From cataloguing to digital curation: the role of libraries in data exchange

Susan Reilly, Twitter:@skreilly

iPRES, Toronto, 4th Oct 2012

Association of European Research LibrariesOur projects:

ContentEuropeana LibrariesEuropeana Newspapers

PolicyMEDOANET

InfrastructureAPARSENAAA StudyODE

LIBER & the European Research Infrastructure

Now and Next

• Authentication & authorisation• New skills

The Opportunities for Data Exchange Project

• Identify, collate, interpret and deliver evidence of emerging best practices in sharing, re-using, preserving and citing data, the drivers for these changes and barriers impeding progress, in forms suited to each audience

• Policy makers, funders, infrastructure operators, data centres, data providers and users, libraries and publishers

It’s multi- stakeholder!

(1) Data contained and

explained within the article

(2) Further data explanations in

any kind of supplementary files to articles

(3) Data referenced from the article and

held in data centers and repositories(4) Data

publications, describing available datasets (5) Data in

drawers and on disks at the

institute

The Data Publication Pyramid

Implications for libraries

Level of integration Implication for library

Data contained within the article

Data published in supplementary files to articles

Datasets referenced from the articles

Data published independently from written publications (“data publication”)

Data in drawers and on disks at the institute

Prepare for adequate preservation strategies

Presentation and preservation mechanisms

Persistent link

Citability of dataset

Persistent link

Perpetual access to dataset

Support publication process

Curation of datasets

Metadata and documentation

Engage in data management planning

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Background

Workshop at LIBER on linking data to publications

Clear need to explore demand and need for new skills

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The Survey

• What is the role of libraries in data exchange?

• In what areas is the demand for support from researchers?

• What skills do libraries need to develop to support researchers in data exchange?

• How do we develop these skills ?

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The Survey

• Survey sent to circa 800 librarians, 110 respondents

• Also sent to AU/US libraries active in this area

• Seven criteria:1. Availability

2. Findability

3. Interpretability

4. Reusability

5. Citability

6. Curation

7. Preservation

… and the results

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Differences with US/AUS libraries

More priority for data manage ment plans

More priority for data citation

Agree that archiving data is most in demand

Current Practices

No preservation strategies!

The future of data publishing

The best place for underlying data is in official data repositories and archives 84% agree75% US/AUS

Publications should always contain links to the underlying research data 74% agree75% US/AUS

Data archives should have a system in place for persistent identifiers that properly support citation of datasets

74% agree

87.5%

Research journals should have much stricter editorial policies on data availability

64% agree

25%

Underlying data should be part of the peer review process 54% agree

37.5%

Underlying data should be cited separately in the reference list 46% agree

37.5%

Publishers and editors should only accept in supplements the summary datasets that are of direct relevance to the article

26% agree

12.5%

There are not sufficient trustworthy data archives available for authors to deposit their data

+/- ¼ agree24% agree62.5%

Citability

Skills

What are we good at?

What Skills ?

88% of expert libraries see subject expertise as important!

Developing Skills

W hich me a sure fo r d e ve lo p ing sk il ls d o yo u co ns id e r a p p ro p ria te ?

28%

41%

27%

1%

3% Integrate data managementinto professional education

Data management coursesfor librarians as continuingprofessional development

Practical literature andguidelines

N/A

Other (please specify)

1 year later

• Sharing experience• Developing policy• Establising repositories• Delivering training• Prioritising skills• Engaging in the broaderdialogue

Now & Next

• Advocate (advocate, advocate) for and help to develop digital preservation policies within own institutions

• Put strategies/infrastructures in place to support digital preservation

• Invest in workforce development and engage with other stakeholders to identify skills needed

• Help to support/educate researchers to curate data• Just do it!

http://www.libereurope.eu/news/ten-recommendations-for-libraries-to-get-started-with-research-data- management

Thank you

Ode: http://www.alliancepermanentaccess.org/index.php/communi ty/current-projects/ode/