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/libtraining.htmlR.Rice@ed.ac.uk