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Karen VisserSydney, 23 June 2016
2From Librarian to Data Librarian …..
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People don’t need a data genius as much as a data guide—and that’s what librarians are there for.
Celia Emmelhain, 18 May 2015
Anthropology & Qualitative
Research Librarian
University of California, Berkeley
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1. Understanding emerging client needs
2. Diversifying Collections and resources
3. Enhanced services
4. Creating a Data literate Australia
5. 21st century Librarianship
5 data opportunities for Librarians
But first…
a Library view of “Data Basics”
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/interview-material-western-western-sydney/561264/
7http://seradigm.co.nz/2010/07/10/the-data-deluge.html
How big or small is research data?
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SKA = Square Kilometre Array telescopes
https://www.skatelescope.org/amazingfacts/
What does research data include?Marmion Benthic Survey 2007
Word
Excel
JPG
Movies
Images
Graphs
Specialised formats
Visualisations
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The Big 4
Why is research data (suddenly) so topical?
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http://www.innovation.gov.au/
We will lead by example by making data available to the public and
making it easier for startups and innovative small businesses to do
business with the government.
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The Economics of
Reproducibility in Preclinical
Research
Leonard P. Freedman ,
Iain M. Cockburn ,
Timothy S. Simcoe
Published: June 9, 2015, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002165
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http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/australian-neuroscientist-bruce-murdoch-nearly-went-to-jail-for-making-up-data-20160404-gnydf6.html
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… errors were found in the
papers, and attempts to replicate
the experiments failed.
• Haruko Obokata, the lead
author, was found guilty of
misconduct
• the papers were retracted
• RIKEN centre where she
worked was restructured
• new anti-misconduct policies
• But what is not said…
http://www.nature.com/news/stap-1.15332
British Medical
Journal
Data instructions
for 102 Journals
No more retractions!
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_PLoS.svghttps://pixabay.com/en/photos/globe/
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5 data opportunities for Librarians
1. Understanding emerging client needs
2. Diversifying Collections and resources
3. Enhanced services
4. Creating a Data literate Australia
5. 21st century Librarianship
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Who uses Research Data?
1. understanding emerging client information needs
21https://data.qld.gov.au/
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http://www.csiro.au/en/Education
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What research data do business use?
UK 2015 study Open data that drives business
http://theodi.org/open-data-that-drives-business
24http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/
https://blog.csiro.au/2015-hottest-year-ever-recorded/
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2. Diversifying Collections and resources*
* A world of plenty and a word of warning
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Where can I find Research Data?
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more than 1,130 data repositories
most are freely accessible
http://www.re3data.org/
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28researchdata.ands.org.au
Research Data Australia “RDA”
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3. Enhancing services
new formats -> new skills
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Australia faces a challenging period in shifting towards
an ‘innovation economy’, with a drive towards:
greater participation in science and technology;
an increased focus on commercialisation success;
and partnering research with industry.
But how will we get there?
April 22, 2016
http://sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au/thought-leadership-series/
31https://www.finance.nsw.gov.au/ict/sites/default/files/Guidelin
es%20for%20Agencies%20using%20datanswgovau.pdf
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Nature (2013) Charting culture 5 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIhRkCcD4U 33
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4. Creating a Data literate
Australia
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http://www.space.com/29630-high-school-student-discovers-exoplanet.html
British high school student
Tom Wagg spotted a
Jupiter-size exoplanet …
at the age of 15.
Credit: Keele University
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Data Contributors
“The work is important, not who does it" Dr Matthew Todd University of Sydney Open Source Malaria
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Fiona TweedieData Scientist
Her data scientist role
includes…
• use data to support internal
decision-making
• make life easier for the staff
• look for new ways to extract value
from company data
• ensure the company is valued
• company data is well-managed at
every point of the information life-
cycle.
Her degree was in…
She works for…
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5. Librarians for the 21st Century
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ALIA PD points for research data
40http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4043-librarian-competencies-in-support-of-research-data-
management-scholarly-communication-open-access#.V2dWyPl96Un
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Settle down with a cuppa and find out more
from Librarians who are into data
andsdata youtube research data librarians playlist
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Explore
Learn
Build your confidence
Gather your resources
Advocate
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http://databrarians.org/
http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/libtraining.html
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People don’t need a data genius as much as a data guide—and that’s what librarians are there for.
Celia Emmelhain, 18 May 2015
Anthropology & Qualitative
Research Librarian
University of California, Berkeley
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People don’t need a data genius as much as a data guide—and that’s what I’m there for.
Me, 23 June 2016
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jazzmodeus/2723560261
Acknowledgement
Australian National Data Service is funded by
the Commonwealth under the NCRIS Program
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