riding the wave: learning to surf the data deluge
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Riding the Wave:Learning to Surf the Data
Deluge
University of Washington Libraries
Stephanie Wright, Data Services Coordinator
Hello, My Name Is:
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Agenda
THEN
NOW
NEXT
In the Beginning…
June 2009Data Services Program Planning CommitteeJanuary 2010Report submitted to Libraries CabinetJuly 2010
Data Services Coordinator
September 2010
Data Services Team
Data Services Coordinator(Chair, Data Services Team)
Assoc. Dean for
Research &
Instructional Services
Assoc. Dean for
Resource Access & Description and
Info. Technology Services
Head, Reference &
Research Services
Division
Team Data
Libraries Unit Representation
• Libraries IT
• Government Publications
• Maps Collection
• Health Sciences
• Collection Management Services
• Cataloging & Metadata Services
• Acquisitions & Rapid Cataloging Services
May I Help You?
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Brass Tacks
SERVICES
• Access to datasets
• Data management
planning & best
practices
• Presentations to
groups & classes on
RDM
TOOLS
• Data Management
Guide
• EZID – Data
Citation
• DMP Tool
Coffee Talks
• Direct feedback on needs & challenges
• Identify gaps
• One to many relationship
• Extend the network
• Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate
Reaching Out – the first year
• Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation
• Center for Advanced Research Technology in
the Arts & Humanities
• Center for the Study of Demography &
Ecology
• Center for Social Science Computational
Research
• Office of Research
• eScience Institute
To Quote a Librarian
“…when people have an information need, they’ll always ask people they know before they ask a librarian.
The trick is making sure that librarians are some of the people they know.”
—Jessamyn West
What goes around…
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Beyond the University
• Webinars
• Speakers
• Conference
s
• Workshops
• Courses
Moving Forward
• New positions in the Libraries
• Strategic planning document
• Research data management needs survey
• Evaluate repository platforms
• Bring e-research services under a single umbrella = create a brand = increase visibility
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Thank you!
Stephanie WrightData Services Coordinator
Data Management Guidehttp://guides.lib.washington.edu/dmg
ResearchWorks Data Serviceshttp://
researchworks.lib.washington.edu/rw-data.html