96 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
We will be creating 1–3 new positions and reassessing staff from other work into this area.
We will be hiring a data librarian in 2013 and hopefully re-allocate some staff to help with data repository work in 2014.
We will be hiring a metadata librarian who will have some RDM role in the next 6 months. Also we have a project team
in the library looking at grant proposal support.
Will be hosting a Postdoctoral Fellow in data curation 2013–2015. We may continue to fund a librarian internship
position in data curation. Budgets make this difficult to forecast.
New Positions Proposed/Hoped For
Possibility of hiring Post Docs.
We have a proposal in which, if funded, would add five new positions (from technical to user support).
We hope to add a post-doc position to focus on data management if resources can be found in the next year or two.
We hope to add a repository manager, an e-research manager, a digitization manager, and another repository software
engineer (programmer).
We hope to add one librarian position.
When the budget allows, we will add a data librarian position. We do not know when that will be.
No New Positions/Repurposing Existing
Data and data management are acknowledged issues of importance in the next few years, and a variety of options
have been discussed including adding a data visualization or text mining position, or a metadata position that could
help a variety of library units. However, due to the current budget situation, likely nothing will happen unless current
employees leave/retire and we can re-purpose those positions. New positions are very unlikely.
Many subject librarians are taking a greater role in data management consultation.
Position Planning/Assessment
Generally speaking, more staff resources are needed to support RDM services.
I am unaware of any RDM staffing plans, but additional staffing would be necessary to meet patron needs.
Our library is current doing some strategic planning around digital content.
Our staffing plan will eventually be informed by the outcome of our current needs assessments.
We haven’t given this any thought, yet.
59. If your library has plans to add RDM positions or allocate responsibilities to existing staff, please
indicate the primary responsibilities for the position(s). Check all that apply. N=45
Data archiving assistance (includes IT &deposit assistance) 30 67%
Data management guidance for researchers (other than DMPs) 29 64%
Grant proposal Data Management Plan support 26 58%
Subject reference services 22 49%
Metadata librarian 19 42%
We will be creating 1–3 new positions and reassessing staff from other work into this area.
We will be hiring a data librarian in 2013 and hopefully re-allocate some staff to help with data repository work in 2014.
We will be hiring a metadata librarian who will have some RDM role in the next 6 months. Also we have a project team
in the library looking at grant proposal support.
Will be hosting a Postdoctoral Fellow in data curation 2013–2015. We may continue to fund a librarian internship
position in data curation. Budgets make this difficult to forecast.
New Positions Proposed/Hoped For
Possibility of hiring Post Docs.
We have a proposal in which, if funded, would add five new positions (from technical to user support).
We hope to add a post-doc position to focus on data management if resources can be found in the next year or two.
We hope to add a repository manager, an e-research manager, a digitization manager, and another repository software
engineer (programmer).
We hope to add one librarian position.
When the budget allows, we will add a data librarian position. We do not know when that will be.
No New Positions/Repurposing Existing
Data and data management are acknowledged issues of importance in the next few years, and a variety of options
have been discussed including adding a data visualization or text mining position, or a metadata position that could
help a variety of library units. However, due to the current budget situation, likely nothing will happen unless current
employees leave/retire and we can re-purpose those positions. New positions are very unlikely.
Many subject librarians are taking a greater role in data management consultation.
Position Planning/Assessment
Generally speaking, more staff resources are needed to support RDM services.
I am unaware of any RDM staffing plans, but additional staffing would be necessary to meet patron needs.
Our library is current doing some strategic planning around digital content.
Our staffing plan will eventually be informed by the outcome of our current needs assessments.
We haven’t given this any thought, yet.
59. If your library has plans to add RDM positions or allocate responsibilities to existing staff, please
indicate the primary responsibilities for the position(s). Check all that apply. N=45
Data archiving assistance (includes IT &deposit assistance) 30 67%
Data management guidance for researchers (other than DMPs) 29 64%
Grant proposal Data Management Plan support 26 58%
Subject reference services 22 49%
Metadata librarian 19 42%
