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Generic About for Dash
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Instructions:

  • Download (markdown or Word version) this document and edit in your favorite word processing software.
  • Update and revise.
    • At this time we are restricting content to static text. Links are welcomed.
    • Once live, this page will only be able to be edited by UC3 personnel, which means you should not include transient information or links.
    • Note that “XXXX” should be replaced by your institution name/library name.
  • Return to [email protected].

Overview

Dash is a new tool for researchers to describe, upload, and share their research data. It is designed to be a simple self-service curation tool for researchers, and helps them perform the following tasks:

  • Prepare data for curation by reviewing best practice guidance for the creation or acquisition of digital research data.
  • Select data for curation through local file browse or drag-and-drop operation.
  • Describe data in terms of the DataCite metadata schema.
  • Identify data with a persistent digital object identifier (DOI) for permanent citation and discovery.
  • Preserve, manage, and share data by uploading to a public Merritt repository collection.
  • Discover and retrieve data through faceted search and browse.

Importance of Data Sharing

Data sharing is critical for the advancement of knowledge. Researchers benefit from increased collaborations, validation, and recognition of their work; institutions and funders benefit from the measurable increase in the impact of their resources; and society benefits from the faster pace at which research can progress. There are several barriers to providing access to data, and currently data sharing is mostly done by large, well funded multi-investigator projects. If these barriers were addressed, allowing individual investigators to easily and quickly share their primary research data, we could create a new culture of transparency and efficiency - likely resulting in major impacts on knowledge advancement.

Who We Are

XXXX Dash is a collaborative project between the XXX Library and the UC Curation Center (UC3) at the California Digital Library.

XXXX Library

The XXXX Library… [YOUR TEXT HERE]

NOTE: The sections below will be included on the “About” page of all Dash instances and cannot be edited.

The UC Curation Center

The UC3 is a creative partnership bringing together the expertise and resources of the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the broader international curation community. The group fosters collaborative analysis, projects, and solutions to ensure the long-term viability and usability of curated digital content. Examples of tools and services include the Merritt Repository, the Web Archiving Service (WAS), and the Data Management Planning Tool (DMPTool).

Dash Origins

The Dash project began as DataShare, a collaboration among UC3, the University of California San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management, and the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). CTSI is part of the Clinical and Translational Science Award program funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (Grant Number UL1 TR000004).