Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship
Research data management (RDM) has become a professional imperative for Canada’s academic librarians. Recent policy considerations by our national research funding agencies that address the ability of Canadian universities to effectively manage the massive amounts of research data they now create ha...
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| description | Research data management (RDM) has become a professional imperative for Canada’s academic librarians. Recent policy considerations by our national research funding agencies that address the ability of Canadian universities to effectively manage the massive amounts of research data they now create has helped library and university administrators recognize this gap in the research enterprise and identify RDM as a solution. RDM is not new to libraries, though. Rather, it draws on existing and evolving organizational functions in order to improve data collection, access, use, and preservation. A successful research data management service requires the skills and knowledge found in a library’s research liaisons, collections experts, policy analysts, IT experts, archivists and preservationists. Like the library, research data management is not singular but multi-faceted. It requires collaboration, technology and policy analysis skills, and project management acumen.
This paper examines research data management as a vital information, technical, and policy service in academic libraries today. It situates RDM not only as actions and services but also as a suite of responsibilities that require a high level of planning, collaboration, and judgment, thereby binding people to practice. It shows how RDM aligns with the skill sets and competencies of librarianship and illustrates how RDM spans the library’s organizational structure and intersects with campus stakeholders allied in the research enterprise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d08ce4bc54c49caa41a81bbe415c2b92022-12-21T19:52:25ZengThe PartnershipPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research1911-95932014-06-019110.21083/partnership.v9i1.29901650Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data StewardshipMichael Steeleworthy0Wilfrid Laurier UniversityResearch data management (RDM) has become a professional imperative for Canada’s academic librarians. Recent policy considerations by our national research funding agencies that address the ability of Canadian universities to effectively manage the massive amounts of research data they now create has helped library and university administrators recognize this gap in the research enterprise and identify RDM as a solution. RDM is not new to libraries, though. Rather, it draws on existing and evolving organizational functions in order to improve data collection, access, use, and preservation. A successful research data management service requires the skills and knowledge found in a library’s research liaisons, collections experts, policy analysts, IT experts, archivists and preservationists. Like the library, research data management is not singular but multi-faceted. It requires collaboration, technology and policy analysis skills, and project management acumen. This paper examines research data management as a vital information, technical, and policy service in academic libraries today. It situates RDM not only as actions and services but also as a suite of responsibilities that require a high level of planning, collaboration, and judgment, thereby binding people to practice. It shows how RDM aligns with the skill sets and competencies of librarianship and illustrates how RDM spans the library’s organizational structure and intersects with campus stakeholders allied in the research enterprise.https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/2990research data managementresearchresearch grants – government policybig datalibrary organizationlibrary administration |
| spellingShingle | Michael Steeleworthy Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research research data management research research grants – government policy big data library organization library administration |
| title | Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship |
| title_full | Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship |
| title_fullStr | Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship |
| title_short | Research Data Management and the Canadian Academic Library: An Organizational Consideration of Data Management and Data Stewardship |
| title_sort | research data management and the canadian academic library an organizational consideration of data management and data stewardship |
| topic | research data management research research grants – government policy big data library organization library administration |
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