When Data Curation Isn't: A Redefinition for Liberal Arts Universities

Toups, Megan; Hughes, Michael

doi:10.1080/01930826.2013.865386

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“…In a study of 416 researchers across many disciplines at Virginia Tech, 15% of respondents struggled with "dealing with sensitive data, data transmission, and encryption" (Shen, 2016, p. 510). An excellent synopsis of the current state of data management is provided by Toups and Hughes (2013), who said that researchers "believe they are managing data well, but their research is not without management issues" (p. 227).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Management Practices in Academic Library Learning Analytics: A Critical Review

Briney

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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INTRODUCTION Data handling in library learning analytics plays a pivotal role in protecting patron privacy, yet the landscape of data management by librarians is poorly understood. METHODS This critical review examines data-handling practices from 54 learning analytics studies in academic libraries and compares them against the NISO Consensus Principles on User's Digital Privacy in Library, Publisher, and Software-Provider Systems and data management best practices. RESULTS A number of the published research projects demonstrate inadequate data protection practices including incomplete anonymization, prolonged data retention, collection of a broad scope of sensitive information, lack of informed consent, and sharing of patron-identified information. DISCUSSION As with researchers more generally, libraries should improve their data management practices. No studies aligned with the NISO Principles in all evaluated areas, but several studies provide specific exemplars of good practice. CONCLUSION Libraries can better protect patron privacy by improving data management practices in learning analytics research.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Management Practices in Academic Library Learning Analytics: A Critical Review

Briney

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

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“…All academic libraries have a responsibility for collecting and curating datasets. (Toups and hughes (2013) 12 have suggested that small universities and institutions may also provide comprehensive RDM services by collaborating with other departments for data management and curation. The same has also been proposed by Latham and Poe (2012) 13 .…”

Section: Data Curationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Selective Review of Literature on Research Data Management in Academic Libraries

Payal

Awasthi

Tripathi

2019

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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The present paper dwells on Research Data Management (RDM), its need, importance, the behaviour of the researchers in different disciplines towards data sharing and the role of libraries in extending data management services. The policies of publishers and funding bodies for sharing research data have also been described. It underlines that the library professionals should have a comprehensive understanding of the emerging issues, trends and challenges about the research data management to deploy appropriate services for the researchers. It highlights various resources on research data management, which may serve as guidelines for library professionals and researchers. The study will prove beneficial to library professionals and inspire them to extend RDM services in their organisations The paper concludes by advocating that the library professionals must update and upskill themselves with new trends, tools and techniques to provide RDM services. They should sensitise researchers to make their datasets accessible for reuse and sharing.

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“…They found that conversations with a nearby research university was a useful learning experience that gave them confidence in their own newly created data management decisions. Toups & Hughes (2013) published the process and outcomes of their small liberal arts university's foray into data curation. To assess the data needs of researchers at Trinity University, the librarians conducted focus groups composed of 10 faculty from diverse disciplines.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%