Browsing by Subject "Information management"

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    Implementing an institution-wide electronic lab notebook initiative
    (Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2022) Foster, Erin D.; Whipple, Elizabeth C.; Rios, Gabriel R.; Ruth Lilly Medical Library, School of Medicine
    Background: To strengthen institutional research data management practices, the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) licensed an electronic lab notebook (ELN) to improve the organization, security, and shareability of information and data generated by the school's researchers. The Ruth Lilly Medical Library led implementation on behalf of the IUSM's Office of Research Affairs. Case presentation: This article describes the pilot and full-scale implementation of an ELN at IUSM. The initial pilot of the ELN in late 2018 involved fifteen research labs with access expanded in 2019 to all academic medical school constituents. The Ruth Lilly Medical Library supports researchers using the electronic lab notebook by (1) delivering trainings that cover strategies for adopting an ELN and a hands-on demo of the licensed ELN, (2) providing one-on-one consults with research labs or groups as needed, and (3) developing best practice guidance and template notebooks to assist in adoption of the ELN. The library also communicates availability of the ELN to faculty, students, and staff through presentations delivered at department meetings and write-ups in the institution's newsletter as appropriate. Conclusion: As of August 2021, there are 829 users at IUSM. Ongoing challenges include determining what support to offer beyond the existing training, sustaining adoption of the ELN within research labs, and defining "successful" adoption at the institution level. By leading the development of this service, the library is more strongly integrated and visible in the research activities of the institution, particularly as related to information and data management.
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    Navigating Institutional Research Information Management Priorities: Rolling out of an Institutional Data Management Plan (DMP) Requirement
    (2021-05-25) Whipple, Elizabeth C.; Rios, Gabriel R.
    BACKGROUND: Our School of Medicine’s Research Administration identified several priorities related to Information Management, with one of them being the implementation of required Data Management Plans (DMPs). The impetus for the requirement was risk mitigation and preparation for a forthcoming NIH requirement. Our role has been to lead the process for the entire medical school including the communication, progress, and guidance. We completed the first round of DMP collection prior to the release of the NIH Policy on Data Sharing and Management. We will share our outcomes and how the NIH policy informed the development of our new DMP collection tool. DESCRIPTION: Working with an Advisory Board, we designed a PI-based DMP collection tool vs. an award/project-based DMP. The library took the lead developing the DMP questions, tracking for compliance, creating FAQs, designing the communications to PIs and directing outreach to PIs in departments to move the initiative forward. The rollout of the DMP initiative started in mid-2019, with the deadline for DMP completion initially slated for March 2020. In mid-2020, we started planning for the second iteration of the Qualtrics DMP form. Using a university-developed tool, we worked with the university technology development team to identify possible APIs to improve the form and reached out to faculty and staff stakeholders. This second iteration will be rolled out late 2020. CONCLUSION: The new iteration of the DMP will speed up the time it takes to complete a DMP, better integrate into departmental annual reviews as a metric, and prepare our PIs to meet the new NIH Policy on Data Sharing and Management. The library’s leadership continues to showcase our value to our institution and move strategic priorities forward for our School of Medicine.
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    Obstacles and disaster risk reduction: Survey of Memphis organizations
    (http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000016, 2010-08) Sadiq, Abdul-Akeem; Weible, Christopher M.
    The disaster management literature is replete with surveys at the community and household levels. However, few exist at the organizational level. This study attempts to fill this void by examining the effect of organizational obstacles on disaster risk reduction. The data come from a survey of 227 organizations in Memphis, Tennessee. This study investigates three obstacles to disaster risk reduction: lack of organizational support, lack of information, and lack of financial resources. The findings show that organizations are more likely to engage in low-effort activities indirectly related to risk reduction and are less likely to engage in high-effort activities directly related to risk reduction. The most important obstacle is lack of information about the frequency of disasters, magnitude of disasters, or organizational benefits of reducing disaster risks. Lack of financial resources and lack of organizational support are sometimes positively associated with risk-reducing activities, suggesting that, when organizations engage in risk-reducing activities, some obstacles become more apparent. The study concludes with implications, limitations, and future research strategies.