RESEARCH DATA SERVICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAHREBEKAH CUMMINGS, RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT LIBRARIANUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE JUNE 24, 2016
WHAT ARE LIBRARY DATA SERVICES?
Services that a library offers to researchers in relation to managing research data.
UK Data Services Research Data Lifecycle https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/lifecycle
• Planning• Organizing• Security• Description
• Storing • Sharing• Archiving• Intellectual Property
LEVELS OF DATA SERVICES
Sayeed Choudhury’s Data Stack Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MD7KjZF34Y
MY JOB DESCRIPTION
• Develop and provide consultation services on data-related issues.
• Develop instructional programming and documentation.• Explore and pilot baseline data services. • Provide professional development opportunities for
subject liasions• Maintain expertise on copyright, open access, data
management, and preservation. • Participate in University-wide initiatives related to data.
FIRST STEPS: LAY OF THE LAND
FIRST STEPS: WEB PRESENCE
FIRST STEPS: OUTREACH & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING• Subject liaisons• The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute• The College of Architecture and
Planning• The College of Humanities• The Alzheimer’s Institute• Research Administration Training• Entertainment, Arts, and Engineering
• Office of Undergraduate Research• Grant development services• VP for Research• Center for High Performance
Computing• Health Science and Law Libraries• Individual Researchers
FIRST STEPS: PROVIDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES• Library workshops• Research Administration Training Series• Undergraduate Research Workshop Series• Graduate student workshop series• Research and Learning Services Forum• Spring Research Series• All Staff – “How to organize digital files” • 1:1 Consultations
• Zotero workshops• ICPSR workshops (this fall) • Subject liaison training (this fall) • Monthly Data Journal Club
FIRST STEPS: PROJECTS / USE CASES
• EAE Archiving Task Force• Data Curation Pilot Project• Digital Humanities Working Group• U of U Living Laboratory• Pioneer Diary Project
FIRST STEPS: NEEDS ASSESSMENT
• Campus survey – May / June 2016 • 203 responses• 70% of responses came from faculty• Captured demographics, types of data, data storage and
backup, data description, data management plans, data sharing, legacy data, data management issues and services. • Ended survey by asking if they would like to participate in focus
groups this fall.
DIGITAL HUMANITIES WORKING GROUP
• Partnership between Marriott Library, College of Humanities, College of Fine Arts, and College of Architecture and Planning. • Interviewed leaders in DH – Miriam Posner, Dan Cohen,
Bethany Nowviskie, and John Unsworth. • Discussion topics: space, funding, identity, staffing, and
initial projects. • Created a mission statement • Cluster hires / DH Symposium
NEXT STEPS
• Digital Matters Lab – “pop-up” space this fall• Continued assessment of data needs including
focus groups• Enhanced suite of data services• Refining workflows and processes• Keep learning…
LESSONS LEARNED
1. What I can do is dictated by my strengths and weaknesses.
2. Collaboration is key – but it takes for-ev-er.
3. Pick a few key projects on which to focus.
4. Learn from the gold standard of RDM, but do what’s right for your institution.
QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION• What data services should Research 1 institutions such as the
University of Utah and UCI offer to their faculty and graduate students?
• What data management activities has UCI engaged in? Are data services local to your campus or provided via CDL?
• When should data live at an institutional repository as opposed to a subject based repository?
• What impediments have you experienced developing data services?• How are you developing services, pedagogy, and/or research
opportunities for digital humanities scholars?
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