Embedded with the Scientists: The UCLA Experience

Lisa Federer, Health and Life Sciences LibrarianUCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library

lmfederer@library.ucla.edu @lisafederer | http://www.lisafederer.net

The UCLA Experience

Outreach and results

The UCLA Experience

Outreach and results

Working with the research team: challenges and initial plans

The UCLA Experience

Outreach and results

Working with the research team: challenges and initial plans

Next steps and opportunities

Outreach

General: collaboration with Office of Research Administration (ORA)

Outreach

General: collaboration with Office of Research Administration (ORA)

Targeted: identification of and outreach to relevant researchers

Targeted Outreach

Targeted Outreach

NIH division funding grant

Targeted Outreach

NIH division funding grant

Grant type

Targeted Outreach

NIH division funding grant

Grant type

Period of funding

Targeted Outreach

70+ emails

Targeted Outreach

70+ emails

6 meetings

Targeted Outreach

70+ emails

6 meetings

3 proposals

Unexpected Benefits

New relationships with ORA/OCGA

Unexpected Benefits

New relationships with ORA/OCGA

Better understanding of grant funding process, particularly with respect to UCLA workflows

Unexpected Benefits

New relationships with ORA/OCGA

Better understanding of grant funding process, particularly with respect to UCLA workflows

Increased awareness among researchers of Library as research collaboration partner

The Project: THz and Corneal Hydration

Image via Bennett DB, Taylor ZD, Tewari P, et al; Terahertz sensing in corneal tissues. J. Biomed. Opt. 0001;16(5):057003-057003-8. doi:10.1117/1.3575168.

Challenges: Siloed Data

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Histology images and report

Proteomics data

Visible image

THz image

Challenges: Lab Notebook

Image via http://www.clemson.edu/biosci/faculty/moran/lab/antarctic_research/qanda07/index.html

Challenges: Data Practices

Image via http://www.russbellew.com/pages/backup.aspx

Challenges: Emerging Technology

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Addressing the Challenges

Back up existing digital contentEasiest

Hardest

Addressing the Challenges

Back up existing digital content

Digitize lab notebook

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Hardest

Addressing the Challenges

Back up existing digital content

Digitize lab notebook

Create workflows for gathering data moving forward

Easiest

Hardest

Addressing the Challenges

Back up existing digital content

Digitize lab notebook

Create workflows for gathering data moving forward

Design a metadata standard to guide future research in THz imaging

Easiest

Hardest

Addressing the Challenges

Back up existing digital content

Digitize lab notebook

Create workflows for gathering data moving forward

Design a metadata standard to guide future research in THz imaging

Aggregate disparate data sources

Easiest

Hardest

Next Steps

Continue work with corneal hydration and THz

Next Steps

Continue work with corneal hydration and THz

Pursue funding including informationist as key personnel on NSF grant to investigate THz applications for non-destructive evaluation of art

Next Steps

Continue work with corneal hydration and THz

Pursue funding including informationist as key personnel on NSF grant to investigate THz applications for non-destructive evaluation of art

Outreach to other research groups to discuss inclusion of informationist as key personnel or co-PI on other NSF/NIH grants

Questions?

Lisa Federerlmfederer@library.ucla.edu

@lisafederer | http://www.lisafederer.net