Research Data Services in European Academic Research Libraries

Tenopir, Carol; Talja, Sanna; Horstmann, Wolfram; Late, Elina; Hughes, Dane; Pollock, Danielle; Schmidt, Birgit; Baird, Lynn; Sandusky, Robert J.; Allard, Suzie

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“…Cox et al [17] surveyed libraries in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and found an increasing maturity of data management services, although more in advisory and support roles than in technical roles. This is consistent with the results of Tenopir et al [18] who showed that European libraries tend to offer, or are planning to offer, consultative or reference research data services rather than technical or hands-on services.…”

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Research Support Services in Spanish Academic Libraries: An Analysis of Their Strategic Plans and of an Opinion Survey Administered to Their Directors

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2018

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The transition from print to digital information has transformed the role of academic libraries, which have had to redefine themselves as intermediaries and partners in the learning and research processes. This study analyzes the evolution and current provision of research support services in Spanish academic libraries through an analysis of the three strategic plans published by the Spanish association of academic libraries (REBIUN) and a survey administered to the library directors. Results show that academic libraries are firmly embedded within universities' research activities, and that most of them depend on vice-rectorates for research or scientific policy. There is a relationship between the size of the library and its provision of research support services, although no correlation is observed between the size of the library and the staff devoted to research support. Library directors stress the value of institutional repositories, a vision also reflected in the importance assigned to open access in the strategic plans. Other current hot topics, such as data management, do not seem to be among the priorities of Spanish library directors as yet.

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Research Support Services in Spanish Academic Libraries: An Analysis of Their Strategic Plans and of an Opinion Survey Administered to Their Directors

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2018

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“…Note also that this analysis covered 206 universities from the 2014 Carnegie list of universities with research activity classified as 'high' or 'very high'. Tenopir et al (2017) surveyed 109 European university libraries (LIBER members) from 22 countries.…”

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“…While data policies have been most prolific in the UK and Australia (Shearer, 2015), they have also been found to exist at 44% and 41% of North American and European universities, respectively (Briney, Goben, & Zilinski, 2015;Tenopir et al, 2017). 1 Where policies are not yet in place, they are often planned or in the process of being established.…”

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The Development of a Research Data Policy at Wageningen University & Research: Best Practices as a Framework

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2017

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The current case study describes the development of a Research Data Management policy at Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands. To develop this policy, an analysis was carried out of existing frameworks and principles on data management (such as the FAIR principles), as well as of the data management practices in the organisation. These practices were defined through interviews with research groups. Using criteria drawn from the existing frameworks and principles, certain research groups were identified as 'best-practices': cases where data management was meeting the most important data management criteria. These best-practices were then used to inform the RDM policy. This approach shows how engagement with researchers can not only provide insight into their data management practices and needs, but directly inform new policy guidelines.

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“…On the website you can also find an extensive briefing paper 22 and fact sheets on the requirements of the EC for data management 23 and handling personal data.…”

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The emerging of research data management (RDM) as a mature part of the research lifecycle, provides a major challenge for research organizations. It gives rise to the need for solid research data services (RDS) to be developed. In the university-wide efforts being deployed in the realization of these services, an academic library can appeal to its expertise in information management to provide a valuable contribution to the discussions. As the context academic libraries operate in varies, the roles it can take upon itself in the process might differ, as working collaboratively with other stakeholders is an essential part in the complex matter of RDM. This paper analyses the contribution of the academic library of Ghent University (Belgium) to research data management services in the wider institutional context. It explores the hybrid RDM services model employed to encompassing both universitywide and decentralized initiatives.Current emphases in the RDM program at Ghent University is on the development of consultative RDS.The starting point for the University of Ghent's academic library to commit to the development of RDS lay not, in the first place in the new demands from funders in regards to data management planning but stems from a longstanding tradition of providing access to information which reflects in their mission statement: "Facilitating open knowledge creation". In this paper we hope to provide an example of what the role of a research library can be, reveal its possible strengths (involving a diverse range of stakeholders and expertise, achieving goals through cooperation) and how it tried avoiding pitfalls (a pragmatic view rather than a top-down approach to facilitate researchers need and combining autonomous domain-specific initiatives and central services, reflecting the institutional context).

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Research Data Services in European Academic Research Libraries

Cited by 97 publications

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Research Support Services in Spanish Academic Libraries: An Analysis of Their Strategic Plans and of an Opinion Survey Administered to Their Directors

Research Support Services in Spanish Academic Libraries: An Analysis of Their Strategic Plans and of an Opinion Survey Administered to Their Directors

The Development of a Research Data Policy at Wageningen University & Research: Best Practices as a Framework

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