Abstract
With the implementation of an institutional repository, librarians at the University of Vermont (UVM) began receiving inquiries about data management. In an effort to explore research data management roles for librarians at UVM the author led workshops based on Module One of the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum (NECDMC) with two audiences. In addition, the author consulted with faculty and staff from around the university to ascertain their support of research data management and integrate that information into the workshops. The first workshop was directed at UVM librarians and resulted in an understanding of their willingness to engage with research data management patron services. The second workshop was conducted for students and faculty. It built upon the first workshop and, in addition, experimented with a sixty-minute version of the NECDMC module. This second workshop will be added to an existing series of Dana Library workshops for graduate students and early career researchers in fall 2014.
Highlights
In early 2013, librarians at the University of Vermont (UVM) implemented ScholarWorks @ UVM, the University’s institutional repository
The original Module One presentation from the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum (NECDMC) described services that patrons could request of their librarian as they create their data management plans
During the discussion session of the first workshop, UVM Librarians revealed that they have already been involved three of these activities: finding a data set for a patron, submitting data to a repository, and interpreting funder or publisher repository requirements
Summary
In early 2013, librarians at the University of Vermont (UVM) implemented ScholarWorks @ UVM, the University’s institutional repository. We contacted the UVM College of Medicine (COM) Technology Services Assistant Director, who is a member of the UVM campus-wide Information Security Operations Team She agreed to suggest changes and additions to the PowerPoint presentation and to describe her own experiences supporting data storage and information security requirements as well as alerting researchers to their responsibilities. Upon reviewing the PowerPoint presentation, the Technology Services Assistant Director declared that she was not comfortable with several aspects of the security portion of the presentation She was alarmed by some of the insecure practices described: for example, a chart in the detailing real-life researchers’ use of Dropbox and other nonsecured storage media, and recommendations to not encrypt data in order to facilitate data sharing. The session concluded with a review of research data management services offered by other libraries and a discussion of what services UVM librarians have provided, would feel comfortable providing, and could learn to provide
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