Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library
The introduction of the text and data mining (TDM) exception in 2014 led to researchers asking for support from staff within Library Services at the University of Birmingham. An initial involvement with a funded corpus linguistics project fostered an effective partnership between the Copyright and L...
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2024-03-01
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| description | The introduction of the text and data mining (TDM) exception in 2014 led to researchers asking for support from staff within Library Services at the University of Birmingham. An initial involvement with a funded corpus linguistics project fostered an effective partnership between the Copyright and Licensing Team and the University’s Research Infrastructure Team. This case study traces the TDM journey that Library Services has subsequently undertaken. The article will look at how staff in Copyright and Licensing and the Research Skills Team identified the original service gap. It will also look at issues impacting on supporting TDM and the results of a TDM survey that was sent to researchers. It concludes with a reflection on how the service might evolve in the future – from the creation and availability of TDM datasets, to the skills development of both librarians and the university communities they support, and the impact artificial intelligence (AI) developments might have on TDM practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6786f626a6c440e8e59a6544c29d6a12024-04-17T07:01:32ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal2048-77542024-03-01375510.1629/uksg.646644Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research libraryLisa Bird0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9092-3498James Barnett1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5284-4246Copyright and Licensing Advisor, Library Services, University of BirminghamResearch Skills Advisor, Library Services, University of BirminghamThe introduction of the text and data mining (TDM) exception in 2014 led to researchers asking for support from staff within Library Services at the University of Birmingham. An initial involvement with a funded corpus linguistics project fostered an effective partnership between the Copyright and Licensing Team and the University’s Research Infrastructure Team. This case study traces the TDM journey that Library Services has subsequently undertaken. The article will look at how staff in Copyright and Licensing and the Research Skills Team identified the original service gap. It will also look at issues impacting on supporting TDM and the results of a TDM survey that was sent to researchers. It concludes with a reflection on how the service might evolve in the future – from the creation and availability of TDM datasets, to the skills development of both librarians and the university communities they support, and the impact artificial intelligence (AI) developments might have on TDM practices.https://account.insights.uksg.org/index.php/up-j-i/article/view/646text and data miningtdmresearch supportresearch skillscopyright and licensingservice development |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Bird James Barnett Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library Insights: The UKSG Journal text and data mining tdm research support research skills copyright and licensing service development |
| title | Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library |
| title_full | Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library |
| title_fullStr | Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library |
| title_short | Developing text and data mining (TDM) support within a university research library |
| title_sort | developing text and data mining tdm support within a university research library |
| topic | text and data mining tdm research support research skills copyright and licensing service development |
| url | https://account.insights.uksg.org/index.php/up-j-i/article/view/646 |
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