October 12, 2012 invited presentation at Emerging Roles Symposium hosted by PNW Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Portland, OR.

1. Riding the Wave:
Learning to Surf the Data Deluge
University of Washington Libraries
Stephanie Wright, Data Services Coordinator

2. Hello, My Name Is:
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http://www.cafepress.com/mf/48967025/hello-my-name-is-data-geek_long-sleeve-tshirt

3. Agenda
THEN
NOW
NEXT

4. In the Beginning…
June 2009
Data Services Program Planning Committee
January 2010
Report submitted to Libraries Cabinet
July 2010
Data Services Coordinator
September 2010
Data Services Team

5. Data Services Coordinator
(Chair, Data Services Team)
Assoc. Dean for
Research &
Instructional Services
Assoc. Dean for
Resource Access &
Description and
Info. Technology Services
Head, Reference &
Research Services
Division

6. Team Data
Libraries Unit Representation
• Libraries IT
• Government Publications
• Maps Collection
• Health Sciences
• Collection Management Services
• Cataloging & Metadata Services
• Acquisitions & Rapid Cataloging Services

7. May I Help You?
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8. Brass Tacks
SERVICES
• Access to datasets
• Data management
planning & best practices
• Presentations to groups &
classes on RDM
TOOLS
• Data Management
Guide
• EZID – Data Citation
• DMP Tool

9. Coffee Talks
• Direct feedback on needs & challenges
• Identify gaps
• One to many relationship
• Extend the network
• Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate

10. Reaching Out – the first year
• Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation
• Center for Advanced Research Technology in the
Arts & Humanities
• Center for the Study of Demography & Ecology
• Center for Social Science Computational Research
• Office of Research
• eScience Institute

11. To Quote a Librarian
“…when people have an information
need, they’ll always ask people they
know before they ask a librarian.
The trick is making sure that
librarians are some of the people they
know.”
—Jessamyn West

12. What goes around…
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13. Beyond the University
• Webinars
• Speakers
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Courses

14. Moving Forward
• New positions in the Libraries
• Strategic planning document
• Research data management needs survey
• Evaluate repository platforms
• Bring e-research services under a single
umbrella = create a brand = increase visibility

15. Photo source: http://www.obxsurfinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Really_Big_Wave.jpeg

16. Thank you!
Stephanie Wright
Data Services Coordinator
swright@uw.edu
Data Management Guide
http://guides.lib.washington.edu/dmg
ResearchWorks Data Services
http://researchworks.lib.washington.edu
/rw-data.html