Data Management Training/meeting notes 20160303
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Agenda:
- Introduction - Nancy
- Background and Review of Data Management Training Resources Survey project - Sophie
- Discussion - all
- Planning for next meetings’ topics - Nancy
Attendees:
- John Faundeen, Bob Downs, Tamar Norkin, Matt Mayernik, Amber Budden, Anne Basham, Shelley Stall, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Sophie Hou
Notes:
- Introduction - Nancy
- Today’s meeting is to focused on the discussion of potential topics that we could use to develop the next training resources/formats.
- Also, we should start considering the type of audience (e.g. data manager, scientists, etc) that we would like to address.
- Background and Review of Data Management Training Resources Survey project - Sophie
- 2016 ESIP Winter Poster Session: Data Management Training Modules: An Initial Survey and Comparison Result (Funding Friday) - http://commons.esipfed.org/node/8763
- Includes a handle link (http://hdl.handle.net/2142/88826) to the full comparison matrix.
- Google spreadsheet version of the comparison matrix - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b_HVZnZzflnhICW__zcz-SNE-d6ERRy5VbmB4BQl1EQ/edit?usp=sharing
- Discussion - all
- Matt - Who might be our next group of audience to target?
- Nancy - Understanding the effectiveness of the current modules might be helpful
- Tamar - A survey from USGS (not yet available) might allow us to have a better understanding/definition of our audience.
- Bob - What about topics that have not yet been covered in the resources?
- Nancy - Additional funding opportunities might allow us to create/cover these topics.
- Nancy - In addition to reviewing the topics that had zero coverage from the comparison result, what are some of the topics that we know should be discussed based on our experience?
- For example, teaching the professionals about data management through classroom experience?
- Sophie - Some of the topics that have been suggested by audience who has reviewed this project:
- How to help Subject Librarians to assist with data management (leveraging existing relationship with faculty/researchers, but not overburdening the Librarians with the added responsibilities)?
- How to include data management tasks more naturally within the research lifecycle?
- Roles/Responsibilities - How to encourage the scientists/researchers to complete/fulfill data management tasks?
- Bob - https://www.asist.org/asist-position-statement-on-the-ala-accreditation-process/ is a link to the position statement that ASIST is taking toward’s the America Library Association’s accreditation requirements. Data management issues not specifically mentioned, but might have relevant information for us.
- Nancy - Shawn Smith (FSU) shared during the previous meeting an experience of developing skillsets/expertise required for marine technician; this might be a process that we could learn from. We will ask him to discuss the process that he and his group went through at a future meeting.
- John - USGS is trying to instill responsibilities for scientists to demonstrate good data management practices.
- There is also a relatively new focus upon Records Management, particularly for a relatively new USGS position as a Records Liaison Professional.
- For the 120 people needing this kind of training, there are currently 4 modules that are taken sequentially, and are focused on records management from a federal government point of view, so may not totally apply. Emphasis is more upon the legal aspects of records management.
- Nancy - Perhaps the lessons learned from USGS’ process could be very informative regarding scientists/researchers learning process with data management?
- Planning for next meetings’ topics - Nancy
- Nancy - More in depth comparison?
- Sophie - Will help in discussing with the Subject Librarians at UCSB to see how a data management training syllabus might be created for librarian liaisons to researchers/faculty members in an academic setting.
- John - Interested in the role based discussion.
- Nancy/Sophie/John - to continue the role based discussion; anyone who is also interested could join us as well. We’ll let everyone know and those who want to join can do so.
- Shelley Knuth - report on RDAP 2016 conference & poster session after May 4 - 7 meeting in Atlanta, GA.