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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Methodology Needs assessment - Research Centers, Departments Attended group meetings Held personal consultations Exchanged email messages

5 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Outcomes Graduate Students

6 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COMMUNICATOR

7 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

8 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Library Research Guide on Popular Statistical Software Created a guide to workshop material and online learning resources.

9 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Outcomes Research Centers, Departments, & Schools

10 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 CONDUIT

11 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Guide to International Trade Statistics One in a series of online resource guides for the Rutgers Business School

12 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

13 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 CONSULTANT

14 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

15 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Online Data Resource Guide Created a guide to online data resources for Newark Schools Research Collaborative

16 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Library Research Guide on Data Management Created a guide to online resources, tutorials, and data management plans

17 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 101 10.011464152410.735556551 20.013125318420.761332715 30.015023532430.785329655 40.017191487440.807523797 50.01966604450.827926119 60.022488632460.846576695 70.025705716470.863538976 80.02936919480.878894202 90.033536796490.892736209 100.038272482500.905166828 110.043646689510.916291959 120.049736512520.926218353 130.05662571530.935051077 140.064404483540.942891594 150.07316896550.949836395 160.083020314560.95597609 170.094063426570.961394868 180.106405008580.966170267 190.120151107590.97037316 200.135403935600.974067914 210.152257986610.97731267 220.170795482620.980159694 230.191081211630.982655787 240.213156959640.984842705 250.237035787650.986757592 260.262696546660.988433404 270.290079082670.989899315 280.319080645680.991181099 290.349554051690.992301489 300.381308029700.993280504 310.414110102710.994135755 320.44769209720.994882711 330.4817581730.995534951 340.515994541740.996104383 350.550081502750.996601443 360.583704617760.997035269 370.616566505770.997413862 380.648396894780.997744217 390.678960765790.998032457 400.708064024800.998283928

18 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COLLABORATOR

19 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 Diversity of Rutgers-Newark Students Assisted the Diversity Research Center with data visualization.

20 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.

21 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 COMMUNICATOR CONDUIT CONSULTANT COLLABORATOR Conclusion

22 Rutgers University Libraries A-LIEP 2011 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Minglu Wang (minglu@rutgers.edu) Ka-Neng Au (au@rutgers.edu)


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