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Enhancing library staff skills in research data management - Development of research data services requires staff training
The Helsinki University Library implemented an education project to enhance the research data management skills of 15 library staff members through 10 interactive workshops covering topics such as data management plans and metadata. The project included guest speakers from various research fields and emphasized participant engagement through assignments and surveys. As a result, the library recognized its potential in providing data management support and training services, culminating in a presentation planned for August 30, 2013.
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- 1. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Enhancing library staffskills in research data management Development of research data services requires staff training
- 2. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Table of contents •What have we done? • What did we learn from it?
- 3. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Autumn 2012 westarted an education project in Helsinki University Library 15 library staff members as students + 1 project coordinator
- 4. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto We had 10workshops (3 h sessions) Topics: • research data archives • data management plans • usage of registry data • data documentation and metadata • Liber: Ten recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management • etc.
- 5. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto We had visitorsin workshops, such as... • Researchers telling about their research data • Data models and metadata • Usage of data and ethics • Data archive providers • Expert of persistent identification from national library. • Expert of national health statistics and registries
- 6. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto We had assignmentsbetween workshops, like... • Find job advertisements for ”Data Librarian”. Look up the requirements. What skills do you have already? What skills do you need to get? • Find Data Management support websites made by libraries. Which are the main topics? • Teach others in 10 minutes one important issue about research data management. • Make a presentation about some research data archives in your subject field.
- 7. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto We had aresearch project... • First we made a literature review about the topic. • Then survey, interview study... • Subject • Researchers • ICT services • Other libraries’ librarians... Everybody talked with a researcher about research data and data management.
- 8. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto How did wemake the participants to get involved? • An expectancy and target survey in the beginning • We decided our learning goals together • Workshops as interactive as possible • We taught each other • Survey at the middle of course: ”How has it been? Any improvement suggestions?” • Etc
- 9. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto We made aplan for library research data management support and training services. We will present our plans in a seminar 30th Aug 2013 to the library, university research services, ICT services, etc. Finally
- 10. www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto • This hasbeen fun! • No drop outs, vice versa • Even though we didn’t know it first, library has a huge potential providing data management support and training. What did we learn? Do not try to think what library could do before you know more about research data management!
- 11. Data Librarian Thank you! MariElisa Kuusniemi Science Information Specialist mari.elisa.kuusniemi@helsinki.fi