Research Data Management
Publications

An Empirical Examination of Data Reuser Trust in a Digital Repository
24 June 2024
Elizabeth Yakel, Ixchel M. Faniel, Lionel P. Robert Jr
Proposes and tests a model of trust in a data repository and the influence that trust has on users’ decision-making.

Improving the Usability of Archaeological Data through Written Guidelines
25 January 2024
Anne Austin, Ixchel M. Faniel, Brittany Brannon, and Sarah Whitcher Kansa
Our study analyzed observations and interviews conducted with four archaeological excavation teams, as well as interviews with archaeological data reusers, to evaluate how archaeologists use and implement written guidelines.

Building Research Data Management Capacity: Case Studies in Strategic Library Collaboration
11 December 2023
Rebecca Bryant, Brian Lavoie, Amanda K. Rinehart
Provides recommendations about collaborating to acquire RDM capacity based on three case studies of existing partnerships that empower libraries to build successful and sustainable collaborations.
Blog posts
Let’s cook up some metadata consistency 21 November 2019
Increase data reusability and enhance your curation investments with these three tips 7 August 2019
RDM: A challenge too big to tackle alone 14 February 2019
RLP Research Data Management Interest Group: Acquiring RDM Services for Your Institution 6 February 2019
RLP Research Data Management Interest Group: Identifying and Acting on Incentives When Planning RDM Services 11 December 2018
RLP Research Data Management Interest Group: Understanding Institutional RDM Services 1 November 2018
Preserving Research Data: Are you ready for a long-term commitment? 13 December 2018
Libraries and RDM: Three decisions, three components, three realities 24 May 2018
Mini-symposium on RDM in Leiden 9 May 2018
Use OCLC Research to Examine the Realities of Research Data Management at Your Institution 7 November 2017
On librarians and RDM 5 June 2017
Bringing order to the chaos of digital data 15 March 2017
Case studies in RDM capacity acquisition: A new project 20 October 2016
Metadata for research data management 18 April 2016
Data Management and Curation in 21st Century Archives – Part 2 29 September 2015
Data Management and Curation in 21st Century Archives – Part 1 1 September 2015
Events
Video: Hot Topic - Research Data Management by Ixchel M. Faniel 11 April 2019
Works in Progress Webinar: Sourcing RDM services: do you build or buy? 4 December 2018
Works in Progress Webinar: Works in Progress Webinar: Identifying and Acting on Incentives when Planning RDM Services 13 November 2018
Presentations

Socializing Context in Research Data Reuse
Tampa, Florida, USA
Presenters focus on data reuse and the data reuser's need for contextual information, the sources of context information, and the reasons why this information is needed.
Topics: Research Data Management

What Data Reusers Want and How Data Curators Can Use It to Their Advantage
This webinar explains the different types of context information needed to preserve data’s meaning in ways that support data reuse over time and to discuss when and how to best capture this information over the course of the data’s lifecycle.
Topics: Research Data Management, Works in Progress

Responding to Researcher Needs Through Continuous Skills Development - A Case Study from the University of Miami
Watch this webinar to learn how one librarian works to actively develop new skills and knowledge needed to support RDM services in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.
Topics: Research Data Management, Works in Progress
Team Members
Rebecca Bryant, Senior Program Officer
Ixchel Faniel, Senior Research Scientist
Brian Lavoie, Senior Research Scientist
Planning Guide
A three-part set of resources, which includes webinars and guides, to support planning and decision making at institutions considering and developing RDM services. View the Planning Guide.