Introduction to Research Data Management Services, January 2013

User Services

Expertise/Skills and Staffing

Introduction to Research Data Management Services, January 2013

Background• 2009 - First RDM workshop was an awareness-building

– Sponsored by the CARL Data Management Working Group • 2010 Repeated in Toronto

– Where do we go now?– Wanted the next step

• 2010 in Regina– Added a Data Management Plan

• 2011-12 at Carleton– Developed a RDM workshop for Graduate Students– Part of Open Access Week– Featured issues– Used MANTRA as the learning tool– Developed a collaborative website

Introduction to Research Data Management Services, January 2013

Staffing

• For Librarians– Candidates should have a thorough understanding of the

research data lifecycle• Usually comes with completion of a research project involving

data• Rare for librarians

– Need to lobby for a Data stream in Library Schools• For Students– Provide a good source of talent– Can recruit them to continue with Librarian training