The document outlines five starter steps for research libraries to become partners in research data management. The steps are: 1) prepare a use case for data management, 2) coordinate stakeholders like the IT department and research units, 3) adapt current skills to research data management, 4) initiate a pilot project to test tools and develop workflows, and 5) get to know the current landscape of data requirements, repositories, and lessons from other libraries. The library is well positioned to play a leadership role in research data management by utilizing its skills in preservation, access, and curation.

1. RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT AND THE LIBRARY
Five starter steps
for research libraries
Prepare a use case for management
Coordinate the stakeholders
Funding agencies want to improve
access to and reproducibility of
research, and are implementing
requirements for data storage,
curation and sharing. The library is
well positioned to play a leadership
role. Here are 5 steps libraries can
take to become partners in
research data management.
IT DEPARTMENT
RESEARCH
OFFICE
RESEARCH
UNITS
INSTITUTIONAL
REPOSITORY
DATA
REPOSITORY
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4 Adapt current skills to
research data management
The library
must adapt to
remain relevant
The library brings
skills and expertise
to the table
Internal
External
PRESERVATION
ACCESS
CURATION & DESCRIPTION
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Many argue that the value of the journal article
will decrease as the value of available research data
increases over the next few years*
Initiate a pilot project
• Index data for cross-repository search
• Investigate tools for data storage,
retrieval and processing
• Develop guidelines and workflows
• Create usage reports
• Add metadata layer to repository
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• Funding body requirements
• Internal and external repositories
• Talk to Research Data Services teams
at other libraries and discover their
opportunities and challenges
CHALLENGES,
RISKS, AND EVEN
ROADBLOCKS...
Get to know the landscape
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