Data Needs & Data Services: Librarians as Communicator, Conduit, Consultant, Collaborator Minglu Wang & Ka-Neng Au John Cotton Dana Library Rutgers University Libraries Newark, New Jersey, USA
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Objectives & Rationale Extending library services beyond providing access to data Addressing campus needs related to data –Retrieval –Management –Analysis –Presentation Developing different roles as librarians
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Methodology Needs assessment – Graduate students Surveyed their usage of statistical software packages Surveyed their training needs for statistical software packages
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Methodology Needs assessment - Research Centers, Departments Attended group meetings Held personal consultations Exchanged messages
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Outcomes Graduate Students
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COMMUNICATOR
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Workshops on software packages Taught students how to conduct basic statistical analysis and generate graphs with SAS, SPSS, R, and STATA
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Library Research Guide on Popular Statistical Software Created a guide to workshop material and online learning resources.
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Outcomes Research Centers, Departments, & Schools
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 CONDUIT
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Guide to International Trade Statistics One in a series of online resource guides for the Rutgers Business School
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Event Data Resources Guide Created a guide for locating and downloading various event datasets for the Division of Global Affairs
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 CONSULTANT
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 New Jersey Databank Selected and located data sources for this project managed by the School of Public Affairs and Administration
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Online Data Resource Guide Created a guide to online data resources for Newark Schools Research Collaborative
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Library Research Guide on Data Management Created a guide to online resources, tutorials, and data management plans
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Student Placement Test Effectiveness Project Conducted logistic regression analysis to determine the effectiveness of placement tests, based on data collected by the English Department. SAT WRITING SCORE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IN CLASS 101 SAT WRITING SCORE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IN CLASS
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COLLABORATOR
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Diversity of Rutgers-Newark Students Assisted the Diversity Research Center with data visualization.
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Thematic maps Mapped census data for multiple metropolitan areas to show the relationship between racial segregation and poverty, for Prof. David Troutt of the Law School - Newark.
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COMMUNICATOR CONDUIT CONSULTANT COLLABORATOR Conclusion
Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Minglu Wang Ka-Neng Au