The LIS role in RDM Session 1.3 Sep-2012 RDMRose: Research Data Management for LIS Session 1 Introductions, RDM, and the role of LIS Session 1.3 The LIS role in RDM Learning material produced by RDMRose

Learning outcomes At the end of this session you will be able to: – Analyse your own role in relation to what the literature has suggested about LIS roles in research support and RDM in particular – Identify RDM Library initiatives from other institutions and assess how they could be adapted at your institution where appropriate Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Session overview The liaison role Roles to support research RDM roles Why librarians might have an important role Challenges Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

The liaison role Collection development Information literacy training Enquiry handling Marketing Committee work Informal networking Strategic influence Management roles Facilitator Collector Liaison Collaborator Service provider Adviser Expert Gatekeeper Change agent Leader Maven Teacher Helper Counsellor Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Library roles to support research Offering advice on funding sources Embedded or support roles conducting literature reviews or current awareness alerts for research projects or groups Information literacy training Supporting REF Bibliometrics and measuring impact Bibliographic software training Advocacy for open access / institutional repository Offering data analysis advice Offering advice on copyright issues Offering advice on archiving of research records (e.g. correspondence) Learning material produced by RDMRose Dec-2012

Possible Library RDM roles Leading on local (institutional) data policy Bringing data into undergraduate research-based learning, promoting data information literacy Teaching data literacy to postgraduate students Developing researcher data awareness Providing researcher data advice, e.g. on writing Data Management plans or advice on RDM within a project Explaining the impact of sharing data, and how to cite data Signposting who in the institution should be consulted in relation to a particular question Auditing to identify data sets for archiving or RDM needs Developing and managing access to data collections Documenting what datasets an institution has Developing local data curation capacity Promoting data reuse by making known what is available Learning material produced by RDMRose Dec-2012

ACTIVITY Potential RDM roles for LIS Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Activity Potential RDM roles for LIS professionals What could you do tomorrow? Which roles fit best with how you work now / existing professional practices? Which roles might the library wish to avoid taking on? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

ACTIVITY Where does RDM fit into your role? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Activity Where does RDM fit into your role? Briefly describe your current role. Which aspects of your job mean most to you? Which aspects of support to research relate closest to you? Are you already doing some of the things listed on slide 5? Which aspects of RDM support (as listed on slide 6) relate closest to you? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Why librarians might have an important role because of Their knowledge of and networks within disciplinary communities; their liaison and negotiation skills The strong LIS professional network to copy best practice across institutions Their contact with many students and researchers in a way other support services do not Their generic knowledge of good information management practices – Understanding that research data management as a form of Information Literacy Their existing data and open access leadership roles Relevance of collection development practices; their understanding of metadata Learning material produced by RDMRose Dec-2012

Challenges We are already over-taxed! – Other challenges in supporting research (Auckland, 2012) – Getting up-to-speed and keeping up-to-date How deep is our understanding of research, especially scientific research and our level of subject knowledge? Complexity and scale of issues – Marked disciplinary differences in information practice – Goes wide and deep: to every researcher in our institution Translating library practices to research data issues Will researchers look to libraries for this support? Historic failure to engage researchers in library services – Computing services, Research support services Resources, infrastructure, management structures have to be found Learning material produced by RDMRose Sep-2012

Roles in RDM (See sources section for sources) Dec-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose RoleAlignment with existing library rolesCompetencies required Policy and advocacy Lead on institutional data policy Advocacy role e.g. in the area of open access Support and training Bring data into undergraduate research-based learning, promoting data information literacy Information literacy training Teach data literacy to postgraduate students Develop researcher data awareness Provide an advice service to researchers (and research administrators), e.g.: Advice on writing Data Management Plans, RDM within a project, licensing data, on data citation and on measurement of impact of data sharing. Reference and enquiry roles; producing print and web based guides; copyright advice.

Dec-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose Provide advice as above through a web portal Library web site Signpost who in the institution should be consulted in relation to a particular question Role of library as point of enquiry and the reference interview Promote data reuse by making known what is available internally and externally; explaining data citation Marketing of library resources Data asset assessment and repository management Audit to identify data sets for archiving, create a catalogue of materials or to identify RDM needs Cataloguing and metadata creation Develop and manage access to data collections Collection development, digital library management and metadata management Develop local data curation capacity Open access role. Preservation role.

ACTIVITY Competencies for RDM roles Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Activity Competencies for RDM roles We discussed the potential RDM roles that the Library could take on, and how they align with existing roles. What would be the competencies required to fulfil these potential RDM roles? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Competencies for RDM roles On the following two slides are some of our ideas Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Roles in RDM (See sources section for sources) Dec-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose RoleAlignment with existing library rolesCompetencies required Policy and advocacy Lead on institutional data policy Advocacy role e.g. in the area of open access Strategic understanding and influencing skills Support and training Bring data into undergraduate research-based learning, promoting data information literacy Information literacy training Understanding of RDM best practices as they apply to relevant disciplines; pedagogic skills Teach data literacy to postgraduate students Develop researcher data awareness Provide an advice service to researchers (and research administrators), e.g.: Advice on writing Data Management Plans, RDM within a project, licensing data, on data citation and on measurement of impact of data sharing. Reference and enquiry roles; producing print and web based guides; copyright advice. Reference interview management, knowledge of RDM principles

Dec-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose Provide advice as above through a web portal Library web site Knowledge of institutional and extra-institutional resources Signpost who in the institution should be consulted in relation to a particular question Role of library as point of enquiry and the reference interview Knowledge of institution Promote data reuse by making known what is available internally and externally; explaining data citation Marketing of library resources Knowledge of researchers’ needs, knowledge of available material Data asset assessment and repository management Audit to identify data sets for archiving, create a catalogue of materials or to identify RDM needs Cataloguing and metadata creationMetadata skills Develop and manage access to data collections Collection development, digital library management and metadata management Audit interviews, knowledge of RDM principles, metadata, licensing Develop local data curation capacity Open access role. Preservation role. Knowledge of RDM principles, relevant technologies and processes, metadata

More specialist roles A range of roles have been identified, some quite specialist – Data creator – Data scientist – Data manager – Data librarian See the Core Skills Diagram, forum.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/rdmf2-core- skills-diagram.htmlhttp://data- forum.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/rdmf2-core- skills-diagram.html Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

ACTIVITY The impact on LIS organisations Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Activity The impact on LIS organisations How might libraries as organisations have to change to support research better? For example, does it require “embedding” of LIS roles? Should any of these services be chargeable? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

ACTIVITY Howe did they do it? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Activity How did they do it? Look at the list with steps taken by university libraries to start to respond to the research data management challenge. What approaches seem to apply best to your own situation, and why? Which activities can you begin tomorrow? Within six months? Within three years? Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

SOURCES Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose

Sources The table on slides 13 and 14 is based on literature including: Auckland, M. (2012). Re-Skilling for Research: An Investigation into the Role and Skills of Subject and Liaison Librarians Required to Effectively Support the Evolving Information Needs of Researchers. London: Research Libraries UK. Retrieved from research/. research/ Brewerton, A. (2011) ‘... and any other duties deemed necessary:’ an analysis of subject librarian job descriptions. Sconul Focus, 51, Corrall, S. (2012). Roles and responsibilities: libraries, librarians and data. In G. Pryor (Ed.), Managing Research Data (pp ). London: Facet. Lewis, M. (2010). Libraries and the management of research data. In S. Mcknight (Ed.), Envisioning future academic library services: Initiatives, ideas and challenges (pp ). London: Facet. Lyon, L. (2012). The informatics transform: Re-engineering libraries of the data decade, The International Journal of Digital Curation, 2012, 7 (1) pp Sep-2012 Learning material produced by RDMRose