rdap 15: beyond metadata:teaching documentation to researchers
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Beyond Metadata:Teaching Documentation
to Researchers
Kristin Briney
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
RDAP 2015
Matt Baran https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigbabyhead/5411938480/in/photostream/ (CC BY-SA)
Bryan Kennedy https://www.flickr.com/photos/bryankennedy/1992770068 (CC BY-NC)
Philosophy
Philosophy on Teaching Documentation
1. I’m meh on metadata
Philosophy on Teaching Documentation
1. I’m meh on metadata
2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes
Philosophy on Teaching Documentation
1. I’m meh on metadata
2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes
3. Strategically augment notes with key documentation structures
Teaching Venues
Library Drop-In Sessions
Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/8244800868 (CC BY-NC)
Blake Griffith https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakegriffith/14799686672 (CC BY-NC-SA)
wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)
wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)
In Person
Asynchronous
Written{
Library Drop-In Sessions
Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/8244800868 (CC BY-NC)
In Person
Responsible Conduct of Research Series
In PersonInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iita-media-library/8160877379 (CC BY-NC)
(Asynchronous)
Consultations
In PersonFrau-Vogel https://www.flickr.com/photos/frau-vogel/3773399470 (CC BY-ND)
Video Capture Series
Asynchronoushttp://uwm.edu/libraries/dataservices/#videos
YouTube Video Series
Asynchronoushttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MT-uDcJJgSXQWC9JvlfeQ/feed
Libguide
Writtenhttp://guides.library.uwm.edu/data
Blog
Writtenhttp://dataabinitio.com/
Book
Written
Topics
Range of Topics
• Research notes and lab notebooks• e-lab notebooks
• Methods (protocols)
• Other useful documentation formats• README.txt• Templates• Data Dictionaries• Codebooks
• Metadata
• Standards
Philosophy on Teaching Documentation
1. I’m meh on metadata
2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes
3. Strategically augment notes with key documentation structures
I Love to Teach
• README.txt
• Data dictionaries
• Templates
• e-lab notebooks
I Love to Teach
• README.txt
• Data dictionaries
• Templates
• e-lab notebooks
Document digital information
Keep spreadsheets computable
Record all necessary information
No more digital-analog divide
Matching Topic to Venue
In Person
• Take better notes
• Keep methods info
• Use a README.txt
• Try templates
Asynchronous
• README.txt
• Data dictionaries
Written
• A little of everything
wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)
wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)
Any bit of data management helps
Conclusions
Conclusions
• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped
Conclusions
• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped
• Positive feedback on videos
Conclusions
• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped
• Positive feedback on videos
• Easier to promote an array of offerings• Particularly on my campus
Conclusions
• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped
• Positive feedback on videos
• Easier to promote an array of offerings• Particularly on my campus
• Goal is to develop a more robust training program• Take into account user preferences
One More Note…
Midwest Data Librarians Symposium
October 15-16, 2015
Milwaukee, WI
B Garrett https://www.flickr.com/photos/billgarrett-newagecrap/3370059568 (CC BY)
Thanks!
Questions?
• Lizzy Rolando• [email protected]
• Sara Mannheimer• [email protected]• @sara_mannh
• Sarah Pickle• [email protected]• @sarahepickle
• Kristin Briney• [email protected]• @KristinBriney