Transcript Data Services as Information Services: or, Old Wine, New Bottle Michele Claibourn – Lead, Research Data Services Ivey Glendon – Metadata Librarian “Thomas Jefferson,

Data Services as Information
Services: or, Old Wine, New Bottle
Michele Claibourn – Lead, Research Data Services
Ivey Glendon – Metadata Librarian
“Thomas Jefferson, Viticulturalist” by Flickr user Tony Fischer
Research Data Services at the U.Va. Library
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RDS in the Library
RDS goals and structure
Services provided
Outcomes to date
Vision for 2014
Questions?
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RDS at the U.Va. Library
Why the Library?
• A pan-university resource for a
pan-university need
• Capitalize on and bring cohesion
to existing data services and
library relationships
But not without challenges…
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RDS Goals
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RDS Structure
Integrates units from across multiple departments to
promote a more cohesive suite of services
Digital
Research &
Scholarship
GIS &
Spatial
Data
Content
Mgmt.
Services
Metadata
Support
Data
Mgmt.
Support
Research
Data
Services
Statistics
& Data
Analysis
Humanities
& Social
Sciences
Arts &
Media
Library
Services
Research
Software
Support
Digital
Media
Lab
Data
Discovery
& Subject
Expertise
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Services
• Tools
• Collections and resources
• Teaching and consultation
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Tools
• Data management planning
• Statistical software packages
• GIS data tools
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Collections & Resources
• Focus on access to data
collections
• Increased acquisition of datasets
• Digital Media Lab: 3D data
creation and visualization
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Teaching and Consultation
• Robust schedule of
teaching workshops
• Growing network of
researchers interested in
one-on-one consultation
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Old Wine, New Bottle
• Classic reference librarianship with a twist
• Expanding scope of librarians involved
• Capitalize on enormous range of library expertise
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Outcomes to Date
• 28 workshops last Fall:
from data management
planning and metadata
to R and ArcGIS to
Multilevel Modeling and
Survival Analysis
Workshops
• Joint VA Data
Management Bootcamp
Consulting
Office
Hours
• 60+ data management plans
for grant-funded research
across 20 departments in
first two years
• 120+ statistical consultations
across 20 departments in
first year
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Vision for 2014
• Build identity, raise
awareness
• Expand participation,
acquire new skills
• Develop additional
services, partnerships
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Questions?
Michele Claibourn, [email protected]
Ivey Glendon, [email protected]
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