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Item Building Data Management and Repository Services: The IUPUI Approach(2014-04-28) Coates, Heather L.Item Building the Future of Research Together: Collaborating with a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)-Funded Translational Science Institute to Provide Data Management Training(2014-05-19) Coates, Heather L.Objectives: To explore potential collaborations between academic libraries and Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) - funded institutes with respect to data management training and support. Methods: The National Institutes of Health CTSAs have established a well-funded, crucial infrastructure supporting large-scale collaborative biomedical research. This infrastructure is also valuable for smaller, more localized research projects. While infrastructure and corresponding support is often available for large, well-funded projects, these services have generally not been extended to smaller projects. This is a missed opportunity on both accounts. Academic libraries providing data services can leverage CTSA-based resources, while CTSA-funded institutes can extend their reach beyond large biomedical projects to serve the long tail of research data. Results: A year-long series of conversations with the Indiana CTSI Data Management Team resulted in resource sharing, consensus building about key issues in data management, provision of expert feedback on a data management training curriculum, and several avenues for future collaborations. Conclusions: Data management training for graduate students and early career researchers is a vital area of need that would benefit from the combined infrastructure and expertise of translational science institutes and academic libraries. Such partnerships can leverage the instructional, preservation, and access expertise in academic libraries, along with the storage, security, and analytical expertise in translational science institutes to improve the management, protection, and access of valuable research data.Item Developing incentives for data stewardship and sharing: Library engagement beyond liaison relationships(2014-06-05) Coates, Heather L.; Polley, David E.Many of the obstacles slowing the adoption of more democratic dissemination of scholarly products are cultural, not technological. While libraries have extended their technological capacity to new methods of dissemination, we have been less proactive in fostering the cultural change necessary for significant adoption. Two particular groups of constituents and communities of practice have been engaged with the library profession, but the personal contact between faculty and librarians at the institutional level is inconsistent and often hinges upon liaison relationships. This poster will describe opportunities for librarians to engage with institutional units and research communities extending beyond institutional boundaries to advance incentives rewarding new forms of dissemination, including data as a valued community resource. Examples of relating changes in dissemination to various community missions will be provided.Item Ensuring research integrity: The role of data management in current crises(Association of College & Research Libraries, 2014-12) Coates, Heather L.Item Improving data management in academic research: Assessment results for a pilot lab(2014-05-19) Coates, Heather L.Common practices for data collection, storage, organization, documentation, sharing, re-use, and preservation are often suboptimal. Issues often arising from common data practices include data loss, corruption, poor data integrity, and an inability to demonstrate the provenance (i.e., the origin) of the data. Ineffective data management can result in data that are unusable for re-use and re-analysis. However, effective data management practices exist to support data integrity, interoperability, and re-use. These practices maximize the value and potential impact of any particular dataset. In light of the gap between common practice and known effective strategies, we developed an intensive lab curriculum to train students and research support staff in implementing these strategies. This lab addresses the lack of formal data management training available on our campus and targets key processes in the data life cycle, promoting strategies that facilitate generation of quality data appropriate for re-use.Item Librarian roles in data curation(2013-01-28) Coates, Heather L.This presentation is aimed at SLIS students and practicing academic librarians interested in learning more about data curation and the potential roles for librarians in this emerging field. Throughout, background information and relevant literature are discussed in terms of pragmatic librarian knowledge and expertise. Specific topics addressed include the roles and responsibilities of various individuals and organizations involved in research, the activities that take place across the research life cycle, as well as opportunities for librarians to fill existing service and expertise gaps.Item Meeting the NSF Data Management Plan Requirement, IFRA 2012(2013-01-28) Coates, Heather L.This invited presentation was given at the 2012 Indiana Forum for Research Administrators. It covers the various issues related to the NSF Data Management Plan Requirement and highlights the role of data in digital preservation, scholarly communication, and the responsible conduct of research and research ethics. In addition, services and resources provided by the IUPUI University Library in support of the NSF requirement are introduced.Item Opportunities in data curation: Integrating the library into the research process(2012-04-26) Coates, Heather L.Libraries are an untapped partner in conducting digital scholarship. While we are often recognized as partners in teaching, our role in digital scholarship is less clear. There are many exciting opportunities for librarians to extend our expertise by building vital campus partnerships and integrating data services into researchers' scholarly practices.