Embedded Data Librarianship: A Case Study of Providing Data Management Support for a Science Department

Wang, Minglu; Fong, Bonnie

doi:10.1080/0194262x.2015.1085348

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“…Wittenberg and Elings' case study shows a successful partnership of the University of California, Berkeley's Library with the Research Information Technologies department to manage research data [22]. Wang and Fong's study at Rutgers University-Newark sees health sciences librarians playing a central role by being embedded directly into the research process, including processing data in the lab and developing data management plans [23]. Wherever health sciences librarians physically find themselves, LIS researchers see them being involved in the management of research data.…”

Section: Services To Manage Research Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lyon is another proponent of ensuring data management skills are taught in library and information science graduate programs [19,32]. Wang and Fong recognize the lack of RDM training when they write, "research data services are new and few library school programs offer formal training in this area" [23]. Lyon suggests three initiatives where LIS graduate programs could bolster RDM skills: define core components of data management, encourage potential students with science-related backgrounds into LIS graduate programs, and set up an international data informatics working group [19].…”

Section: Rdm Training Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Her study focuses on identifying key competencies and skills data librarians require. While Federer is hesitant to identify specific training in graduate programs due to the ever-changing needs of library patrons, her point of bolstered data services in LIS programs is a strong one and echoed by other researchers [2,18,23,32,41,43].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Wang and Fong want data librarians to keep up to date with resources, including scholarly literature and online tools [23]. Brown, Wolski, and Richardson's case study of an academic librarian at Griffith University (Australia) successfully transitioning to a research data support role highlights key training opportunities such as mentorship, background reading, and participation in a massive open online course on metadata [45].…”

Section: Rdm Training Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“How Do I Do That?” A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals

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2019

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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There is a recognized need to provide research data management (RDM) services in health sciences libraries. A review of the literature reveals numerous strategies to provide training for health sciences librarians as they provide RDM services to health sciences researchers, faculty, and students. However, no consensus emerges through this literature review with respect to RDM training initiatives. With training initiatives being developed and documented, more in-depth research will emerge that verifies which initiatives have the greatest success for upskilling information professionals in managing research data. This is an area where future library and information studies research can be conducted. It is the hope that with this literature review, I can conduct my own survey to gain more perspective on RDM in a Canadian health sciences library context.

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Section: Services To Manage Research Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rdm Training Initiativesmentioning

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Section: Rdm Training Initiativesmentioning

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Section: Rdm Training Initiativesmentioning

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“How Do I Do That?” A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals

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2019

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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“…In recent years, advances in data management, data curation, dissemination, sharing, and research infrastructure have transformed the provision of library services to researchers. A considerable amount of literature has been published on the emergence in academic libraries of research data services for their faculty and students (Peters and Dryden, 2011;Weller and Monroe-Gulick, 2014;Si et al, 2015;Wang and Fong, 2015), although many more institutions do not yet provide targeted outreach programs (Tenopir et al, 2013). This paper reports on the progress of a broader research project that investigates whether the actions of library and information specialists to improve data management practices can be enhanced by understanding the attitudes and behaviour of researchers.…”

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Modifying researchers’ data management practices

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Data is the new buzzword in academic libraries, as policy increasingly mandates that data must be open and accessible, funders require formal data management plans, and institutions are implementing guidelines around best practice. Given concerns about the current data management practices of researchers, this paper reports on the initial findings from a project being undertaken at Griffith University to apply a conceptual (A-COMB) framework to understanding researchers' behaviour. The objective of the project is to encourage the use of institutionally endorsed solutions for research data management. Based on interviews conducted by a team of librarians in a small, social science research centre, preliminary results indicate that attitude is the key element which will need to be addressed in designing intervention strategies to modify behaviour. The paper concludes with a discussion of the next stages in the project, which involve further data collection and analysis, the implementation of targeted strategies, and a follow-up activity to assess the extent of modifications to current undesirable practices.

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How academic librarians, IT staff, and research administrators perceive and relate to research

Cox

Verbaan

2016

Library & Information Science Research

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Academic libraries are changing how they support research. For example, their involvement in Research Data Management (RDM) implies a much deeper relationship with researchers throughout the research lifecycle. Perhaps we are witnessing a shift from support to partnership. The study reported here examined how librarians, IT staff and research administrators see research and their own relation to it. Within an interpretative methodology, twenty semi-structured interviews with librarians, IT staff and research administrators were analysed thematically. Librarians often talked about research via the discourse of research-led teaching. They also conceived of it via notions of collection and to a lesser extent through reference work or copyright expertise. They saw some of their own continuing professional development or service development work as akin to the work of university researchers, but at the other end of a spectrum. Some saw a categorical difference and considered that research was only conducted by people who had a job title of researcher. IT managers tended to see research via infrastructure or specialist expertise. But at least one IT staff member saw himself as both partly a researcher and a bridge between research and support. Research administrators tended to see research through the roles of administrative support and policy influence. In summary, seven broad narratives about research were identified, namely: influencing researchers to align with policy; being a researcher; being a bridge with research; offering expertise; providing infrastructure; supporting a research/teaching nexus; relieving researchers of administrative burdens. As institutions develop research partnerships, e.g. around RDM, training and curricula will need to expand existing conceptions and build deeper empathetic relationships with research.

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Embedded Data Librarianship: A Case Study of Providing Data Management Support for a Science Department

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

“How Do I Do That?” A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals

“How Do I Do That?” A Literature Review of Research Data Management Skill Gaps of Canadian Health Sciences Information Professionals

Modifying researchers’ data management practices

How academic librarians, IT staff, and research administrators perceive and relate to research

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