Abstract
In spring 2013, the Life Sciences Data Services Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign gave a data management presentation to early-career, agricultural faculty members participating in a selective program designed to help them succeed in the tenure process. After the presentation, the participants were invited to complete an online survey that included questions on how well informed and prepared they feel about funding agencies’ data requirements, what data challenges they face, and how the library can help with new or improved services in this area. The presentation discussion and survey responses suggested value in offering data training specifically for agricultural graduate students and research assistants and compiling examples of data management plans from successful grant proposals. Despite the small number of participants, the feedback provides an interesting glimpse into data management from the perspective of early-career faculty.
Highlights
Several academic libraries have investigated the data practices and needs of their faculty members and used the findings to help inform their data services (Scaramozzino, Ramírez, and McGaughy 2012; Steinhart et al 2012; Peters and Dryden 2011; Westra 2010)
Outreach to new faculty members is a common practice in librarianship, because as Anthony (2010) writes, “By creating relationships with new faculty, librarians can build bridges lasting for decades to come.”
The Research Academy is a selective program designed to help ACES faculty in their first or second year on campus succeed in the tenure process, with sessions focusing on grant identification and writing, effective time management, and tenure material preparation
Summary
Several academic libraries have investigated the data practices and needs of their faculty members and used the findings to help inform their data services (Scaramozzino, Ramírez, and McGaughy 2012; Steinhart et al 2012; Peters and Dryden 2011; Westra 2010). This type of study typically involves a mix of faculty members and other researchers. The Research Academy is a selective program designed to help ACES faculty in their first or second year on campus succeed in the tenure process, with sessions focusing on grant identification and writing, effective time management, and tenure material preparation
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