It was a long journey from Chapel Hill, NC to Melbourne, Australia, but it was definitely worth it to attend the 14th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). The IDCC is always a great event for people involved in digital curation and … Continue reading
As the new year begins, we take note of the increasing diversity of fields represented in data archived at Dryad and review the numbers for 2016. Dryad Grows into a General Repository We are excited to see Dryad’s role in … Continue reading
One of the most rewarding things about working for Dryad is collaborating with talented and passionate professionals from across the globe who are dedicated to increasing the availably of open data. This summer, two new people were officially elected to … Continue reading
Dryad is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Executive Director, ideally with experience in scientific or biomedical research, librarianship, or publishing, to oversee development and operation of the organisation during a period of rapid growth and transformation. The role reports to … Continue reading
Photo by David Iliff; license: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Dryad invites current members, prospective members, and other interested parties to attend the Annual Membership Meeting in Oxford, UK on the 24th of May. This is the first open meeting of the newly … Continue reading
Dryad is a nonprofit organization fully committed to making scientific and medical research data permanently available to all researchers and educators free-of-charge without barriers to reuse. For the past four years, we have engaged experts and consulted with our many … Continue reading
On Friday, the Obama administration made a long-awaited announcement regarding public access to the results of federally funded research in the United States. There has been considerable attention given to the implications for research publications (a concise analysis here). Less … Continue reading
We are profoundly saddened by the untimely and tragic death of our dear friend and colleague Lee Dirks, who was killed together with his wife Judy Lew in a road accident in the Peruvian Andes. Lee had recently been elected … Continue reading
We are experimenting with a nimble new format for our newsletter, in which each item consists of an individual blog post. All the news items are also available in one PDF document if you’d prefer. Stakeholder governance. “The scientific, educational, … Continue reading
What matters to you when looking for research data in a repository? UK based Digital Curation Centre is looking for Dryad users to complete a 10 minute questionnaire on this. Results will contribute to an assessment framework for Dryad, and the … Continue reading