30 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
No, and we have no plans to
No, we wish we could, but we have no formal plan to do so in the short term because of lack of resources.
If you answered Yes, skip to the section on Origin of RDM Services. If you answered No but plan to, skip to the section on Other
Units Offering RDM Services. If you answered No and no plans to, skip to the section on No Library RDM Services.
ORIGIN OF RDM SERVICES
5. Please enter the year when your library initiated RDM services. (This can include simply adding
references to your webpage if this is the extent of your RDM services). N=51
4
3
1 1 1
4
11
16
8
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Range: 1966 to 2013
6. Please indicate your library’s reasons for initiating RDM services, either as a new service or an
expansion of existing services. Check all that apply. Then select one reason that is the most
important to the library. N=54
Reasons N Most Important One
A library initiative to expand support for faculty research 50 14
NSF’s Data Management Plan requirement of January 2011 49 23
Researchers requesting help with data management, data sharing, or preservation 39 9
An institutional administrative initiative to support research data services 28 2
Other reason(s) for initiating RDM services 17 4
Total Responses 54 48
Number
of
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