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What’s A Research Librarian to Do?!

Open Data:. What’s A Research Librarian to Do?!. Karen Vagts Engineering Librarian Tisch Library, Tufts University. Context. Tufts University Fundamentals: 3 campuses in Massachusetts Carnegie Research 1 University (10,000+ students in all programs)

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What’s A Research Librarian to Do?!

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  1. Open Data: What’s A Research Librarian to Do?! Karen Vagts Engineering Librarian Tisch Library, Tufts University ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data

  2. Context ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data • Tufts University Fundamentals: • 3 campuses in Massachusetts • Carnegie Research 1 University (10,000+ students in all programs) • Multiple graduate school programs but core focus remains undergraduate teaching • Relatively decentralized • The School of Engineering (SOE) has doubled its research dollars in the past 5 years and leads the university in tech transfer • Tisch Library, which supports the AS&E disciplines, is the primary library for SOE

  3. DMPs & OA: Initial Context ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data

  4. DMPs & OA: Target Context ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data

  5. DMPs & OA: Initial Activities ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data Formed a Tisch Library Team Published an online guide on DMPs Developed an advisory service Promoted Open Access (OA) options Encouraged professional development for data and OA for librarians

  6. DMPs & OA: Initial Developments ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data Responded to heavy demand from researchers for DMP consultations Met with university-level administrators to discuss open data Promoted OA & data to faculty in presentations, newsletters, other channels Initiated collaborations with other institutions Continued ongoing education in the issues

  7. DMPs & OA: Current Focus ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data Two years later… Focusing on new faculty and first-time applicants Encouraging more awareness of and support for OA Working with Collections & Cataloging staff on policies related to OA and data Building relationships across campuses and with other institutions Promoting a new platform for Digital Archives Refining role supporting these issues

  8. DMPs & OA: Role Definition ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data What a Research Librarian is not What a Research Librarian can offer in support of Data management and OA

  9. DMPs & OA: Future Directions & Developments ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data Expand services relative to NSF “broader impacts” Develop instruction programs for students in data intensive disciplines Expect stronger infrastructure for the data cycle and OA policies and procedures Expect decline in demand from researchers for standardDMP guidance Ultimately, expect open data & data planning to become the “new normal”

  10. Thank You! ASEE ELD Session T535: Libraries’ Role in Open Data Karen Vagts Tisch Library, Tufts University Email: karen.vagts@tufts.edu Sources: Raboin, Regina; Reznik-Zellen, Rebecca C.; and Salo, Dorothea. (2012). "Forging New Service Paths: Institutional Approaches to Providing Research Data Management Services." Journal of eScience Librarianship 1(3): Article 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2012.1021 Tisch Library DMP Guide: http://researchguides.library.tufts.edu/datamanagement Tufts Scholarly Communications Guidance on OA: http://sites.tufts.edu/scholarlycommunication/?page_id=12

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