1. Engaging Liaisons: Information or Communication?
Research Data Access and Preservation Summit May 4, Atlanta, GA
Sara Scheib Sciences Reference & Instruction Librarian University of Iowa Libraries

2. About Iowa 32,150 total enrollment
1,585 tenured and tenure-track faculty
200+ majors, minors, and certificate programs
$565 million in external funding (FY 2015)
2,240 grants and contracts awarded
27% of undergraduates are involved in research
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3. Research Data Services – A collaborative effort
Key stakeholders:
University Libraries
Liaison librarians
Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio
Cataloging & Metadata
Information Technology Services
Research Services
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Division of Sponsored Programs
Informatics Initiative – cluster hire
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4. Research Data Services – what we do
Referral services for all aspects of data management
Storage
Security
Analysis
Consulting services
Finding and accessing existing data sets
Organizing and documenting research data
Writing data management plans
Publishing and preserving research data
Workshops and in-class instruction
Speakers and events
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5. Reaching Liaisons and Recruiting Allies
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - Epictetus
Research Data Interest Group
LibGuide (of course!)
Collaborative consulting
Workshops for librarians and other service providers
Guest speakers and public events

6. Research Data Interest Group
Established in 2015
Informal group
No formal mission or charge
Everyone is welcome
Active members from all stakeholder units
Meets monthly to plan activities, discuss questions, provide updates
Sharepoint – discussion board and document sharing
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7. Research Data Services LibGuide
Point-of-need information for researchers, librarians, and other campus service providers
Easy to update, many options for content types.
Learning materials archive
slides
event recordings
tutorials

8. Collaborative Consulting
Consulting requests come to central address (lib-
Contact subject specialist first, offer assistance
Include subject specialists in consulting appointments
Goals: Increase awareness of data management needs; Learn by doing.
No need for turf wars!

9. Workshops Offered in Summer 2015, 4 sessions in multiple locations
Targeted librarians and campus service providers from ITS, DSP, and other units
Goals: Increase awareness of available resources and develop consistent message for researchers

10. Speakers and Events
Acquired funding from Libraries to bring in expert speakers
Speaker 1: Dr. Heidi Imker, Director of Research Data Service at U. Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Speaker 2: Dr. Jeff de La Beaujardiere, Data Management Architect at NOAA
Goals: Learn how the experts are dealing with data management issues, start a campus-wide conversation, recruit allies

11. Thank you! Sara Scheib (sara-scheib@uiowa.edu)
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