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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Purdue University Libraries</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">
is </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">pleased to announce the launch of <i><a href="http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dcp/" target="_blank">Data Curation Profiles Directory</a></i>, a new serial publication edited
by Jacob Carlson & D. Scott Brandt</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Data Curation Profiles (DCP) are in-depth publications which provide detailed descriptions of research
data sets and collections. The DCP, and the associated <a href="http://datacurationprofiles.org/download" target="_blank">
Toolkit </a>which provides instructions and advice on composing them, are the results of research funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Working with Purdue University Libraries Scholarly Publishing Services, the
<i>Data Curation Profiles Directory</i> provides a suite of services to support publication, including</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
assigning a DOI and citation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">for each published DCP, improved visibility for Profiles through inclusion in indexing and discovery tools, and a commitment to the preservation of DCPs through CLOCKSS
and Portico. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Contributors include authors from Cornell University, Purdue University, University of California
San Diego, University of Hawaii, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of South Florida, and University of Tennessee Knoxville. Information on publishing a Data Curation Profile can be found on the
<a href="http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/dcp/guidelines.html" target="_blank">Guidelines for Authors</a> page. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">James L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor notes that, “The Data Curation
Profiles demonstrate Purdue Libraries’ research commitment to furthering the role of librarians’ involvement in understanding research data management and curation, and the
<i>Data Curation Profiles Directory</i> is a significant advancement in supporting the</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">ir</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">
publication and dissemination.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The DCP evolved out of research conducted by the Purdue University Libraries and its Distributed
Data Curation Center, in conjunction with the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 2007-2009. The Toolkit was developed and promoted by the Purdue University Libraries through additional funding
by IMLS. The <i>Data Curation Profiles Directory</i> is supported by Purdue University Libraries and the Purdue University Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Please send your feedback on the
<i>Data Curation Profiles Directory</i>, and any questions you may have about composing and publishing Data Curation Profiles, to
<a href="mailto:jrcarlso@purdue.edu" target="_blank">jrcarlso@purdue.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jake Carlson <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor of Library Science <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Data Services Specialist <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Purdue University Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ph: (765) 494-6665<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/jcarlson/">http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/jcarlson/</a>
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