Abstract
Space for Listening: using a library unConference as an alternative method of communication
Highlights
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has set a goal of becoming a “Top Tier” research university by 2025
The Libraries launched an investigation into potential Research Data services that the Libraries could offer to their user community
The Research Data Management unConference provided space for researchers interested in learning about the research data management (RDM) landscape to connect with each other and UNLV partners and engage in discussions about data management needs and practices, while allowing the Libraries to learn about the challenges and needs faced by the research community
Summary
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has set a goal of becoming a “Top Tier” research university by 2025. Among the “Top Tier Goals” supporting this institutional project, as laid out in the Top Tier Vision, Mission, Goals, and Strategies, is one related to “Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity,” specifying that UNLV will “produce high-quality, widely disseminated, and influential research”. To support this goal, the Libraries launched an investigation into potential Research Data services that the Libraries could offer to their user community. There was major concern over “survey fatigue,” as a large number of surveys had been sent out in the previous year and there was fear that
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