32 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Our first research data librarian was hired in 2006, thus initiating our RDM services. Additional services were
implemented as a result of recommendations from a library working group, set up to review current research data
landscape on campus and provide recommendations and suggest opportunities for the library to pursue related to data
curation and sharing. When the NSF’s DMP requirement was announced in 2010, the university, with support from the
university librarian and the vice provost for research, formed a cross-institutional group to offer additional RDM services
to our researchers.
Our university librarian co-authored 2007 ARL report on “Agenda for E-Science” and this work led to the creation of an
E-science and Data Services Collaborative in 2007.
Partnership with campus IT to provide updated infrastructure and support for research data.
Recognition of the growth of e-Science.
Service initiated in part as an extension and implementation of the NSF funded Data Conservancy project and data
archive led by the university.
The university has provided research data management services since at least 1966 with the Latin American Data Bank
project, which was supported through the libraries. Because the libraries have been actively engaged with faculty for
managing, sharing, and preserving data, new supports and services have changed with technologies and needs.
Three library faculty appointed to the “Research Data Management Task Force” created by the ice president for
research.
Please enter any additional details you wish to share about how and why RDM services were
initiated at your library. N=17
1992 start date came out of an action item from the library strategic plan. The plan was based on community needs as
well as the library’s anticipation of new service demands.
Addressing a need on campus.
Although we list 2011 as the date for library initiated RDM services, some levels of support for research data have
existed in our libraries and in partnership with other entities on campus since at least 2000.
Filling gap identified by faculty.
General sense of urgency out of ARL and other information organizations around RDM, data, and e-Science.
In 2005, an ad hoc data group was established. In 2010, research data management services began to be offered. In
2011, a framework of defined research data management services was developed with further coordination and defined
staffing. In 2012 to the present time, a research data services working group was established to further assess data
needs and gaps in data services.
In 2008, the working group recommended educating researchers on emerging requirements and helping researchers
meet those requirements. Other opportunities for supporting researchers included providing information on best
practices in managing data and referring researchers to appropriate sources of information and expertise across campus.
With the advent of the NSF DMP requirement in 2011, the Research Data Management Service Group (RDMSG) was
formed as a cross-campus, collaborative organization to provide RDM services to faculty, staff and students the library
took a leading role in the formation of this data support group.
Our first research data librarian was hired in 2006, thus initiating our RDM services. Additional services were
implemented as a result of recommendations from a library working group, set up to review current research data
landscape on campus and provide recommendations and suggest opportunities for the library to pursue related to data
curation and sharing. When the NSF’s DMP requirement was announced in 2010, the university, with support from the
university librarian and the vice provost for research, formed a cross-institutional group to offer additional RDM services
to our researchers.
Our university librarian co-authored 2007 ARL report on “Agenda for E-Science” and this work led to the creation of an
E-science and Data Services Collaborative in 2007.
Partnership with campus IT to provide updated infrastructure and support for research data.
Recognition of the growth of e-Science.
Service initiated in part as an extension and implementation of the NSF funded Data Conservancy project and data
archive led by the university.
The university has provided research data management services since at least 1966 with the Latin American Data Bank
project, which was supported through the libraries. Because the libraries have been actively engaged with faculty for
managing, sharing, and preserving data, new supports and services have changed with technologies and needs.
Three library faculty appointed to the “Research Data Management Task Force” created by the ice president for
research.
Please enter any additional details you wish to share about how and why RDM services were
initiated at your library. N=17
1992 start date came out of an action item from the library strategic plan. The plan was based on community needs as
well as the library’s anticipation of new service demands.
Addressing a need on campus.
Although we list 2011 as the date for library initiated RDM services, some levels of support for research data have
existed in our libraries and in partnership with other entities on campus since at least 2000.
Filling gap identified by faculty.
General sense of urgency out of ARL and other information organizations around RDM, data, and e-Science.
In 2005, an ad hoc data group was established. In 2010, research data management services began to be offered. In
2011, a framework of defined research data management services was developed with further coordination and defined
staffing. In 2012 to the present time, a research data services working group was established to further assess data
needs and gaps in data services.
In 2008, the working group recommended educating researchers on emerging requirements and helping researchers
meet those requirements. Other opportunities for supporting researchers included providing information on best
practices in managing data and referring researchers to appropriate sources of information and expertise across campus.
With the advent of the NSF DMP requirement in 2011, the Research Data Management Service Group (RDMSG) was
formed as a cross-campus, collaborative organization to provide RDM services to faculty, staff and students the library
took a leading role in the formation of this data support group.
