This report profiles the data curation and data management efforts of six universities -- the University of Texas Austin, the University of Virginia Health Sciences, the University of Iowa, the University of Edinburgh, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Indiana University Bloomington. The report was written by Janet A. Crum, head of library technology at Northern Arizona University. Ms. Crum has an MLS in library science from the University of Washington and has written extensively on library technology and management issues.
The report looks closely at how academic libraries are developing and managing their data services programs; some of the issues treated include:
-
Training, Outreach and Consultations for Faculty, Administration & Students
-
Technical Infrastructure Development and Maintenance
-
Funding and Staffing
-
Assessment Efforts
-
Data Distribution Permissions and Other Related Policies
-
End User Usage Data
-
Partnerships with Non-Profits and For-Profit Data Management Services
-
Relations with University Offices of Grants, Sponsored Research and Technology Licensing
-
Institutional Departmental Ordering of the Data Management Effort
-
Meeting Federal Data Repository and other Requirements
-
Data Visualization, Data Analytics and Data Cleaning Services
-
Plans for the Future
And much more.