1. Supporting Research (Data):
Where the Libraries Fit in
Chris Eaker, Data Curation Librarian
chris@utk.edu
December 10, 2014

2. Who Am I?
Bachelors of Science
Civil Engineering, 2000
Masters of Science
Information Science, 2013
Data Curation Librarian since July, 2013

3. Data Management & Curation
Data Curation
Data Management

4. The Research Lifecycle
Conceptualization
Preservation & Access Dissemination
Actualization
Adapted from
University of Central Florida

5. UT Libraries
DMP Review
www.DMPTool.org

6. UT Libraries
Workshops
(offered
periodically and by
request)
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7. UT Libraries
Data repository

8. Office of Information Technology
● Backup & Security
○ Bob Hillhouse (bob@utk.edu)
■ Vault (secure file transfer)
■ TrueCrypt (file encryption)
■ 2-Factor Authentication
■ Crashplan (cloud-based backup)
● Statistical consulting
○ Bob Muenchen (muenchen@utk.edu)
■ Statistics
■ Surveys
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9. Balancing Competing Interests
Funding Agency
Requirements to
Share Data
Protection of
Human Subjects
Intellectual
Property/
Commercial Value
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10. (865) 974-4404
chris@utk.edu
The End.