Practical considerations for a library's research data management services: the case of the National Institutes of Health Library.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates research data management (RDM) services using a crosstab framework with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library as a case study to provide practical considerations for libraries seeking to improve their RDM services.

Methods

We conducted semistructured interviews with four librarians who provide data services at the NIH Library regarding library user characteristics, RDM services provided, RDM infrastructure, and collaboration experiences. Through the analysis of interview transcripts, we identified and analyzed the NIH Library's RDM services according to Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)'s three categories of RDM services and the six stages of the data lifecycle.

Results

The findings show that the two models' crosstab fra

SUBMITTER: Kim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485941 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature