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Orienting Data Services in the Library: Evolution of a Digital Scholarship Services Department

Orienting Data Services in the Library: Evolution of a Digital Scholarship Services Department

Wasila Dahdul, Madelynn Dickerson, Danielle Kane
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799897026|ISBN10: 1799897028|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799897033|EISBN13: 9781799897040
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9702-6.ch006
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Dahdul, Wasila, et al. "Orienting Data Services in the Library: Evolution of a Digital Scholarship Services Department." Handbook of Research on Academic Libraries as Partners in Data Science Ecosystems, edited by Nandita S. Mani and Michelle A. Cawley, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 102-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9702-6.ch006

APA

Dahdul, W., Dickerson, M., & Kane, D. (2022). Orienting Data Services in the Library: Evolution of a Digital Scholarship Services Department. In N. Mani & M. Cawley (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Academic Libraries as Partners in Data Science Ecosystems (pp. 102-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9702-6.ch006

Chicago

Dahdul, Wasila, Madelynn Dickerson, and Danielle Kane. "Orienting Data Services in the Library: Evolution of a Digital Scholarship Services Department." In Handbook of Research on Academic Libraries as Partners in Data Science Ecosystems, edited by Nandita S. Mani and Michelle A. Cawley, 102-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9702-6.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter describes the evolution of a department in a large academic library dedicated to the provision of research support for data and related digital scholarship services. Topics covered include an overview of organizational changes and priorities in the library, alignment of services to available infrastructure, and approaches to outreach and instruction that have been successful in meeting ever-changing researcher needs. The authors describe staffing and staff training, data repositories and related systems, and common topics covered in consultations and workshops over the past decade with particular focus on development and delivery of a Carpentries-based instruction program. The chapter concludes with reflections on considerations for the future and broad recommendations for the ways libraries can continue to meet emerging data science needs in a research university context.

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