Creative Ideas for Revitalizing Research Data Services

Webinar given at the ACRL Digital Curation Interest Group Midwinter meeting. January 2016.

Transcript

1. creative ideas for revitalizing research data services BRIANNA MARSHALL | @notsosternlib University of Wisconsin-Madison
2. this is not a success story.
4. 1.  The messy bits 2.  Processes! Workflows! Documents! 3.  RDS (+ then some)
5. more about me •  Graduated May 2014 •  A lot of digital generalist type experience; wasn’t sure where I’d end up – Librarian? Technologist? Archivist? – Scholarly communication? Data management? Digital scholarship?
6. then I became a coordinator!
7. Image courtesy of Flickr user thedailyenglishshow (CC BY)
9. 6.5% over two years Image courtesy of Flickr user truthout (CC BY NC SA)
11. about Research Data Services –  Education + training –  Consultations –  Data management plans (DMPs) researchdata.wisc.edu @UWMadRschSvcs
12. image courtesy of Flickr user davidjwbailey (CC BY NC SA)
13. image courtesy of Flickr user adesigna (CC BY NC SA)
14. RDS sponsors
15. image courtesy of Flickr user josef.stufer (CC BY NC ND)
16. image courtesy of Flickr user gmanviz (CC BY NC ND)
17. Image courtesy of Flickr user schrierc (CC BY)
18. Image by Flickr user jbdodane (CC BY NC)
19. Image courtesy of Flickr user randar (CC BY NC ND)
20. the team
21. alrighty then, it’s time to get strategic.
22. Image used courtesy of Alex Calcatelli: http://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Love-Your-Letters-Communicate-Visually-with-Words/393632797/projects/5952
23. image courtesy of Flickr user Jukle Bot (CC BY NC)
24. some of the things we did •  Website overhaul – Design – New blog workflows •  New digest/newsletter •  Sought new brown bag series speakers •  Visual design – flyers etc.
29. renewed focus on the RDS website
30. [ researchdata.wisc.edu ] MAY 2015
31. project plan
32. mockups
33. content inventory
34. [ researchdata.wisc.edu ] AUGUST 2015
35. [ researchdata.wisc.edu ]
36. RDS website progression
37. renewed focus on design
39. brown bag flyers
41. renewed focus on outreach
42. RDS digest
43. digest workflow
44. RDS twitter @UWMadRschSvcs
46. RDM doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Image courtesy of Flickr user SenseiAlan (CC BY)
47. find these slide decks at: speakerdeck.com/bmarshall
51. http://www.briannamarshall.com/ 2015/09/27/dil-reading-group •  Fall 2015 •  Participants (12) –  Liaison librarians –  Information literacy librarians –  Graduate students –  Library IT –  Academic IT •  Goals –  Explore RDM/info lit intersections in a fun, interdisciplinary way –  Create data management evangelists! •  Outputs –  Monthly notes –  Teaching + Learning Forum talk data info literacy reading group
52. http://libux.co/brianna-marshall-cameron-cook/
54. what’s next for RDS?
55. systems education strategy policy
56. Image courtesy of Flickr user markchadwick (CC BY NC)
57. creativity + strategy •  Continual process improvement •  Keeping the momentum •  Moxie! •  Design thinking •  Change management
59. big projects •  Repository landscape – Understanding, advising, adapting •  ELN / repository pipeline •  Supporting open science + open research •  RDM + librarians
60. smaller focuses •  Assessment •  Tracking consultations •  RDS meeting redux •  Dataman friends
61. + some reflections
62. seek excellence but not perfection.
64. iterate quickly (and just as quickly shrug off the resulting mistakes!)
65. having ideas is cool… but executing them well is the crucial part.
67. creating connections at your institution is a GREAT accomplishment.
68. Image courtesy of Flickr user ajay13 (CC BY NC ND)
69. beginning is often the hardest part.
70. Image courtesy of Flickr user bncatchesthelight (CC BY NC)
71. give your data services a jolt to the system.
72. Image courtesy of Flickr user 18909153@N08 (CC BY NC ND)
73. fun is contagious. .
74. (competent + enjoyable)
75. Image courtesy of Flickr user henrybloomfield (CC BY NC)ND)
76. identify + embrace constraints.
78. change adapt assess reassess (you get the idea.)
79. then give it all away..
81. just sayin •  If you aren’t feeling creative, find a way. Our work needs this. •  The best ideas don’t always come from libraries. •  When marketing services, professional doesn’t have to mean zero personality!
83. thanks for listening! Brianna Marshall @notsosternlib brianna.marshall@wisc.edu Research Data Services researchdata.wisc.edu @UWMadRschSvcs
84. Image courtesy of Flickr user mcleod (CC BY)
85. DCIG Business Meeting Agenda Moving Digital Curation Interest Group to a Section –  Forthcoming petition –  Timelines Update on future programming Recruiting a Recorder for 2016/17 –  Section move’s impact on this position Questions/comments