Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, 2015 Minneapolis, MN April 22-23 Cynthia Hudson-Vitale, Digital Data Outreach Librarian, Washington University Brianna Marshall, Digital Curation Coordinator, University of Wisconsin-Madison Amy Nurnberger, Research Data Manager, Columbia University

1. You're in Good Company:
Unifying Campus Research Data Services​
Cynthia Hudson-Vitale | @cynhudson
Brianna Marshall | @notsosternlib
Amy Nurnberger | @DataAtCU
RDAP 2015

2. About Us
Brianna Marshall
Digital Curation Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cynthia Hudson-Vitale
Data Librarian, Data & GIS Services
Washington University in St. Louis
Amy Nurnberger
Research Data Manager
Columbia University

3. Background
Research Data
Manager
Data
Librarian,
Data & GIS
Services
Digital
Curation
Coordinator
Research
Data
Services

4. Background
“Experience
keeps a dear
school…”
BureauofEngravingandPrinting-PublicDomain
http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/files/100_Materials/100_GlossyFront_EN_WEB031210.pdf

5. Background
DON’T PANIC
Human beings, who are
almost unique in having
the ability to learn from
the experience of others,
are also remarkable for
their apparent
disinclination to do so.
- Douglas Adams
Research
Data
Services
Originally uploaded by Dan Gerhards for OCAL 0.18 https://openclipart.org/detail/118849/don-t-panic-dan-gerhard-01 Public Domain
Starry Sky by Nikiko http://pixabay.com/en/star-night-sky-starry-sky-space-472968/ CC 0 Public Domain

6. Brianna Marshall

7. Research Data Services
Interdisciplinary group of librarians, researchers, IT staff, and
graduate students - data management specialists!
What we do:
● Data management plans – help draft or review
● Consultations – policies, development, best practices
● Training and education
● Referral – local/national/disciplinary resources

8. Structure
● Sponsors
● Chair
● Committees
o Web
o Outreach
o Education

9. Sponsors

10. Image courtesy of the UW Department of Geography. http://
www.geography.wisc.edu/history/historic_UW_campus_maps.php

11. Image courtesy of the UW Department of Geography. http://
www.geography.wisc.edu/history/historic_UW_campus_maps.php
grant
admins

12. Image courtesy of the UW Department of Geography. http://
www.geography.wisc.edu/history/historic_UW_campus_maps.php
grant
admins
research
coordinators

13. Image courtesy of the UW Department of Geography. http://
www.geography.wisc.edu/history/historic_UW_campus_maps.php
grant
admins
research
coordinators
liaison
librarians?

14. challenges

15. [ https://twitter.com/notsosternlib/status/580841674366148609 ]

16. Image courtesy of Flickr user jek-a-go-go (CC BY NC ND)

17. image courtesy of Flickr user
davidjwbailey (CC BY NC SA)

18. image courtesy of Flickr user
adesigna (CC BY NC SA)

19. image courtesy of Flickr user
josef.stufer (CC BY NC ND)

20. image courtesy of Flickr user
gmanviz (CC BY NC ND)

21. Image courtesy of Flickr user schrierc (CC BY)

22. Image by Flickr user jbdodane (CC BY NC)

23. 6.5%
over two years
Image courtesy of Flickr user truthout (CC BY NC SA)

26. Image courtesy of Flickr user
randar (CC BY NC ND)

27. strategies

28. Image used courtesy of Alex Calcatelli:
http://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Love-Your-Letters-Communicate-Visually-with-Words/393632797/projects/

29. image courtesy of Flickr
user Jukle Bot (CC BY NC)

30. image courtesy of Flickr user
voodooangel (CC BY NC)

31. image courtesy of Flickr
user oskay (CC BY)

32. [ https://rprg.discovery.wisc.edu/Resources/RDS ]

38. Image courtesy of Flickr user
martinlabar (CC BY NC)

39. Takeaways
• Define roles.
• Ask pointed questions (charmingly).
• Make new things.
• Give old things a makeover.
• Cultivate relationships with wild abandon.
• Do what you can do.
• Make decisions despite the chaos.

40. image courtesy of Flickr user
ianmunroe (CC BY)

41. Image courtesy
of Flickr user x-
ray_delta_one
(CC BY NC SA)

42. The Future of RDS
• Campus context
– Chief Data Officer Jason Fishbain
– UW Open Access policy
• Potential projects
– Data curation pilot
– Research needs assessment (UW Libraries)
– Ramping up workshops
– Exploring ELN/IR connection
– Expanding/collaborating on RPRG

43. Get in Touch
Brianna Marshall
brianna.marshall@wisc.edu
researchdata.wisc.edu
@UWMadRschSvcs

57. History*History & Context
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steveczajka/11392783794/ CC-By 2.0

58. Columbia photo still taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cwUcdpUayQ#t=0 , Published on Oct 4, 2013, Columbia University in the
City of New York "A Doubled Magic" television spot.

59. Fantasy island map by nemaakos http://fav.me/d5n2n2y CC-By 3.0

60. Fantasy island map by nemaakos http://fav.me/d5n2n2y CC-By 3.0
Property of
eScience Task
Force, 2008

61. Fantasy island map by nemaakos http://fav.me/d5n2n2y CC-By 3.0
Property of
eScience Task
Force, 2008
Collaborative
opportunities
Growing
use of
computing
in research
Funding

62. Fantasy island map by nemaakos http://fav.me/d5n2n2y CC-By 3.0
Property of
eScience Task
Force, 2008
Departmental
data clusters Collaborative
opportunities
Growing
use of
computing
in research
Funding
High
performance
computing
Institutional
research
repository

63. Fantasy island map by nemaakos http://fav.me/d5n2n2y CC-By 3.0
Property of
eScience Task
Force, 2008
Departmental
data clusters Collaborative
opportunities
Growing
use of
computing
in research
Funding
High
performance
computing
Institutional
research
repository

64. Research Data Dragon,
Draco datorum
Albrecht Dürer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragon_Duerer.jpg Public Domain

65. Sword by Luis Martins https://thenounproject.com/term/sword/2271/ Public Domain

66. Sword by Luis Martins https://thenounproject.com/term/sword/2271/ Public Domain

67. Sword by Luis Martins https://thenounproject.com/term/sword/2271/ Public Domain
Research Data
Management

68. Research Data Management
through
Research Data Services
● DMP templating, consultation, &
review
● Education & training
● Information provision
● Referrals
● Infrastructure
● Targeted outreach

69. Partners & Stakeholders

70. Partners & Stakeholders
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain

71. Partners & Stakeholders
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain
Tuk Tuk Design https://thenounproject.com/term/people/112763/ CC By 3.0

72. Partners & Stakeholders
James Keuning https://thenounproject.com/term/cow/6377/ Public Domain
Lucie Parker https://thenounproject.com/term/cat/1836/ Public Domain
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain
Tuk Tuk Design https://thenounproject.com/term/people/112763/ CC By 3.0

73. Partners & Stakeholders
Matt Brooks https://thenounproject.com/term/stakeholder/30223/ Public Domain
James Keuning https://thenounproject.com/term/cow/6377/ Public Domain
Lucie Parker https://thenounproject.com/term/cat/1836/ Public Domain
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain
Tuk Tuk Design https://thenounproject.com/term/people/112763/ CC By 3.0

74. Partners & Stakeholders
Office of the Executive Vice President for
Research
● Compliance
● Sponsored Projects Administration
● Research Initiatives
Libraries
● Libraries Information Technology
● Bibliographic Control and Services
● Collections and Services
Information Technology - Research Services
Faculty

75. serious-scaffolding by Flickr user Dan Deluca. CC-By 2.0

76. “ http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/
Communities of Practice
Communities of practice are groups of people
who share a concern or a passion for
something they do and learn how to do it
better as they interact regularly.

77. “ http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/
Communities of Practice
Communities of practice are groups of people
who share a concern or a passion for
something they do and learn how to do it
better as they interact regularly.
domainpractice community

78. “ http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/
Communities of Practice
Problem solving
Requests for information
Seeking experience
Reusing assets
Coordination and strategy
Coordination and strategy
Building an argument
Growing confidence
Discussing developments
Documenting projects
Visits
Mapping knowledge and identifying gaps
● practice
● domain
● community

79. “
Communities of Practice
http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/slide-forms-of-participation/
Research Data
Services =
core group
transactional
peripheral
occasional
active

80. “
http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/slide-forms-of-participation/
Research Data
Services =
core group
transactional
peripheral
occasional
active
Communities of Practice

81. http://rockstock.deviantart.com/art/Bright-Technology-
Stock-06-268654568 CC-By 3.0
Communities of PracticeChallenges

82. Communities of PracticeChallenges
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anicole/2967859329/ Anicole CC-By 2.0

83. Communities of PracticeChallenges

84. Communities of PracticeChallenges

85. Communities of PracticeChallenges
Mission Impossible by https://www.flickr.com/photos/linneberg/8992626459 CC-By_NC-SA 2.0

86. Communities of PracticeChallenge ≅ Opportunity

87. Communities of PracticeChallenge ≅ Opportunity
Sea Steps - CC-By-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yodders/6697585787
Evelyn Simak [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_bridge_over_ditch_west_of_Barton_Bendish_-
_geograph.org.uk_-_1634985.jpg

88. Communities of PracticeChallenge ≅ Opportunity
Sea Steps - CC-By-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yodders/6697585787
Evelyn Simak [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_bridge_over_ditch_west_of_Barton_Bendish_-
_geograph.org.uk_-_1634985.jpg

89. Communities of PracticeChallenge ≅ Opportunity
Sea Steps - CC-By-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yodders/6697585787
Evelyn Simak [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_bridge_over_ditch_west_of_Barton_Bendish_-
_geograph.org.uk_-_1634985.jpg
By Tyler Karaszewski from Davis, CA, USA (Flickr) CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_pickup_side.jpg

90. Communities of PracticeChallenge ≅ Opportunity
Sea Steps - CC-By-NC-ND 2.0
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yodders/6697585787
Evelyn Simak [CC BY-SA 2.0 ( via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_bridge_over_ditch_west_of_Barton_Bendish_-
_geograph.org.uk_-_1634985.jpg
By Tyler Karaszewski from Davis, CA, USA (Flickr) CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_pickup_side.jpg

91. Research Data
Services =
core group

92. Research Data
Services =
core group
Matt Brooks https://thenounproject.com/term/stakeholder/30223/ Public Domain
James Keuning https://thenounproject.com/term/cow/6377/ Public Domain
Lucie Parker https://thenounproject.com/term/cat/1836/ Public Domain
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain
Tuk Tuk Design https://thenounproject.com/term/people/112763/ CC By 3.0

93. serious-scaffolding by Flickr user Dan Deluca. CC-By 2.0
Research Data
Services =
core group
Matt Brooks https://thenounproject.com/term/stakeholder/30223/ Public Domain
James Keuning https://thenounproject.com/term/cow/6377/ Public Domain
Lucie Parker https://thenounproject.com/term/cat/1836/ Public Domain
Duke Innovation Co-Lab https://thenounproject.com/term/crowdsourcing/27466/ Public Domain
Tuk Tuk Design https://thenounproject.com/term/people/112763/ CC By 3.0

94. Communities of PracticePaths Forward

95. Walters Art Museum [Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Tiffany_and_Company_-_Renaissance-Style_Watch_-_Walters_5822.jpg
Communities of PracticePaths Forward

96. Walters Art Museum [Public domain, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Tiffany_and_Company_-_Renaissance-Style_Watch_-_Walters_5822.jpg
Communities of PracticePaths Forward
‘a New York
minute’
- Charles Lewis Tiffany
= 60 seconds
of possibility

97. Thank You!
Brianna Marshall
brianna.marshall@wisc.edu
Cynthia Hudson-Vitale
chudson@wustl.edu
Amy Nurnberger
anurnberger@columbia.edu

98. 1. What experiences have you had at your
institution? Are they the same? Different?
2. What is your number one tip or take away
for building community at your
organization?
3. How can we build support for community
and information sharing better? Where are
we sharing our information?
98
Questions/Discussion
Notes: h#p://bit.ly/RDAP15_Panel_1

99. https://mwdatalibrariansymposium.wordpress.com/ | @MW_DataLibSym
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