RDMRose at Internet Librarian conference

At Internet Librarian International this year Andrew Cox will be looking at whether RDM is a wicked problem.

Andrew will be exploring the role of librarians in RDM further at Internet Librarian International (ILI) on 16th October in Session B202 – Roles in Research Data Management. 

You can find out more about ILI here.

RDMRose paper in ALISS quarterly

A short article by the project team introducing RDMRose is now available to subscribers of ALISS Quarterly volume 18 number 4.

RDMRose at Umbrella

RDMRose was presented at a session at Umbrella 2013.

The presentation was on the 3rd July at 15.45 as part of the Spotlight session "Future Skills & Future Roles" in room Room 2.220.

UMBRELLA 2013 Conference and Exhibition: Bringing the information world together – Discover. Connect. Achieve.  2-3 July 2013 | University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester

Presentations are available online.

Paper by Cox and Pinfield published in JOLIS

A paper reporting the November 2012 survey of UK libraries activities and plans in relation to RDM has been published in OnlineFirst for Journal of Library and Information Science.

"Research data management and libraries: Current activities and future priorities"

This paper reports research carried out at the end of 2012 to survey UK universities to understand in detail the ways in which libraries are currently involved in research data management and the extent to which the development of research data management services is a strategic priority for them. The research shows that libraries were offering limited research data management services, with highest levels of activity in large research-intensive institutions. There were major challenges associated with skills gaps, resourcing and cultural change. However, libraries are currently involved in developing new institutional research data management policies and services, and see this as an important part of their future role. Priorities such as provision of research data management advisory and training services are emerging. A systematic comparison between these results and other recent studies is made in order to create a full picture of activities and trends. An innovation hype-cycle framework is deployed to understand possible futures and Abbott’s theory of professions is used to gain an insight into how libraries are competing to extend their jurisdiction whilst at the same time working collaboratively with other stakeholders.
doi:10.1177/0961000613492542

The paper is also available from the institutional repository, WRRO.

RDMRose at the Sconul conference fringe

The work of RDMRose was presented to delegates at the SCONUL conference "Adapt and Thrive: Regional and national innovation in response to change in higher education" in one of the "fringe" sessions.

RDMRose @ OpenAIRE/LIBER Workshop May 28, Ghent Belgium

RDMRose contributed to a packed OpenAIRE/LIBER Workshop ‘Dealing with Data - what’s the role for the library?’, May 28, Ghent Belgium.

Slides and video from the presentations are available.

The workshop was part of ELAG2013.

RDMRose to participate in LIRG event with UEL's TRaD

LIRG Event: Research Data Management – challenges and opportunities for libraries



The impact of “Big Data” on our working lives cannot be ignored…..

The management of research data is increasingly being recognised as a responsibility of all higher education institutions, and the evidence suggests that libraries could and in many cases already are playing a leading role in supporting RDM.

This event will discuss the wider issues of research data management for the profession, how the workforce can be developed to deal with the challenges it represents and to provide an introduction to the learning materials that are now available and how they can be reused and maintained by the community as a collective resource.

The event is being organised by LIRG, the Library and Information Research Group, and will include highlights from two JISC projects, RDMRose and TrAd. Join us at the session to find out more on this expanding area and help shape the debate.

Date: Thursday, 30th May, 2013 - 11am - 4:15pm

Venue: CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE

Times: 11.00 – 16.15

Event Presenters :

Facilitator: Ronan O’Beirne FCLIP LIRG Chair

Presenters: Gurdish Sandhu/ Stephen Grace/ John Murtagh – TRaD Project - University of East London

Presenters: Andrew Cox/ Eddy Verbaan - RDMRose Project - University of Sheffield

Cost: (including lunch and refreshments)

LIRG members £100 (inc VAT).

Non-LIRG members £120 (inc VAT).

For more information visit the LIRG website events page (http://bit.ly/12gp72i)

To book a place: Please follow the link to our enrolment form (http://bit.ly/12Zjrr3)

RDMRose at DigiCurv conference, Florence

RDMRose's Eddy Verbaan participated in the DigiCurv conference "Framing the digital curation curriculum" in Florence 6-7 May. The project poster explained the project and invited conference attendees to identify directions for the library curriculum.

Final version of RDMRose learning materials now available

The project team have updated the RDMRose learning materials.

The final version is now available for use and reuse @ http://rdmrose.group.shef.ac.uk/

Changes include adding a number of new topic areas and activities, as well as a set of links to related library training initiatives.

Summary findings of survey of UK libraries RDM services

Results of the survey of UK academic libraries organised by RDMRose with Stephen Pinfield, have now been made available.

RDMRose outputs presented to RLUK

RDMRose project outputs and findings were shared with the directors and deputy directors of the Research Library UK group at their members day at the University of Exeter on 22nd March.

RDMRose featured in March CILIP Update

The current (March 2013) issue of CILIP Update includes an article written by University of Sheffield library staff Olliver Allchin, Amy Collins, John Lewis and Clare Scott (with Andrew Cox) about the challenges of Research Data Management - and reflecting on the value of the RDMRose project.

Version one of the RDMRose learning materials now available

The JISC funded project RDMRose, a collaboration between the university libraries of Leeds, Sheffield and York, and the Sheffield iSchool has been developing learning materials about Research Data Management tailored for information professionals as an Open Educational Resource (OER).

The learning materials have been designed for use as self-supported CPD as well as in taught class room sessions.

Version one of the RDMRose learning materials are now available.

You might want to try our self-assessment questionnaire "Are you RDM Ready?" This prompts you to rate your own knowledge and also the priority you give to different RDM related activities. It then directs you to the parts of the learning materials that are most useful to you.

The project welcomes comments and feedback.

Article on RDMRose in Ariadne

The latest issue (70) of Ariadne magazine contains an article on RDMRose: "Upskilling Liaison Librarians for Research Data Management".

RDMRose article in MmIT journal

The November issue of MmIT journal (Volume 34 No 4) contains an article about the project, entitled: "Academic librarians tackle Research Data Management".

RDM in libraries survey

You are invited to take part in a survey on library roles in research data
management: https://survey.shef.ac.uk/limesurvey/index.php?sid=41119&lang=en

The survey has been designed to give the community a clear picture of the extent to which libraries are currently involved in research data management (RDM) work, and the extent to which they regard different aspects of RDM to be strategic priorities for the next three years.

As you will know, this issue touches directly on one of RLUK's strategic priorities and so we are keen to track progress in this area. The survey has been tested already on some of RLUK colleagues who have kindly provided very useful feedback that has enabled us to refine the questions. So we hope now that the questionnaire corresponds well to the key issues as you see them. We believe that the results will be of direct interest to colleagues in UK HE libraries and that we can use the data as a benchmark to measure developments in future. We are hoping all of this will mean that we get a good response.

Poster at JISC MRD Workshop

On 24-25 October the RDMRose project presented a poster at the JISC MRD Programme Workshop in Nottingham. It was a good opportunity to discuss the progress that JISC MRD projects had made and the challenges they faced.

Our poster described the aims of our project and the intended learning outcomes of the curriculum that we are designing. More importantly, it also listed the potential RDM roles that librarians could take on, and how these are aligned with their existing roles.

 

The poster also had an interactive aspect. The workshop participants were encouraged to vote which of these potential RDM roles the Library should prioritize. People were asked to put a blue dot next to all RDM roles they would like to see prioritised. The results are on the photo below.

 

 

JISC funds the White Rose Consortium of academic libraries and the Sheffield iSchool to develop Research Data Management (RDM) learning materials for LIS professionals

Sheffield, 1^st September 2012

JISC have funded the White Rose Consortium of the libraries of the universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York and the Sheffield iSchool to develop learning materials about Research Data Management tailored for the needs of LIS professionals.

The project, RDMRose, will develop learning materials to be made available as Open Educational Resources for individual professionals to study as CPD and for other LIS educators to reuse, as well as for use in courses at Sheffield. Learning materials should begin to be available from January 2013.

RDM refers to “the organisation of data, from its entry to the research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of valuable results”[1]. The need for universities to put in place support for Research Data Management has been driven by the data deluge and research funders’ mandates. LIS services around the world are currently trying to understand how they can best support researchers to follow good RDM practices. What is involved will vary between institutions, but a number of roles are emerging, such as in influencing policy, teaching students and researchers about best practice and offering advisory services.

RDMRose will clarify LIS roles in RDM and provide learning materials to help professionals acquire the skills they need to create dynamic and innovative services.

Project web site:

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/research/projects/rdmrose

Contact: Andrew Cox

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[1] Whyte, A., Tedds, J. (2011). ‘Making the Case for Research Data Management’. DCC Briefing Papers. Edinburgh: Digital Curation Centre. Available online: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/briefing-papers