Download - Roles & Skills for RDM
ARLG Workshop: Roles & Skills for RDM
workshopUni Sussex June, 2014
Robin Rice, Data Librarian, EDINA and Data Library, University of Edinburgh
Beth Hall, Academic Support Librarian, Bangor University
Roles & Players in RDMUniversity of Edinburgh example
UoE Data Library Service
• finding…• accessing …• using …• teaching …• managing
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The Data Lifecycle
Slide borrowed with permission from Anthony Beitz, Monash University.
CollaborateConceive Design Experiment Publish ExposeAnalyseDesign
DataManagementPlanning
Expose
National Repository orInstitutional Repository orElectronic Journal orCommunity Portal
Research Data ManagementPlatform
CollaborateExperiment PublishAnalyse
UoE Research Data ManagementRoadmap (2012-2014)
Involvement from across University and Information Services
UoE Support for DMPsINVOLVES:Research officeResearch administratorsRDM CoordinatorDCC (DMPOnline tool)Central IT consultantsLocal IT/web supportData LibraryAcademic Service Librarians
before research data are collected or created
Principal Investigator
UoE Data Infrastructure
INVOLVES:Central ITLocal IT & data mgrsInfo Services HelpdeskIT ConsultantsRDM & IT Committees(policy oversight)
• Half TB storage/researcher • Networked, secure backup• ‘Dropbox-like’ service• Long-term, private vault
(proposed)
UoE Data StewardshipINVOLVES:(Data) librarians Repository administratorsArchivistsRecords managersLocal data managersDisciplinary repositoriesStandards bodies
• Ongoing management of completed research data outputs
• Access & preservation
UoE Data Support
• General consultancy and support service throughout the research process
• Training & advocacy• Specialised support (data
collection, analysis, visualisation)
INVOLVES:Academic Service LibrariansData LibrariansIT ConsultantsLocal IT & Data Managers
Roles & Players in RDMBangor University example
Bangor - Who’s involved
Bangor - How are we working together?
Bangor - Planned Support
Bangor - Current Situation
Activity
Please draw a diagram of the roles that are involved in delivering RDM support at your
institution
Discussion on organisational dynamics and how to deliver RDM support collaboratively
across the institution
Stretching the Envelope: Academic Support Librarian
role in RDM supportBangor Experience
Discussion on the librarianship skills I personally transferred and applied to tackle RDM
requirements
Discussion on what skills Academic Support Librarians can bring to RDM and identification
of further training needs
Activity
You have been provided with a list of specifications taken from recent RDM job descriptions, with a few thrown in the list from non-RDM jobs, please tick
the ones you think are essential for the posts
Discussion on the skills needed to support RDM at your institution
Skills & training in RDMMANTRA & DIY Training Kit
Research Data MANTRA• Openly licensed online learning self-
paced course in RDM for postgrads and early career researchers
• Grounded in three disciplines, working with post-graduate schools
• Video stories from researchers in variety of settings
• Data handling exercises in four software analysis packages
http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra
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Challenges for Librarians in RDM
• Finding time to pursue new activities
• Establishing credibility in a new area of expertise
• Learning new skills; ‘getting techie’
• Getting hands dirty with unpublished material
Academic Service Librarian Training
● Data Library & User Services Division piloted training with 4 liaison librarians – then 8 more
● Aimed to reuse MANTRA in a blended learning approach for academic liaison librarians
● Idea inspired by Data Intelligence 4 Librarians hybrid course from 3TU Delft
http://www.mcphee.com/laf/
Five topics / modules
• Data management planning• Documenting & organising data• Data storage & security• Ethics & copyright • Data sharing
• Loose correspondence to 8 MANTRA topics
Course structure: five sessions• Each face to face session two hours duration
• Facilitated by an ‘expert’ (data librarian)
• Invited guest speakers to kick off each session
• Short talks followed by long discussions
• Interactive group exercises from UK Data Archive Train the Trainers workbook
‘Homework’ assignments
• Allow 2 weeks to complete prior to session• MANTRA modules & recommended reading • Reflective questions to think as a researcher• Independent study:
o Interview a researchero Write up a Data Curation Profile o The first builds confidence; the second practices what we preach
(sharing)
Contents of the training kit• Overview for facilitators• Course schedule • Reflective questions for each session• Selected group exercises from UK Data Archive• Independent study assignment: Data Curation
Profile, from D2C2, Purdue University Libraries• Podcasts and presentations of short talks• Evaluation forms
All CC-BY licensed so please reuse!
http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/[email protected]