Easy Ways to Support Campus Data Needs Data Decoded Easy Ways to Support Campus Data Needs Michelle Barron-Lutzross, MLIS bepress Consulting Services

DATA PIONEERS Source: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/american-west/images/010.jpg

Context for Data on Campus What kinds of data are faculty gathering? What areas do faculty need help with? What is a “typical” data project?

Common File Extensions “Please select, and/or list, the file extensions you have produced, or anticipate producing, with your research.”

Common File Sizes Table: Van Tuyl, S. & Michalek, G. (2015). Assessing research data management practices of faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 3(3), eP1258.https://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1258

Finding Research Data

Reach Out Office of Sponsored Programs Office of Research Library

Reach Out Office of Sponsored Office of Research Programs Library Graduate Research Services Subject Librarians IT

What Data Services Do You Provide? Data Management Plans Advising on Disciplinary Repositories Advising on Metadata House Data on Institutional Repository

Integrated Data Program Meeting campus needs and grant requirements Assign DOIs Have detailed policies and guidelines

Integrated Data Program

Three Common Needs Data related to an article (or monograph) Supporting grant requirements Project-related data

Data related to Article or Monograph

Data related to Article or Monograph NSF grant data sharing mandate Data sharing encouraged by publisher Link to formal publication

Supporting Grant Requirements IMLS data sharing mandate Connected to related scholarship Complete archive of project

Supporting Grant Requirements Funder mandate Desire for data reuse Detailed metadata Multiple scans available in one record

Project Specific Data Contributes to international study Desire for data reuse Citation and contact guidelines

Project Specific Data Organization that molds to project architecture Searchable archive Variety of files types

Data Needs are Campus Wide

Showcasing Departmental and Institutional Data

Showcase Departmental/Institutional Data

Showcase Departmental/Institutional Data

Showcase Departmental/Institutional Data

Other Types of Data

Data Can Have A Variety Of Forms

Data Can Have A Variety Of Forms

Visualization

Considerations for Publishing Data Citable stable URL, DOI Findable high search engine visibility Reusable flexible metadata, published in context

Considerations for Publishing Data Storage unlimited storage, flexible file types Stewardship library and institutional investment

METADATA FOR DATASETS

Getting Started Don’t let defining a larger program keep you from meeting immediate needs Common data sets are in file sizes and formats you likely already support Create pilot programs in certain subjects or graduate work Approach faculty at common points of intervention When publishing data, consider organization and promotion Learn more about how offices on campus fit together Find data in your archives and special collections, or in centers and institutes on campus

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