Data curation is the organization, compilation and integration of research data for sharing, reuse and archiving. This includes digital preservation and research data management and typically involves metadata to make the data findable and searchable. Contact the UNL Libraries Research Data Team for help in determining your specific needs and discuss how the Libraries can help.
The following resources include information on data curation:
- What is Data Curation? – YouTube video from ICPSR
- ARDC – Metadata Guide - Guide from the Australian Research Data Commons
- Data Curation Network - UNL is a member of this organization of professionals working towards open research data stewardship. Of particular note are their primers on curation tasks for specific tasks and subject areas
- ICPSR Data Management and Curation - Information on data curation, including both general and information and specific to ICPSR
- Johnston, L. R., et al. "How important are data curation activities to researchers." Gaps and opportunities for academic libraries (2018).