CDL has been working to promote responsible development and use of data metrics through the Make Data Count initiative and other community projects. Daniella Lowenberg…
Open Data Metrics: Lighting the Fire
Posted in Data, and data metrics
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Keep on ROR-ing: A Research Organization Registry Update
Posted in Persistent Identifiers, Projects, and ROR
The Research Organization Registry (ROR) has had a big year! As CDL is a key partner in the ROR initiative, we are posting some updates…
NSF Workshop Overview: Focusing on Researcher Perspectives
Posted in Data Publication, Dryad, and events
Since its founding, Dryad has hosted a researcher-led, open data publishing community and service. With the California Digital Library partnership in 2018, and reflecting on…
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,…
We’ll be rocking your world again at PIDapalooza 2020
Posted in Persistent Identifiers, and PIDapalooza
The official countdown to PIDapalooza 2020 begins here! It’s 162 days to go till our flame-lighting opening ceremony at the fabulous Belém Cultural Center in…
Co-authored by Maria Gould and Daniella Lowenberg and cross-posted from the ROR blog How many datasets have been published in Dryad from researchers at the University…
Passing the Torch of Persistence: EZID Development Update
Posted in EZID, Persistent Identifiers, and UC3
Persistent identifiers are the backbone of scholarly communication infrastructure and long-term digital preservation, key to supporting a fully networked research ecosystem. CDL’s EZID service has…
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,…
Hear Us ROR! Announcing Our First Prototype and Next Steps
Posted in OrgID, Persistent Identifiers, Projects, and ROR
What has hundreds of heads, 91,000 affiliations, and roars like a lion? If you guessed the Research Organization Registry community, you’d be absolutely right! Last…