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Share your subject, functional or data expertise and help extend library data curation capacity! Now accepting applications to attend the Fall 2018 Specialized Data Curation Workshop<https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork/workshops/workshop-1---october-17-18>, the first of three workshops hosted by the Data Curation Network<http://datacurationnetwork.org/>. The workshop will be held October 17-18, 2018 directly after the DLF Forum 2018<https://forum2018.diglib.org/> in Las Vegas, Nevada. This free, 1.5 day training session<https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork/workshops> will bring together library data specialists and discipline/functional experts in a peer-to-peer learning environment for specialized data curation. Please note: The content of each workshop is similar, so there is no need to attend each workshop! Application Deadline: August 3, 2018 Acceptance Notification: August 10, 2018 Attendees will: 1. Increase understanding of data curation practices and tools in various disciplines, data types, and formats 2. Share expertise and enhance data curation capacity for librarians nationwide 3. Meet like-minded colleagues who are interested in building and extending data curation practices at their institutions Who should attend: * Subject specialists and library staff with functional expertise who have experience working with research data * Library staff who are tasked with curating research data * Library staff who are interested in expanding their knowledge of curation practices into new formats or disciplines * Those interested in sharing their expertise and developing data curation primers. (What's a primer?<https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork/workshops/curation-primers>) Workshop applications are now open! <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH3mHqtn8uMm0evwyUu3D9f8Q-aJeaecdNm_tXmDqDb3ViBg/viewform> There is no cost for the workshop, but we are limited in the number of attendees we can support. To ensure a good mix of library data staff, subject specialists, and functional experts we've established an application and selection process for the first workshop. Scholarships<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTW8OQOpcu5yrGoMLQpXXGSPD9IyT1bsLg0hJ_WufuHqX1mQ/viewform> are available for participants who would like to attend the workshop but have limited resources. We encourage scholarship applications from students, new professionals, and members of underrepresented groups. These workshops<https://sites.google.com/site/datacurationnetwork/workshops> are made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services RE-85-18-0040-18<callto:85-18-0040-18> and with support from the partner institutions in the Data Curation Network, http://datacurationnetwork.org<http://datacurationnetwork.org/>. ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit diglib.org/announce