ODE WP4 presentation by Susan Reilly at APA 2012 on the 7th of September 2012 in Frascati. Looks at the role of libraries in data management.

1. Evolving Roles in Scholarly
Communications
Susan Reilly, Twitter:@skreilly
APA, Frascati, 7th Nov, 2012

2. From this…

3. to this

4. Our work in ODE
To consider the impact that data sharing, re-
use and preservation is having on scholarly
communication…

5. Step 1: Explore the integration of data &
publications
• 3 stakeholder perspectives:
• Researchers
• Publishers
• Libraries
• How is data linked to publications?
• What are the challenges?
• Where are the opportunities?

6. The Data
Publication (1) Data
contained and
Pyramid explained within
the article
(2) Further data
explanations in
any kind of
supplementary (3) Data
files to articles referenced from
the article and
held in data
centers and
(4) Data
repositories
publications,
describing
available
datasets
(5) Data in
drawers and on
disks at the
institute

7. Rebuilding the pyramid: implications for
libraries
Level of integration Implication for library
Data contained within the article  Prepare for adequate preservation
strategies
Data published in supplementary files to  Presentation and preservation
articles mechanisms
 Persistent link
Datasets referenced from the articles  Citability of dataset
 Persistent link
 Perpetual access to dataset
Data published independently from written  Support publication process
publications (“data publication”)  Curation of datasets
 Metadata and documentation
Data in drawers and on disks at the  Engage in data management
institute planning

8. Step 2: define best practice in citability
• Publishers need to provide guidance for authors and
referees on citation of data
• Citations with persistent identifiers should be listed in
the references/bibliography to enable tracking of
citation metrics
• Liaison roles could help to bridge gaps and foster
understanding between different communities

9. Step 3: define roles
•What is the role of libraries in data exchange?
•In what areas is the demand for support from
researchers?
•What skills do libraries need to develop to support
researchers in data exchange?
•How do we develop
these skills ?

11. The Survey
• Sent to circa 800 librarians, 110 respondents
• Also sent to AU/US libraries active in this area
• Seven criteria:
1. Availability
2. Findability
3. Interpretability
4. Reusability
5. Citability
6. Curation
7. Preservation
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12. Setting the scene
• Data sets will become separately citable items,
supported by their own citation framework
• Underlying data will increasingly become an
integrated part of enriched articles via special
viewers, pointers and interactive pdf’s
• The best place for underlying data is in official data
repositories and archives
• There are not sufficient trustworthy data archives
available for authors to deposit their data

13. Current Practices
14% in
2009
6% in
2009
15% in
2009
3% in
2009?!

14. No preservation strategies!

16. Differences with US/AUS libraries
More
priority
for data More
manage priority
ment for data
plans citation
Agree that
archiving
data is most
in demand

18. Citability

19. Strategies

20. Skills

21. What Skills?
88% of expert libraries see subject expertise as important!

22. Developing Skills
W hich me a sure for de ve loping skills do you conside r
a ppropria te ?
Integrate data management
3%
into professional education
1%
28% Data management courses
27% for librarians as continuing
professional development
Practical literature and
guidelines
N/A
Other (please specify)
41%

23. Epilogue
• Developing policy
• Establising repositories
• Delivering training
• Prioritising skills
• Engaging in the broader
dialogue

24. Conclusions
• Libraries mobilising to meet demand
• Need to work together and in consultation with other
stakeholders to develop new skill sets
• Gap in advocacy for data sharing, the use of subject specific
repositories, and best practice in data
• Researchers will need training and guidance on how to make
their data citable and on how to cite data in order to ensure
that they can fully benefit from a future where data may
become a publication on its own right.

25. Thank you
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