Abstract
This paper reports on the design, delivery and assessment of a model for internal library education around research data management (RDM). Conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS), the exercise and resultant instructional session employed an active learning approach, in which a group of librarians and archivists explored data issues and conventions in a discipline of their own selection and presented their findings to an audience of library colleagues. In this paper, we put forth an adaptable active learning model for internal RDM education and offer guidance for its implementation by peer libraries that are similarly building internal capacity for the design and delivery of RDM services that are responsive to disciplinary needs.Â
Highlights
In August 2015, the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh formed a research data management (RDM) service team, composed of seven librarians and archivists, two of whom act as co-leaders
This paper introduces an active learning approach to internal RDM education that fosters the development of this competency, which we term ‘disciplinary deep dives.’
We describe the design of the disciplinary deep dives approach and incorporate the feedback from both groups of learners to provide a model that other organizations may implement for their internal library training on RDM
Summary
In August 2015, the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh formed a research data management (RDM) service team, composed of seven librarians and archivists, two of whom act as co-leaders. An identified competency area for the ULS RDM Service Team members is the understanding of disciplinary data conventions and practices. This competency is intended to inform the development and delivery of tailored RDM services for the academic communities at the University of Pittsburgh. In January 2015, the ULS instituted a working group around RDM to develop a portfolio of RDM services at the University Pittsburgh and an organizational model for the ULS’s delivery of these services. The working group put forth a tiered model for service delivery (Figure 1), which was approved by library administration and is Mattern, Brenner and Lyon | 29 implemented at the ULS.. The members of the RDM Service Team fulfill the role of ‘Advanced RDM Service Providers,’ articulated in the service delivery model
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