Open AccessResearch data management on a shoestring budget
Author(s) -
Henderson Margaret,
Raboin Regina,
Shorish Yasmeen,
Van Tuyl Steve
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bulletin of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2373-9223
DOI - 10.1002/bult.2014.1720400606
Subject(s) - data management , work (physics) , commonwealth , spark (programming language) , theme (computing) , government (linguistics) , face (sociological concept) , public relations , data management plan , service (business) , business , political science , computer science , world wide web , engineering , sociology , marketing , database , linguistics , philosophy , law , programming language , mechanical engineering , social science
EDITOR'S SUMMARY In response to mandates from the federal government, many academic librarians face a new challenge to become service providers for research data management. A panel at RDAP14 convened representatives from Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University and a collaboration of seven New England libraries to discuss their strategies in response to the regulations when faced with limited resources. A common theme was to take advantage of work already done by others, including faculty surveys and existing data management resources such as DMPTool and Data Curation and Profiles Toolkit. Spreading the word on data issues to spark collaboration and gaining the support of library administration are key. Positive response from stakeholders can provide momentum to request additional resources and provide instruction on data management planning.