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Research Data Management Services (Social Sciences Librarian Boot Camp 2012)
After the GIS hands-on session, I attended one final session presented by Katherine McNeill, Social Sciences Data Service and Economics Librarian at MIT. This was a great session and included a discussion portion for sharing of ideas and challenges with colleagues.
- There is a tradition of being able to replicate scientific results.
- The NSF and NIH have data sharing requirements.
- MIT librarians saw an opportunity to support faculty as data producers not just data consumers.
- They now have a research data management team that provide: a workshop, website, data storage, and consultations.
- The individual consultations consist of: initial meetings; advice on documentation, intellectual property, confidentiality, data conversion and file format issues; and facilitate deposit of data in archive or repository
- Recommends “Conducting a Data Interview” by Witt and Carlson
- Don’t be afraid to reach out to faculty.
- It can be difficult for specialists to figure out how to make data accessible to undergrads or the everyman.
- Issues to Consider
- What is your organizational culture?
- Assess the needs of your researchers.
- Relationship to other departments in the university.
- Relationship between data specialists and subject librarians.
- Do the issues span disciplines or are they discipline specific?
- Facilitating compliance without coming across as police.
- Educate users to expect this service.
- Determine level of service to be provided.
- Learning from other institutions.
- Recommended resources: IASSIST, Digital Curation Centre, ICPSR, ARL Resources for Data Management Planning
- In conclusion, build on your expertise. Be pioneering, thoughtful, proactive. Let what faculty need be your guide. Reach out to your colleagues.
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