Director of the UCLA Library Data Science Center with 26 years of UC experience scaling research data infrastructure, open science programs, and multi-campus training networks.https://www.tim-dennis.com/https://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-03-building-programs-that-outlast-their-founders/https://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-03-building-programs-that-outlast-their-founders/Most library programs die when the person who built them leaves. The ones that survive are not better — they are differently structured. Here is what that structure looks like.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTlibrary leadershipprogramssustainabilitygovernancehttps://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-03-what-research-data-infrastructure-requires/https://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-03-what-research-data-infrastructure-requires/Research data infrastructure is not an IT problem. It is a scholarly stewardship problem — and libraries are uniquely positioned to lead it, but only if we're willing to be more than service providers.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearch datalibrary leadershipinfrastructureopen sciencehttps://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-01-from-instructor-to-infrastructure-builder/https://www.tim-dennis.com/blog/2026-03-01-from-instructor-to-infrastructure-builder/How eight years of work at UCLA evolved from teaching data skills to building the systems that make open, sustainable research possible.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearch infrastructurecarpentriesUCLAopen science