Potential Roles for Science Librarians in Research Data Management: A Gap Analysis

Bishop, Bradley Wade; Collier, Hannah; Orehek, Ashley; Ihli, Monica

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“…There is also significant evidence that science librarianship has and will continue to change to incorporate or divide into new roles, such as data services librarians, to accommodate increasing research support in terms of data visualization, data analysis, systematic reviews, research collaboration, scientific writing, and communication (ACRL, 2022;Ard, 2006;Bishop et al, 2021;Bishop et al, 2023;Clarke & Kim, 2018;Dali & Caidi, 2016;Dennie, 2014;Kuruppu, 2006;Smith, 2006;Sterner, 2020). In particular, science librarians can help address research data management needs that have been placed on researchers, motivated by the current open science paradigm shift and the introduction of new research data policies at federal and funder levels (Bishop et al, 2021;Bishop et al, 2023). However, these roles and responsibilities illustrate a current gap in LIS practitioner knowledge (Dali & Caidi, 2016).…”

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“…Several Library and Information Studies/Science (LIS) professional positions seek MLIS graduates with STEM and applied science backgrounds and experiences, most notably in science, technology, engineering, and similar subject-specific academic librarian positions (Beck & Callison, 2006;Eells, 2006;Fritzler, 2006;Hallmark & Lembo, 2003;Kuruppu, 2006;Lo et al, 2015;Raszewski, 2011;Sterner, 2020). There is also a growth of research and data services LIS positions throughout academia that would benefit from MLIS and STEM combined skill sets (ACRL, 2022;Bishop et al, 2021;Bishop et al, 2023;Clarke & Kim, 2018;Dali & Caidi, 2016;Dennie, 2014;Eells, 2006;Kuruppu, 2006;Sterner, 2020;Smith, 2006). Additionally, increased educational diversity in MLIS programs leads to diverse perspectives in LIS as a profession, resulting in growth in the development of LIS practice and research (Clarke & Kim, 2018).…”

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Woodford

2024

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This critical literature review identifies the motivations of students entering the Library and Information Studies/Science (LIS) profession and associated Master’s (MLIS) programs, the current knowledge of students and librarians with science backgrounds in LIS fields, and the intersections of these two areas into recruitment research for LIS professionals with science backgrounds. A critical literature review was conducted, with clearly relevant literature included. In general, incoming MLIS students tend to be in the process of changing careers, and they are motivated to pursue LIS due to a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to their individual contexts. While educational diversity benefits the entire discipline and workforce, science librarianship specifically benefits from having MLIS graduates with science backgrounds. It is expected that the increased complexity and data services focus of science librarianship may also be well served by those with science backgrounds. Recruitment suggestions for increasing the representation of students with science backgrounds in MLIS programs tend to be mere concepts or substantial program investments, without many practical recommendations or real-life examples. Notably, there is a gap in investigations for the Canadian context, and so an exploratory investigation of the motivations and aspirations of students in Canadian MLIS programs, beyond the literature review presented here, should be conducted in the future with a specific focus on identifying and investigating the population of students coming into these programs with science education backgrounds.

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2024

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“…Higher education faces increased challenges with the surging interest in big data. The need to invest in training skilled employees, increase repository capacity, and assign and clarify responsibilities 74 remains critical as libraries and librarians continue to take on leadership roles 75 and provide data services. Those vanguard libraries that were the first to offer services have begun to evaluate programs, 76 services, 77 and tools 78 and make adjustments focusing both on usability for the owner of the data to upload and share data sets and discoverability of those data sets for the end user.…”

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Top trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues

2022

CRLN

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This article summarizes trending topics in academic librarianship from the past two years-a time of tremendous upheaval and change, including a global pandemic, difficult reflections concerning racial justice, and war between nation states. Rapid changes and uncertainty from these events have created a significant amount of shifts to academic libraries, higher education, and society in general. Such shifts have yielded new perspectives and innovations in how librarians approach delivering services, supporting student success, managing staff and physical spaces, embracing new technology, and managing data. This report attempts to provide a snapshot of developments worth noting. COVID-related trendsThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on academic library services has been significant, and these changes, in many cases, are ongoing. The issues identified below transcend the period covered by this review as libraries face a fundamental shift that will extend far into the future and beyond the pandemic. In early 2020, nearly all academic 1 and public 2 libraries closed temporarily and shifted towards virtual services. Despite in-person closures, libraries continued online services, 3 kept their communities informed, 4 and adopted innovative collaborations 5 and technologies to adapt to changing circumstances. These closures and the institutional changes that enabled them had a significant and diverse impact on librarianship, including rethinking long-held paradigms, 6 increased professional stress around institutional budgets, 7 and the ability to work remotely. 8 The pandemic also surfaced long-standing issues of inequality 9 and inaccessibility 10 in libraries. Despite the challenges raised by closures, libraries continued to deliver core services and creative solutions, including virtual reference with increasing complexity, 11 a renewed focus on digital literacy with the rise in online learning, 12 and born-digital collection development. 13 2021-22 ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee Top trends in academic libraries A review of the trends and issues 2021-22 ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee: Alex McAllister (chair) is associate professor and coordinator of Collection Management, Appalachian State University Libraries, email:

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Spanish academic libraries’ perceptions of Open Science. Drivers and barriers, level of knowledge and training

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Boté-Vericad

2024

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This paper reports on the perceptions of Spanish academic libraries regarding Open Science (OS). OS is irrupting into academia and academic librarians need to support researchers. On the other side, researchers need to be ready to change their scientific behaviour in relation to publications and research data. We conducted a focus group with 8 academic librarians. We also sent a survey to (N= 67) academic libraries, obtaining a response rate of 71.6%. In the survey, we asked for drivers and constraints for OS services as well as for any training taking place. Our results show that facilitators are the system relationships (SD = 4.74) and internal promotion of systems relationships (SD = 4.54). In relation to the level of knowledge of OS, both researchers (SD = 3.27) and librarians have a high level in terms of the OA area (SD = 4.15) but little development of the rest of the components of OS. On the other hand, in relation to training librarians, results indicated that OA (SD = 4.79), Open Data (SD = 4.79) and new evaluation models (SD = 4.79) should be part of the training for researchers. The results of the focus group reinforce some of the indicators mentioned. We conclude that academic libraries may train researchers in OS through the acquisition of new skills and trainers-training and with the strategic support of the university. We argue that academic incentives and a change in research accreditation are also needed to shift researchers’ perceptions in relation to OS.

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Potential Roles for Science Librarians in Research Data Management: A Gap Analysis

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