlmansiek, Project Director, The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) This February, I joined the MAP Pilot team as Project Director, serving in a joint position with The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL). In this role, I will support ten research libraries in our pilot project, exploring […]
Join the UC3 Team: Two Senior Product Manager positions now open
UC Curation Center (UC3) is recruiting two Senior Product Manager positions. This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about shaping the future of scholarly infrastructure on a global scale. If you’re a creative thinker with a knack for innovation, strategic planning, and product management, please consider applying. The past few years have been full […]
Call for Institutions to Pilot Development of Scalable Data-Management Infrastructure
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) are seeking four institutional teams to pilot the integration or creation of prototypes and possible workflows for machine-actionable data management and sharing plans (maDMSPs). The pilot project will run January–December 2024. This project is funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services […]
Association of Research Libraries and California Digital Library Receive Grant to Advance Data Management and Sharing
Cross-posted from ARL News and written by Cynthia Hudson-Vitale | cvitale@arl.org | August 4, 2023 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) have received a $668,048 National Leadership Grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to assist institutions in managing and sharing federally funded research data. This project will build a […]