Transcript RDMRose: Research Data Management for LIS Session 8 Institutional case study and Conclusions Session 8.3 Reflection on the Library role in RDM Reflection.

RDMRose: Research Data Management for LIS
Session 8 Institutional case study and Conclusions
Session 8.3 Reflection on the Library role in RDM
Reflection on the Library role in
RDM
Session 8.3
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Learning outcome
• By the end of this session you will be able to
– Relate the issues that have been discussed in
previous session to the current and future role of
the Library
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Roles in RDM
Role
Policy and advocacy
Lead on institutional data policy
Support and training
Bring data into undergraduate
research-based learning, promoting
data information literacy
Alignment with existing library roles
Competencies required
Advocacy role e.g. in the area of
open access
Strategic understanding and
influencing skills
Information literacy training
Understanding of RDM best
practices as they apply to
relevant disciplines;
pedagogic skills
Reference and enquiry roles;
producing print and web based
guides; copyright advice.
Reference interview,
knowledge of RDM principles
Teach data literacy to postgraduate
students
Develop researcher data awareness
Provide an advice service to
researchers (and research
administrators), e.g.: Advice on
writing Data Management Plans,
RDM within a project, licensing
data, on data citation and on
measurement of impact of data
sharing.
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Provide advice as above through a
web portal
Library web site
Knowledge of institutional
and extra-institutional
resources
Signpost who in the institution
should be consulted in relation to a
particular question
Promote data reuse by making
known what is available internally
and externally; explaining data
citation
Data asset assessment and
repository management
Audit to identify data sets for
archiving, create a catalogue of
materials or to identify RDM needs
Role of library as point of enquiry
and the reference interview
Knowledge of institution
Marketing of library resources
Knowledge of researchers’
needs, knowledge of
available material
Cataloguing and metadata creation Metadata skills
Develop and manage access to data Collection development, digital
Audit interviews, knowledge
collections
library management and metadata of RDM principles, metadata,
management
licensing
Develop local data curation
capacity
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Open access role. Preservation
role.
Knowledge of RDM
principles, relevant
technologies and processes,
metadata
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Questionnaire
• For each of the possible RDM roles listed on
the PowerPoint slides for this session, please
indicate on a scale of 0 to 4 (1) how important
this topic is to Libraries, and (2) to what extent
it is primarily the responsibility of another
department in the University
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Written reflection
• Which three roles would be easiest for the
Library to take on, and why?
• What are your top three priorities for the
Library and why are they essential?
• How could the Library take your top three
priorities further?
• How do you think the Library as an
organisation might have to change to support
RDM better?
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