An Assessment of Needed Competencies to Promote the Data Curation and Management Librarianship of Health Sciences and Science and Technology Librarians in New England

Creamer, Andrew; Morales, Myrna E.; Crespo, Javier; Kafel, Donna; Martin, Elaine

doi:10.7191/jeslib.2012.1006

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“…Findings from the assessment revealed twenty requisite competency areas. Of these competency areas, the one with the greatest need for librarian training was the digital description and curation of large data sets (25). In the six months between Fall 2011 and Spring 2012, the library's e-Science team conducted a survey of current data curation and management courses available in American Library Association-accredited Library and Information Science Programs in North America.…”

Section: Scholarship and Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• e-Science symposium on April 6 • Stem Cell Workshop Professional Development Day on May 13 • Science Boot Camp on June [24][25][26]2009 These first three educational events have promoted working relationships among campus libraries in the New England region and spurred the development of a regional e-Science Librarian Community of Interest (COI). Collaboration within this e-Science COI has paved the way for an e-Science portal for New England Librarians, a broader engagement of New England librarians beyond the original UMASS 5 in planning yearly Science Boot Camps, a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute on an IMLS National Leadership Planning Grant to develop frameworks for a data management curriculum and identify user needs for a shared data repository, and the Journal of e-Science Librarianship.…”

Section: Promoting E-science Librarianship In New Englandmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Activities of Regional Consortia in Planning e-Science Continuing Education Programs for Librarians in New England

Kafel

2012

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Section: Promoting E-science Librarianship In New Englandmentioning

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Activities of Regional Consortia in Planning e-Science Continuing Education Programs for Librarians in New England

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2012

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“…As discussed below, this detailed framework which aims "to identify skill gaps in their institution" and "carry out self-assessments" proved to be the cornerstone of our own audit in the NCSU Libraries. (Creamer, Morales, Crespo, Kafel, & Martin, 2012). …”

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Where Do We Go From Here: Choosing a Framework for Assessing Research Data Services and Training

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2016

Where Do We Go From Here? Charleston Conference Proceedings 2015

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Research data management has become a critical issue for campus researchers, funding agencies, and libraries, who have made substantial investments of time, energy, and resources into support for managing and sharing data. As data management programs proliferate, however, assessment of research data services has become a notorious challenge for libraries. How can we know-and demonstrate-that our efforts are having an impact, and how can we learn to make them even more effective?In this session, we will present a survey of several frameworks for assessing research data management services. We will lead a discussion about the application of different frameworks for assessing or auditing existing skill sets, external facing services, and capacity to support an array of research data services. This discussion will be grounded in a demonstration of how we applied one framework to audit the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries's "training ground" model, which serves the dual purpose of developing competencies within our librarians and supporting researchers in their needs to manage, preserve, and share research assets.Through an active discussion of our efforts, and the efforts of libraries around the world, we can chart a course for effective research data management that can help guide libraries already deep into the process as well as those just getting their feet wet.

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“…However, Creamer et al (2012) in a subsequent survey found that a third of a sample of health sciences and science and technology librarians not currently managing research datasets were interested in gaining competencies in research data management because they saw it as a future component of their responsibilities. Thus, there is a demand for research data management competencies for practicing librarians: They would benefit from knowing the options for finding a LIS course to attain them.…”

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“…Libraries are the institutions that could best manage this intellectual output." Cheek and Bradigan (2010) and Creamer et al (2011) found low numbers of librarians in their samples currently involved in research data management activities.…”

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A Sample of Research Data Curation and Management Courses

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Objective: This paper identifies a sample of research data curation and management courses available at American Library Association-accredited Library and Information Science (LIS) Programs in North America. Methods:This sample was identified through a content analysis of LIS program course descriptions and syllabi (N=58). Using a framework of research data management and curation competencies, the team gathered a sample of research data curation and management courses offered between fall 2011 and summer 2012. Results:Only 13 (22%) of LIS programs currently offer a course focused on the management and curation of research data. Conclusion:Although the literature supports LIS professionals adopting new roles and engaging in eScience and data management, most LIS data-related programs do not have a separate course solely focused on research data management. More LIS programs will need to adapt their curricula in order to help students and practicing professionals develop the needed competencies in research data curation and management.

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An Assessment of Needed Competencies to Promote the Data Curation and Management Librarianship of Health Sciences and Science and Technology Librarians in New England

Cited by 26 publications

References 3 publications

Activities of Regional Consortia in Planning e-Science Continuing Education Programs for Librarians in New England

Activities of Regional Consortia in Planning e-Science Continuing Education Programs for Librarians in New England

Where Do We Go From Here: Choosing a Framework for Assessing Research Data Services and Training

A Sample of Research Data Curation and Management Courses

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