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NTKN Communities of Practice: Data Curation

This is the homepage for the NTKN Community of Practice for data curation efforts and data librarians.

General Info

NTKN Data Curation Community of Practice

All upcoming meetings are listed on the NTKN calendar.

  • Ariel Hahn, Co-Chair
  • Jesse Long, Co-Chair

The Graphic Visualization of Abstract Data, Walter Herdeg, 1974

Data is now an integral part of library and archival work. And, year after year, our various transit agencies are creating vital, data-heavy research that needs to be adequately curated, described, stored, and shared. Our community of practice meets to discuss data management, data curation, data preservation, new policies, software and tools, digital asset management systems, repositories, and related best practices. Participants are invited to share current projects or request support when working through challenges.

Community Meetings

Upcoming Meetings:

  • Thursday, August 22, 2024 -- Open Discussion and Call for Future Topics

Past Meetings:

The associated slides for these presentation can be found at the bottom of this box.
  • November 2024 -- Exact date TBD -- Artificial Intelligence and Automation for Data Librarians
  • August 2024 -- Open Discussion, Planning for Future Meetings
  • July 2024 -- Data Cleaning Strategies with Open Refine with Peyton Tvrdy, NT
  • May 2024 -- Data Literacy, Data Governance Open Discussion with Ariel Hahn, LA Metro
  • April 2024 -- Data Management Plans with Jesse Long, NTL
  • March 2024 -- Metadata for Data Collections with Andy Everett, WSDOT
  • No meetings scheduled from December 2023 through February 2024
  • November 2023 -- Data Curation and Data Management 101
  • October 2023 -- Open Discussion, Overview of Community Practice Topic Areas

Presentation Slides: