How an institution models their research data support services can substantially impact engagement with researchers, including the frequency, duration, or opportunity. In this episode, Shannon and Briana discuss a recent report from the Research Data Alliance Professionalising Data Stewardship Interest Group. They provide a brief synopsis of the nearly 50-page report and highlight some of the most interesting take-aways, with a focus on what survey questions can play into a data professionals engagement plan at their own institution.
Article citation: Ayres, B., Lehtsalu, L., Parton, G., Ádám Száldobágyi, Warren, E., Whyte, A., & Zimmer, N. (2022).RDA Professionalising Data Stewardship -Models of Data Stewardship Survey Initial Report. Research Data Alliance. https://doi.org/10.15497/RDA00075
Dataset underlying report: Ayres, Bill, Lehtsalu, Liise, Kuchma, Iryna, Parton, Graham, Száldobágyi, Ádám, Warren, Eleanor, Whyte, Angus, & Zimmer, Niklas. (2022). RDA Data Stewardship Organisational Models Survey 2021 Output Dataset [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6665306
Content analysis article of US academic data librarian job ads: Khan, Hammad & Du, Yunfei. What is a Data Librarian?: A Content Analysis of Job Advertisements for Data Librarians in the United States Academic Libraries, paper, July 31, 2018. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1225772/)
