Project Briefing June 21, 2012 EDUCAUSE Live! Webinar

The DataRes Project, funded by a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians grant from the IMLS, investigates how the library and information science (LIS) profession can best respond to emerging needs of research data management in universities.

DataRes is a collaboration between the University of North Texas Libraries, the UNT College of Information, and the Council on Library and Information Resources

Preliminary Findings: Agency Guidance Analysis of guidance to researchers from funding agencies mandating data management plans. IMLS uses a questionnaire to craft a dm plan, but does not offer explicit policy or guidance for applicants. POLL: Where does your institution offer DM Plan Support? Individual Departments Library Office of Research Grants Office School of Library and Information Sciences IT Department Don’t know or Doesn’t offer

National Institutes of Health “Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data.” Instituted in 2004.

National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Digital Humanities Data Management Plans for NEH Office of Digital Humanities Proposals and Awards. Executive Summary. NEH Office of Digital Humanities. Issues of defining data for humanities researchers.

National Science Foundation Award and Administration Guide. Chapter VI National Science Foundation Award and Administration Guide. Chapter VI.D.4. Top level guidance from the NSF – each directorate has different guidance, anecdotal evidence of different levels of emphasis and evaluation from each directorate.

Ongoing Activities: Text Analysis of Agency Guidance

Preliminary Findings: Institutional Policies POLL: Does your institution have a policy governing the retention and sharing of research data? Yes No Don’t know Working on it!

Ongoing Activities: DataRes Survey Results Analysis 231 Respondents, 168 of which completed the survey Preview of Survey Info: -Participants primarily recruited via ALA listservs, and at professional meetings and conferences -Strong majority (76%) of respondents were librarians. -7 to 15 questions, depending upon how you initially describe your position. Those in administrative positions were given a slightly different set of question than those in researcher positions.

Upcoming Activities: Text Analysis of Institutional Policies Analysis of institutional policies governing the retention and sharing of research data.

Upcoming Activities: Focus Group and Key Informant Interview Results Analysis

Upcoming Activities: Secondary Survey of Provosts and VPs of Research

Symposium December 10, 2012, in Washington, D.C., as a pre-conference to CNI Membership Meeting in Winter 2012. The DataRes Symposium is a one day open conference featuring peer-reviewed papers and discussion concerning the future of research data management in the LIS field. CLIR report 1st Quarter 2013 with contributor papers and results from the DataRes project Follow @DataRes on Twitter for updates. Use #datares13 for conversations.

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