Abstract
This paper is a summary of a panel session which 
consisted of four presentations by individuals from 
or affiliated with the UC Curation Center (UC3) at the 
California Digital Library

Keywords: UC3, data lifecycle, DMPTool, DataUp, 
Data One..

UC3: Developing Tools and Services for the 
The first presentation, given by Carly Strasser was 
originally scheduled to be given by Patricia Cruse. It 
covered the basics of the current data management 
landscape, and how the UC3 group at the CDL  is 
working to meet the data management needs of 
UC libraries and researchers. The presentation also 
described the suite of UC3 tools and how each fits into 
the research data life cycle. This presentation laid the 
groundwork for all following presentations since the 
three tools described (DMPTool, Dash, and DataUp) are 
all part of the UC3 suite of offerings.

DMPTool
The second presentation was given by Marisa Strong 
who provided an overview of the DMPTool, which 
was recently updated thanks to funds from the Alfred 
P. Sloan Foundation and the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services. Strong described the new features 
of the tool, including an administrator interface, and 
walked attendees through how to create custom 
templates for researchers at their institution. She also 

showcased new offerings on the DMPTool website, 
including a library of public plans, general guidance 
for data management, and a suite of resources for 
promoting the DMPTool. An audience member 
asked if the DMPTool connected to or suggested 
repositories to those submitting plans, and Strong 
and Strasser answered that although this would be 
useful, the difficulty of enabling this functionality 
has not been explored. The DMPTool does, however, 
provide references to re3data.org and databib.org, both 
searchable registries of data repositories.

DASH
The third presentation was also given by Strasser, 
and described the UC-wide Dash project. Dash is an 
application that provides an easy, self-service way 
for researchers to publicly share their datasets. The 
major functions that researchers can perform using 
Dash include uploading datasets, providing DataCite 
metadata for those datasets, obtaining an identifier, 
and publishing the data so that it is accessible to 
the public. Dash began as DataShare, which was a 
collaborative project with UC San Francisco. The UC3 
group has since explored the expansion of Dash so that 
each individual campus in the UC system may have 
their own locally branded version of Dash. 

DataUp
Finally, Susan Borda of UC Merced presented the 
DataUp tool. DataUp is a complete system for 
researchers to upload, describe, and share tabular 

IASSIST Session 5S 
Summary: Tools and 
Services for Supporting 
Research Data 
Management, June 5, 
Toronto, CA  
by Carly Strasser1 

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datasets via a web-based application. It is openly available for 
anyone to use, and is affiliated with the DataONE repository, 
ONEShare. Borda described the first version of DataUp, and then 
provided an overview of the new version, including highlighting 
improvements such as expanded sign-in options.

Discussion
Several audience members asked questions about connecting 
Dash and DataUp to local repositories at their institutions. Borda 
mentioned that a developer working on DataUp had begun to 
explore connecting DataUp to Dataverse, but had not completed 
the project before their term ended. 

 
NOTES
1. .Carly Strasser, California Digital Library, carly.strasser@ucop.edu

mailto:carly.strasser@ucop.edu