ResearchDataQ

The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board is pleased to share a new editorial, “Making Data Management Accessible: Piloting Interactive Instruction for Beginners,” by Jordan Kaufman, Assistant Professor and Research Data Librarian at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In this editorial, the author reflects on iterating data workshops for beginners until a successful format is found. (The editorial also features adorable dog photos!) You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board is pleased to share a new editorial, “Mind the Gap: A call for institutional investment and support to prevent data sharing requirements from causing harm,” by Rachel Woodbrook, Data Curation Specialist for Humanities, Social Science & Medicine at the University of Michigan, and Amy Ferguson, Special Programs Manager at the Data Curation Network. In this editorial, the authors discuss the gap that has developed between increased data-sharing requirements from funders and the lack of support for data sharing at many institution. You can read the full editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ editorial team is pleased to announce the publication of a new editorial, “Making Weeded Library Data Discoverable: An RDF and Knowledge Graph Approach” by Allison Ransom and Iris Finkel of CUNY Hunter College Libraries. In this editorial, the authors discuss a data driven approach to weeding, including using knowledge graphs. You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ editorial board is pleased to announce the publication of Data as Scholarship: A Practical Framework for Engaging Researchers in Open Science, an editorial by Alaina L. Pearce, Assistant Research Data Management Librarian at Penn State. In this editorial, the author discusses the challenges of participating in open science while working towards research, promotion, and tenure. You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board is happy to share a new editorial, “Discovering Digital Scholarship: Reflections of a Data Scientist Turned Librarian” by Joanna Schroeder, Data Services Librarian at Boston College. In this editorial, the author reflects on her career transition from data scientist to librarian and how it shaped her understanding of the profession. You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ editorial board is pleased to share a new editorial by Heather Coates and Abigail Goben, “It Looks Like I’m Just Drinking Coffee: Relationship Building in Data Management.” In this editorial, the authors discuss the importance of building relationships with those who use data in the research lifecycle, and the labor involved in maintaining these relationships. You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ editorial board is pleased to publish “Training, Not Policing: How Koç University Made FAIR Principles Work” by Cem Birol, PhD, of Koç University in Istanbul, Türkiye. In this editorial, Dr. Birol shares an international perspective on FAIR principles, and how we can get scholars on board with adopting them. You can read the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ Editorial Board is pleased to share a new editorial, “Reflections on Developing and Implementing a Research Data Management Teaching Toolkit for Liaison Librarians” by Ruby Lindsay, Su Hyun Lim, and Kevin Read from the University of Saskatchewan. In this editorial, the authors reflect on their experiences implementing a standardized RDM support model across the disciplines through a teaching toolkit for liaison librarians. A link to the toolkit is included. You can view the editorial here.

The ResearchDataQ editorial board is pleased to share that we recently published “Maturing NC State University Libraries’ Data Management Planning Services: A Report In-Progress,” by Katya Mueller at NC State Libraries. In this editorial, the author discusses conducting an internal and external review designed to mature NC State’s DMP service. You can read the editorial here.