Research Data Management
Publications
Social Interoperability in Research Support: Cross-campus Partnerships and the University Research Enterprise
20 August 2020
Rebecca Bryant, Annette Dortmund, Brian Lavoie
The report defines social interoperability and describes the network of campus units involved in major areas of university research support services. It concludes by offering recommendations for cultivating successful cross-campus relationships.
Identifying Opportunities for Collective Curation during Archaeological Excavations
6 August 2020
Ixchel Faniel, Anne Austin, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Eric Kansa, Jennifer Jacobs, Phoebe France
Archaeological excavations are comprised of interdisciplinary teams that create, manage, and share data as they unearth and analyse material culture. These team-based settings are ripe for collective curation during these data lifecycle stages. However, findings from four excavation sites show that the data interdisciplinary teams create are not well integrated. Knowing this, we recommended opportunities for collective curation to improve use and reuse of the data within and outside of the team.
Context from the Data Reuser’s Point of View
26 September 2019
Ixchel M. Faniel, Rebecca D. Frank, Elizabeth Yakel
Context is critical for data reuse, and digital curation should include both context and content preservation. Both data producers and curators benefit from expanding context categories to better determine what information is vital to capture and manage during data collection to support data reuse.
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
What researchers need when deciding whether to reuse data: Experiences from three disciplines
virtual
Topics: Research Data Management, User Research
Cross-campus partnerships, the library, and the university research enterprise
Topics: Research Information Management, Role of Libraries in Data Curation, Institutional Organization, Researcher Support, Research Data Management, Works in Progress
Archaeological data practices and the implications for successful data sharing and reuse
virtual
Topics: User Research, Research Data Management
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.