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Better Together

Better Together. Partnering to Provide Data Services Karen Hogenboom, University Library Maryalice Wu, Director Applied Technologies in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. Overview. Who we are How we got started on data services, even with limited resources How we built our services

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Better Together

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  1. Better Together Partnering to Provide Data Services Karen Hogenboom, University Library Maryalice Wu, Director Applied Technologies in the Liberal Arts and Sciences

  2. Overview Who we are How we got started on data services, even with limited resources How we built our services Our plans for the future Challenges in providing data services Questions

  3. Background of ATLAS Inter Consortium of Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Data Repository Data Services, Statistics and GIS consulting, Telephone Surveys Social Science Quantitative Lab (SSQL) OCCSS and CRESS Campus Collaboration with Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) Campus Restructuring and Termination of Campus Support for the Social Science Support

  4. Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts and Sciences Data Repository Data Archivist Data Services, Statistics and GIS consulting Graduate Students Research Coordinator Graduate Students Undergraduate Interns Survey Research

  5. Services for LAS Open lab Drop in consulting Workshops Data preparation Survey research

  6. Library Context 2007-2008 Little funding for new positions No in-house expertise available to consult with users Government Documents Library slated for closure at the end of the academic year Scholarly Commons in early planning stages

  7. Library’s Goals Be more relevant to the researchers on campus Go beyond published statistics in providing statistical reference service Help researchers to use the data in our federal depository collection Begin helping GIS users

  8. Phase 1 • Data Services Taskforce • Provide Electronic Data Assistance to Campus • Making Data Sources Searchable • Sharing Resources • Personnel and Budget • Cross Training One consultant sitting at a Reading Room computer one afternoon per week

  9. Phase 2: Training Librarians 300-level geography course for GIS Shadow ATLAS consultant Workshops on using ICPSR and Roper data, taught by ATLAS Move to more private consulting space

  10. Phase 3: Increase Visibility Dedicated service space Flyers Data Purchase Program Dedicated librarian GIS workshop taught by library school student Service offered 4-5 afternoons weekly

  11. Phase 4: Expand Services Add Survey Research Lab as a partner Permanent committee supports instruction and data purchase program Expanded space for Scholarly Commons Additional workshops on finding and downloading Census data, using Census data in ArcGIS, using ICPSR for data management Service offered by librarians and partners five after- noons per week

  12. Future Plans Permanent GIS Specialist Upcoming Research Data Services initiative and staffing Granular workshops on managing data

  13. Challenges • Promotional – getting the word out! • Appropriate scope of services • Appropriate depth of services, which leads to more challenges… • Access to expertise • Range of expertise

  14. Questions? Karen Hogenboom – hogenboo@illinois.edu Maryalice Wu – malice@illinois.edu

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