Research Data Needs Assessment at Georgia Tech

Rolando, Lizzy; Parham, Susan Wells; Doty, Chris; Valk, Alison

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Research Data Needs Assessment at Georgia Tech

dc.contributor.author	Rolando, Lizzy
dc.contributor.author	Parham, Susan Wells
dc.contributor.author	Doty, Chris
dc.contributor.author	Valk, Alison
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. Library	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-25T19:28:57Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-25T19:28:57Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10-21
dc.description	Presented at the Southeastern Library Assessment Conference, October 21, 2013, Atlanta, GA.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	From late 2010 through spring of 2013, Georgia Tech Library’s Research Data Project Team conducted a multi-faceted assessment of GT research data needs. In this program, we will discuss the four methodologies used in our data needs assessment. Each methodology served a different purpose, allowing us to collect different but complementary information. While our survey provided a broad overview of practices, individual interviews contributed to a more thorough and nuanced understanding of trends observed in the survey. By analyzing data management plans submitted alongside NSF proposals, we better understand how researchers expect to comply with funding agency requirements for data management and sharing. Finally, data archiving case studies prompted deep discussions with researchers about their data, as well as critical conversations within the Library about the types, formats, and volumes of data we can commit to preserving. This combination of methodologies and results informs our strategic goal to develop campus partnerships to collect, manage, share, and preserve Georgia Tech digital research data. While our assessment was conducted with a narrow scope of research data services, the methodologies employed can easily be adapted and used to study and assess other Library services.	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Rolando, L., Doty, C., Parham, S., & Valk, A. (2013). Research Data Needs Assessment at Georgia Tech.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/49323
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Assessment	en_US
dc.subject	Data curation	en_US
dc.subject	Research data	en_US
dc.subject	Research data management	en_US
dc.subject	Research data services	en_US
dc.title	Research Data Needs Assessment at Georgia Tech	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Research Data Management Assessment
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dc.type.genre	Presentation
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local.contributor.author	Parham, Susan Wells
local.contributor.corporatename	Library
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