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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

PDF

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

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Questions?

karen.visser@ands.org.au

Acknowledgement

Australian National Data Service is funded by

the Commonwealth under the NCRIS Program

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