Research data management and services: Resources for novice data librarians

Barbrow, Sarah; Brush, Denise; Goldman, Julie

doi:10.5860/crln.78.5.274

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“…Since researchers have been grappling with data management issues for much longer than the last 5 years, it is noteworthy that data management services have only been reported more recently (107). Part of the reason could be that many libraries have developed expertise in data management only recently, as library personnel have become more frequently embedded within research teams and as digital datasets have become more common, cost-effective, and readily accessible to researchers (103,(107)(108)(109).…”

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Research Support in Health Sciences Libraries: A Scoping Review

Visintini¹,

Boutet

Manley³

et al. 2018

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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Background:As part of a health sciences library’s internal assessment of its research support services, an environmental scan and literature review were conducted to identify research services offered elsewhere in Canada. Through this process, it became clear that a more formal review of the academic literature would help libraries make informed decisions about their services. To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review of research services provided in health sciences libraries contexts.Methods:Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, ERIC, CINAHL, LISTA, LISS, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Google for articles which described the development, implementation, or evaluation of one or more research support initiatives in a health sciences library context. We identified additional articles by searching reference lists of included studies and soliciting medical library listservs.Results:Our database searches retrieved 7134 records, 4026 after duplicates were removed. Title/abstract screening excluded 3751, with 333 records retained for full-text screening. Seventy-five records were included, reporting on 74 different initiatives. Included studies were published between 1990 and 2017, the majority from North American and academic library contexts. Major service areas reported were the creation of new research support positions, and support services for systematic review support, grants, data management, open access and repositories.Conclusion:This scoping review is the first review to our knowledge to map research support services in the health sciences library context. It identified main areas of research service support provided by health sciences libraries that can be used for benchmarking or information gathering purposes.

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Section: Fig 3 Spectrum Of Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Support in Health Sciences Libraries: A Scoping Review

Visintini¹,

Boutet

Manley³

et al. 2018

J Can Health Libr Assoc

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“…If you have never publicly shared your data before, you may feel the need for additional guidance on issues such as gaining institutional review board (IRB) approval for data sharing (including creating suitable informed consent forms for participants), de-identifying data, preparing documentation, selecting file types, or choosing an appropriate repository. Luckily, our profession is rife with experts in research data management (e.g., members of the MLA Data Special Interest Group) who have created or authored a wealth of LibGuides (e.g., University of Pennsylvania Libraries [8], Washington University Libraries [9], Johns Hopkins Libraries [10]); books and articles (e.g., Federer [11], Barbrow et al [12]); and online training modules (e.g., Read and Surkis [13], Johns Hopkins Libraries [14], MIT Libraries [15], University of Massachusetts Medical School Lamar Soutter Library [16]) in this area.…”

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Announcing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s data sharing policy

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Amos³

et al. 2019

jmla

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As librarians are generally advocates of open access and data sharing, it is a bit surprising that peer-reviewed journals in the field of librarianship have been slow to adopt data sharing policies. Starting October 1, 2019, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is taking a step forward and implementing a firm data sharing policy to increase the rigor and reproducibility of published research, enable data reuse, and promote open science. This editorial explains the data sharing policy, describes how compliance with the policy will fit into the journal’s workflow, and provides further guidance for preparing for data sharing.

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“…Beyond medical librarianship, the Datacure email group allows data librarians working in a variety of roles and fields to communicate with each other. A recent article also provides suggestions for online communities and other resources for learning more about research data services [ 36 ]. These sorts of groups, both formal and informal, allow data librarians to explore challenges and opportunities as well as work together to help define the data librarian role.…”

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Defining data librarianship: a survey of competencies, skills, and training

Federer

2018

jmla

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ObjectivesMany librarians are taking on new roles in research data services. However, the emerging field of data librarianship, including specific roles and competencies, has not been clearly established. This study aims to better define data librarianship by exploring the skills and knowledge that data librarians utilize and the training that they need to succeed.MethodsLibrarians who do data-related work were surveyed about their work and educational backgrounds and asked to rate the relevance of a set of data-related skills and knowledge to their work.ResultsRespondents considered a broad range of skills and knowledge important to their work, especially “soft skills” and personal characteristics, like communication skills and the ability to develop relationships with researchers. Traditional library skills like cataloging and collection development were considered less important. A cluster analysis of the responses revealed two types of data librarians: data generalists, who tend to provide data services across a variety of fields, and subject specialists, who tend to provide more specialized services to a distinct discipline.DiscussionThe findings of this study suggest that data librarians provide a broad range of services to their users and, therefore, need a variety of skills and expertise. Libraries hiring a data librarian may wish to consider whether their communities will be best served by a data generalist or a subject specialist and write their job postings accordingly. These findings also have implications for library schools, which could consider adjusting their curricula to better prepare their students for data librarian roles.

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Research data management and services: Resources for novice data librarians

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Research Support in Health Sciences Libraries: A Scoping Review

Research Support in Health Sciences Libraries: A Scoping Review

Announcing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s data sharing policy

Defining data librarianship: a survey of competencies, skills, and training

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