Research Data Management: A Digital Scholarship Mini-Talk

Presentation given at the UW-Madison Libraries.

Transcript

1. research data management Brianna Marshall | UW-Madison Libraries | April 27, 2016 a digital scholarship mini-talk Icon used courtesy of Pixabay
2. let’s talk about data! Image courtesy of Flickr user superamit (CC BY NC)
3. how can libraries provide value in data services?
4. CONSULTATIONS + GUIDANCE GENERAL RDM •  Organization, naming, versioning •  Sharing + openness •  Data formats, metadata •  Security •  Storage + backup •  Etc. OPEN SCIENCE + REPRODUCIBILITY FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS •  Data management plans (DMPs) •  OSTP memo 1
5. + + + S E R V I C E S + + + TEACHING + TRAINING •  Data information literacy •  Embedded assistance DATA CURATION TECHNOLOGY •  Storage •  Collaboration •  Preservation (Maybe in the form of a repository, maybe not.) 2
6. + + + + P O L I C Y + + + + 3 UNIVERSITY •  Governance/stewardship •  Security •  Campus OSTP response NATIONAL •  Funder policy advocacy •  Group/committee involvement INTERNATIONAL •  Data standards advocacy •  Group/committee involvement
7. Image courtesy of Flickr user wackystuff (CC BY)
8. Image courtesy of Flickr user lukew (CC BY) we are all generating more digital stuff than ever before.
9. Senior researchers think grad students and ECRs know how to manage data because they’re digital natives... But they don’t! And senior researchers aren’t equipped to train them, either. They don’t know where to start.
10. Image courtesy of Flickr user katzarella (CC BY NC) hmm.
11. Image courtesy of Flickr user vinaysomanna (CC BY NC ND) grad students need us!
12. Image courtesy of mundoo (CC BY NC) find new ways to frame RDM
13. Image courtesy of phoenixdailyphoto (CC BY NC)
14. Image courtesy of maEe4president (CC BY) make it fun.
15. boldness in RDM-land •  Embrace discomfort + an uncertain path •  Keep sharing openly about successes AND failures •  Approach RDM within a broader context •  Work on our elevator speeches •  Stop letting commercial entities take the lead (prevent vendor lock-in!)
16. the future of data services •  Teams - local, national, and international •  DIL/teaching, particularly training graduate students •  Computational focus (high throughput, data carpentry) •  Tied to federal funding requirements •  Curation + preservation services
17. an update on Research Data Services at UW
18. Research Data Services
19. 2015 - 2016 •  getting organized •  tracking + assessment •  website overhaul •  focus on design •  blog content •  outreach •  social media
20. researchdata.wisc.edu
21. speaker series
22. RDS digest
24. w e r e q u e s t t h e p l e a s u re o f yo u r c o m p a n y a t t h e A u g u s t 2 0 1 6 research data bootcamp
25. Image courtesy of Flickr user uwmadarchives together!
26. discussion points •  What do you think is the future of RDM and libraries? •  What do you want to learn about RDM? What are you most curious about? •  What are good strategies for engaging departments in discussion on these topics?
27. thanks! Brianna Marshall brianna.marshall@wisc.edu Research Data Services researchdata.wisc.edu @UWMadRschSvcs