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Company: New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) Position Title: Curation Officer Location: Remote, anywhere in Canada Type: Full Time Salary Range: Interested candidates are asked to supply a statement that details salary expectations for the role. POSITION SUMMARY The New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) provides national-level research data management (RDM) support through its Portage Network, alongside advanced research computing (ARC) and research […]

As we head into fall, Portage would like to share highlights from the summer, including the results of the NDRIO-Portage COVID-19 Data Curation Funding Call, new training resources and French resources, as well as updates to the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR). Read on to learn more. In April 2021, we launched the COVID-19 Data […]

Company: New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) Position Title: RDM Project Coordinator Location: Remote, anywhere in Canada Type: Full Time Salary Range: Interested candidates are asked to supply a statement that details salary expectations for the role. SUMMARY The New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) provides national-level research data management (RDM) support through its Portage Network, alongside advanced research computing (ARC) and research […]

Fanshawe College and NDRIO-Portage have developed a Research Data Management (RDM) ‘Workshop-in-a-Box’. This is a toolkit of 13 RDM-related modules (“Building Blocks”) and sample supporting materials which colleges and small universities are encouraged to use to engage a range of stakeholders as they build awareness, develop training, and/or draft institutional policy relating to RDM. The […]

Portage is redesigning the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) discovery interface and needs your help.  Surveys We are seeking user feedback to improve the FRDR discovery service and have launched two surveys on the site. One is a quick, two-question pop-up survey; the other is a bit longer and aims to capture your user experience in more […]

Portage is pleased to announce the results of the NDRIO-Portage COVID-19 Data Curation Funding Call to support the curation of Canadian research data related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in April 2021, this initiative dedicated $336,000 in federal funding to eligible research projects for the stewardship and curation of research data between July 2021 and […]

Portage is pleased to announce the availability of an unofficial French translation of the CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements: Extended Guidance 2020-2022. Please note, this translation is unofficial and is not endorsed by CoreTrustSeal. The English version remains the authoritative version. Exigences de la certification CoreTrustSeal en matière de dépôts de données fiables : Directives étendues […]

The Geodisy interface is now available in French! Geodisy is the Federated Research Data Repository’s (FRDR) open-source geospatial discovery platform for Canadian open research data. With this important update, Geodisy now features a truly bilingual interface, making FRDR’s map search more accessible to the Canadian research community. The Geodisy team has also provided a French […]

The Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) is always adding new features and improvements to facilitate data discovery, curation, storage, and preservation, all on one unique platform. As of July 2021, FRDR began indexing datasets from the Dryad data repository that have an author affiliated with a Canadian institution, making these records discoverable through FRDR. This […]