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Our Path to FAIR Station
At UC3, our work focuses on how research activities, outputs, and systems connect across the lifecycle, from planning and data collection through to publication and reuse. We approach these challenges from a research infrastructure and information management perspective, which naturally extends upstream to where research begins, including field stations and other place-based environments. As we […]
UC3 New Year Series: Data Management Planning in 2026
Welcome to the second post of UC3’s New Year blog post series, where different services of UC3 take a look at the coming year. If you haven’t already read it, check out the first one on digital preservation. Over in the world of Data Management Planning, we’ve got a lot of exciting work this year […]
UC3 New Year Series: Digital Preservation in 2026
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 […]
Proposed revisions to the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI)
Sustainable, community-driven infrastructure is essential for advancing open scholarship. That’s why UC3 not only championed the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure (POSI) through our advocacy and authorship but also actively supported their adoption by key organizations like ROR, Dryad, DataCite, and Make Data Count. POSI has provided an invaluable framework for transparency, accountability, and community […]
Embracing a New Era of Data Curation: A Vision for Openness and Innovation at UC3
At the University of California Curation Center (UC3), our commitment to advancing data curation and publishing is deeply rooted in our belief in open access and the open data movement. For years, we’ve worked to support researchers and ensure that UC scholarship resonates beyond academia. Our recent efforts, including our successful partnership with Dryad, are […]
High-Quality Metadata: A Collective Responsibility and Opportunity
Cross-posted from the Upstream Blog: https://upstream.force11.org/high-quality-metadata/ Our community and tools rely on high-quality DOI metadata for building connections and obtaining efficiencies. However, the current model – where improvements to this metadata are limited to its creators or done within service-level silos – perpetuates a system of large-scale gaps, inefficiency, and disconnection. It doesn’t have to be […]
Developing a US National PID Strategy
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 (RDA US), the focus has been on developing recommendations for a US National Strategy for Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). Co-chaired by myself and Todd Carpenter, the ORFG PID Strategies Working Group […]
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 […]
Reflections on Persistence: A Farewell to CDL
Today marks the conclusion of my 5+ year chapter working with the UC3 team at CDL and collaborators across the the world to build, lead, and support infrastructure and initiatives for a more open, connected, and sustainable research ecosystem. This chapter comes to a close as I embark on a new one: joining DataCite as […]
Merritt Renews its CoreTrustSeal Certification
We are delighted to announce that the Merritt preservation repository has recently received a renewal of its CoreTrustSeal certification. The certification, which we first received four years ago, recognizes our commitment to ensuring the long-term preservation and accessibility of University of California archival collections. At this time, the Merritt repository holds over 400 collections composed […]