A Study of Faculty Data Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University Marisa Ramírez, Digital Repository Librarian Jeanine Scaramozzino, Science and Mathematics Librarian & Data Services Coordinator Dr. Karen McGaughey, Statistics Department This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

Are you a: Science Librarian GIS/Data Librarian Digital Repository/Digital Collection Librarian Library Leadership/Administration Other

Is your library: Unaware of data management & data curation Vaguely acknowledging the notion of maybe, possibly thinking about data curation activities and services At the initial phases of developing data management & curation services Currently offering a set of data management, curation and consultation services

Do you have a sense of your campus’ data stewardship needs? Yes No

What is Data Curation? “the active and ongoing management of data …usefulness to scholarship, science, and education…curation includes activities that enable data discovery, retrieval, maintenance, and reuse over time…this includes authentication, archiving, management, preservation, retrieval and representation…” --University of Illinois GSLIS

Background Increasing demand by funding agencies, researchers, taxpayers for open data Journals are developing data deposit policies Interoperability & reuse important for cross-disciplinary endeavors Evidence that scholars lack the knowledge to manage their data effectively > Sherpa/JULIET & UC3 Nature: Supporting data must be made available to editors and peer-reviewers at the time of submission for the purposes of evaluating the manuscript. Cell (http://www.cell.com/authors#ed_policies) Climate Change- Atmosphere Changes Temperature Changes Precipitation and Storm Changes Sea Level Changes Ocean Acidification

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Data + Librarians? Librarians are stewards of the scholarly record Traditional strengths (collecting, organizing) can be applied to assist with this “data deluge” Libraries have cross-campus relationships Libraries provide related value-added services, like digital publishing, copyright consultation, scholarly communication support Libraries increasingly have infrastructure to share and preserve digital content

Cal Poly Profile Member, California State University system Master's institution 19,000+ students, primarily undergraduate Teaching-centered campus 1,235 Faculty Polytechnic curriculum -  Engineering, Architecture, Science,  Agriculture, Business, Liberal Arts “Learn By Doing” Rated 3rd best university for surfing by Surfline Magazine

About the Study Do faculty value and use optimal methods for data preservation, data sharing and data education? Statistical, comparative study 18 questions Web survey distributed to 331 CoSaM faculty Out of 131 Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty, 82 Respondents Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics 62.6% response rate e.g. do behaviors match attitudes?

Findings :: Back-up Faculty migrate and reuse their data and believe their data will be of future value Faculty lack proper back-up procedures Primary and backup copies are stored in the same location, risking catastrophic loss 94%: Primary copy of data stored on office computer Top back-up locations include external hard drive & office computer

Findings :: Reuse, Sharing Faculty believe: sharing data is important… including data management costs in grant applications is important.. having a preservation plan in place is important… BUT only a handful do so!

Findings:: Sharing, Description Few faculty are aware of criteria for the creation of descriptive information to aid in the discovery & reuse of data <10% report being knowledgeable of or frequently use criteria While the majority of faculty believe it is important to share data with others (and that their colleagues do the same), fewer than half report sharing data

Findings :: Responsibility Students and faculty are important audiences for data outreach programs 93% faculty are personally responsible for their data both during and after data collection; 40%: Students are also responsible during data collection Faculty do not believe that other entities should be responsible for long-term care of data Includes libraries, campus IT, external project partners, professional organizations, disciplinary archives

Challenges & Opportunities for the Library The Library is not perceived as a resource for data stewardship Opportunities for collaboration with other University Administrative Offices Opportunities for mutual engagement, teaching and learning (what services will give the library the biggest “bang for the buck”) Collaboration with other University Administrative Offices is opportunity to serve as a resource and incorporate data funding

Opportunity for educational service Faculty recognize the need to become informed on best practices & are open to related education Utilize existing resources: Digital Curation & Preservation Bibliography Digital Curation Centre JISC University of Minnesota Libraries University of Virginia Library MIT Libraries CDL's UC3 Data Management Plan Tool

Data Services at Cal Poly Increased interest as a result of the survey Online resources: http://libguides.calpoly.edu/data Promoted during Office of Research & Graduate Programs seminars Coordination with Grants Development Office & Center for Teaching and Learning

Data Services at Cal Poly Recent librarian job postings include data curation activities GIS and Data Services Program in development CR&L Preprint: “A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University” http://goo.gl/ASqKE

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Presentation available at http://goo.gl/MmDuZ Marisa Ramírez Digital Repository Librarian mramir14@calpoly.edu Jeanine Scaramozzino Science and Mathematics Librarian & Data Services Coordinator jscaramo@calpoly.edu Karen McGaughey, PhD Statistics Department kmcgaughey@calpoly.edu Presentation available at http://goo.gl/MmDuZ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.