2014 Charleston Library Conference

In our ongoing effort to build infrastructure and support around research data management needs, we found traction in launching a data management plan review service. In doing so, we have been able to achieve multiple goals:

(1) support the research process;
(2) create active learning opportunities for subject liaisons to engage in and learn how to support data management planning;
(3) find resonance with campus sponsored research officers;
(4) collaborate with other campus research support groups including campus IT, institutional review board, statistical consulting; and
(5) participate in the national dialogue about the tensions of data management. This session will describe the components of our data management plan review service, how different stakeholders participate in the process, and how subject liaisons learn to engage in research data management in a collaborative, supportive environment.

Attendees are invited to raise questions, pose ideas, and address concerns around this model of research data management support. Participants will take away ideas for running a data management plan review service, gain insights for leveraging subject liaisons in research engagement, and learn how to tap into a broader collaboration network at their own institutions.