Data Management Training/meeting notes 20160303

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.