Abstract
Increasingly, users of health and biomedical libraries need assistance with challenges they face in working with their own and others’ data. Librarians have a unique opportunity to provide valuable support and assistance in data science and open science but may need to add to their expertise and skill set to have the most impact. This article describes the rationale for and development of the Medical Library Association Data Services Competency, which outlines a set of five key skills for data services and provides a course of study for gaining these skills.
Highlights
Users of health and biomedical libraries need assistance with challenges they face in working with their own and others’ data
A working group of librarians who had experience in providing data services was convened in October 2018 with the goal of developing an Medical Library Association (MLA) competency [1] comprising the skills and knowledge that are most relevant to data librarianship today
108 (2) April 2020 jmla.mlanet.org statement provides an overview of the range of activities that librarians may engage in to support data and open science: We have a range of data-related knowledge and skills that support our users
Summary
Users of health and biomedical libraries need assistance with challenges they face in working with their own and others’ data. As trusted providers of information who engage with users throughout the research and informationseeking process, librarians are well-suited to support users in enhancing their data literacy skills and to help users work effectively with various types of data and communicate their science more openly. The Medical Library Association (MLA) has begun to explore how to help librarians gain new knowledge and skills to support users’ data needs. The authors introduce a “Data Services Competency” framework to guide librarians who are pursuing training to enhance their data and open science skills. This framework will inform the development of new training opportunities to meet professional development needs
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