In January 2013, the research librarians at UWE hosted a workshop focussing on the skills that librarians need to develop in order to support researchers in research data management. As part of this day, participants undertook a brief maturity modelling exercise which looked at their library services state of readiness to support RDM, and where they would like to be in 3 years’ time. This talk looks at progress made to date by those services, and includes an opportunity for the audience to undertake an as-is exercise. There will also be a brief overview of UWE’s own progress in implementing RDM support.

1. UWE Bristol
Research data management: where
are we now?
Jenni Crossley, Research Librarian
Jennifer.crossley@uwe.ac.uk
Darts4
June 6th
, 2014

2. A re-cap
• RLUK (2012) Reskilling for research :
An investigation into the role and skills of subject and liaison librarians
required to effectively support the evolving information needs of
researchers. RLUK.

3. Most significant skills gap
1.Ability to advise on preserving research outputs (49% essential in 2-- 5 years; 10% now)‐
2.Knowledge to advise on data management and curation, including ingest, discovery, access,
dissemination, preservation, and portability (48% essential in 2-- 5 years; 16% now)‐
3.Knowledge to support researchers in complying with the various mandates of funders, including
open access requirements (40% essential in 2-- 5 years; 16% now)‐
4.Knowledge to advise on potential data manipulation tools used in the discipline/ subject (34%
essential in 2-- 5 years; 7% now)‐
5.Knowledge to advise on data mining (33% essential in 2-- 5 years; 3% now)‐
6.Knowledge to advocate, and advise on, the use of metadata (29% essential in 2-- 5 years; 10%‐
now)
7.Ability to advise on the preservation of project records (24% essential in 2-- 5 years; 3% now )‐
8.Knowledge of sources of research funding to assist researchers to identify potential funders (21%
essential in 2-- 5 years; 8% now)‐
9.Skills to develop metadata schema, and advise on discipline/subject standards and practices,
for individual research projects (16% essential in 2-- 5 years; 2% now)‐
Auckland (2012) p 43.

4. From the “Asisinator” to Maturity
• Developed series of questions based on
the skills gaps identified
• Adapted an existing maturity model tool
• Questioned the audience
• 15 months later have (to some extent)
repeated the exercise.

5. Questions
• How is the library involved in the
institutional approach to RDM?
• How much do you know about research
funder data policies?
• What do you know about data
management and curation?

6. Questions
• How do you support your researchers in
RDM?
• How do you advise on the use of
metadata?
• What do you know about longer term data
preservation practices?

7. How is the library involved in the institutional
approach to RDM?
A. What is RDM?
B. We’d like to
know more.
C. We’re
following
where others
lead
D. We’re working
together
E. We’re leading
and others are
following
A. B. C. D. E.
0%
24%
17%
43%
17%
A. B. C. D. E.
3%
0%
40%
57%
0%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
47%
53%
0%
As-was Jan 2013 Aspirational Jan 2016
As-is April/May 2014

8. How much do you know about research funder
data policies?
A. We aren’t familiar
with funders’ data
policies
B. There is some
knowledge but
we’d like to know
more
C. We’re not sure how
they relate to
research interests,
or how to advise
researchers
D. We’re working on it
E. Librarians are fully
briefed
A. B. C. D. E.
7%
31%
0%
33%
29%
A. B. C. D. E.
9%
11%
26%
49%
6%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
13%
80%
7%
As-was January 2013
As-is April/May 2014
Aspirational Jan 2016

9. What do you know about data management and
curation?A. Our librarians
don’t know much
about this.
B. Individual
librarians are
interested
C. We’re discussing
our contribution
with colleagues
D. We’ve had some
training and are
working with
others in the
university
E. We are trained
and can provide
consistent advice
to researchers
A. B. C. D. E.
14%
33%
5%
23%
26%
A. B. C. D. E.
0%
6%
51%
40%
3%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
13%
80%
7%
As-was Jan 2013
As-is April/May 2014
Aspirational Jan 2016

10. How do you support your researchers in RDM?
A. We don’t
B. We have some
loosely related
training
C. We are learning
about RDM and
working on training
for researchers
D. We are working
with others to
develop a training
strategy for all
relevant staff
E. Our training is fully
developed
A. B. C. D. E.
20%
14%
0%
9%
57%
A. B. C. D. E.
0% 0%
43%
49%
9%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
20%
60%
20%
As-was Jan 2013 Aspirational Jan 2016
As-is April/May 2014

11. How do you advise on the use of
metadata?A. We’re not sure
how metadata
relates to RDM
B. Individual
librarians are
interested
C. We are advising
researchers on an
ad hoc basis
D. We have a strategy
for training
librarians and
sharing knowledge
E. We have some
metadata experts
who advise on
schema and
standards for RDM
A. B. C. D. E.
9%
59%
9%
0%
23%
A. B. C. D. E.
0% 0%
49%49%
3%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
20%
60%
20%
As-was Jan 2013
As-is April/May 2014
Aspirational Jan 2016

12. What do you know about longer term data
preservation practices?
A. Not much
B. We are aware that
some researchers use
subject repositories,
but we don’t know
much about them
C. We know we should
consider a data
repository alongside
our outputs repository
D. We are working on a
solution
E. We’ve got a data
repository and it
works
A. B. C. D. E.
7%
16%
11%
36%
31%
A. B. C. D. E.
0% 0%
69%
29%
3%
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
25%
75%
0%
As-was Jan 2013 Aspirational Jan 2016
As-is April/May 2014

13. Supporting researchers with
RDM
9% 2013
80% 2014
either developing
a training
strategy, or have
a fully developed
training plan
https://www.flickr.com/photos/-po/434673055/

14. Supporting researchers with
metadata
9% 2013
80% 2014
either training
librarians, or
have experts
who can advise
researchers.

15. Knowledge about data
management and curation
https://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/5727398446/
28% (2013)
93% (2014)
either have had
some training or
able to provide
consistent
support.

16. Understanding funders’ data
policies
33% (2013)
93% (2014)
Either working
on increasing
understanding,
or fully briefed.https://www.flickr.com/photos/humphreyking/8199045417/

17. Knowledge about longer term
data preservation practices
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksdriedger/2074072547/
46% in 2013
100% in 2014
either working on a
data preservation
solution, or have a data
repository which works.

18. Leading the response
60% (2013)
100% (2014)
either working
together or
leading the
responsehttps://flic.kr/p/8CVYLy

19. What’s the picture in the room?

20. How is the library involved in the
institutional approach to RDM?
1 2 3 4 5
0%
28%
16%
40%
16%
1. What is RDM?
2. We’d like to know
more
3. We’re following
where others lead
4. We’re working
together
5. We’re leading and
others are following

21. How much do you know about
research funder data policies?
1 2 3 4 5
12%
37%
14%
30%
7%
1. We aren’t familiar with
these
2. There is some
knowledge but we’d like
to know more
3. We’re not sure how they
relate to research
interests, or how to
advise researchers
4. We’re working on it
5. Librarians are fully
briefed

22. What do you know about data
management and curation?
1 2 3 4 5
16%
26%
16%
23%
19%
1. Our librarians don’t know
much about this
2. Individual librarians are
interested
3. We’re discussing our
contribution with
colleagues
4. We’ve had some training
and are working with
others in the University
5. We are trained and can
provide consistent advice

23. How do you support your
researchers in RDM?
1 2 3 4 5
30%
7%
16%
21%
26%
1. We don’t
2. We have some loosely
related training
3. We are learning about
RDM and are working on
training for researchers
4. We are working with
others to develop a
training strategy for all
relevant staff
5. Our training is fully
developed

24. How do you advise on the use of
metadata?
A. B. C. D. E.
12%
26%
19%
2%
42%
A. We’re not sure how
metadata relates to RDM
B. Individual librarians are
interested
C. We are advising
researchers on an ad hoc
basis
D. We have a strategy for
training librarians and
sharing knowledge
E. We have some metadata
experts who advise on
schema and standards for
RDM

25. What do you know about longer term
data preservation practices?
A. B. C. D. E.
16%
12%
26%
30%
16%
A. Not much
B. We are aware that some
researchers use subject
repositories, but we don’t
know much about them
C. We know we should
consider a data repository
alongside our outputs
repository
D. We are working on a
solution
E. We’ve got a data
repository and it works

26. Staffing
Staffing

27. Engagement
Engagement

28. PolicyPolicy

29. Data Repository
Development

31. How is the library involved in the institutional
approach to RDM? (workshop attendee and DARTS4 comparison)
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
47%
53%
0%
1. What is
RDM?
2. We’d like
to know
more.
3. We’re
following
where
others lead
4. We’re
working
together
5. We’re
leading and
others are
following
1 2 3 4 5
0%
28%
16%
40%
16%
DARTS4 June 2014
Workshop attendees As-Is May 2014

32. What do you know about data management
and curation? (Workshop and DARTS4 comparison)
1. Our librarians
don’t know much
about this
2. Individual
librarians are
interested
3. We’re discussing
our contribution
with colleagues
4. We’ve had some
training and are
working with
others in the
University
5. We are trained
and can provide
consistent advice
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
13%
80%
7%
Workshop attendees
As-Is May 2014
1 2 3 4 5
16%
26%
16%
23%
19%
DARTS4 June 2014

33. How much do you know about research
funder data policies? (Workshop and DARTS4
comparison)
1. We aren’t
familiar with
these
2. There is some
knowledge but
we’d like to
know more
3. We’re not
sure how they
relate to
research
interests, or
how to advise
researchers
4. We’re working
on it
5. Librarians are
fully briefed
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
13%
80%
7%
Workshop attendees
As-Is May 2014
DARTS4 June 2014
A. B. C. D. E.
7%
31%
0%
33%
29%

34. How do you support your researchers in
RDM? (Workshop and DARTS comparison)
1. We don’t
2. We have some
loosely related
training
3. We are learning
about RDM and
are working on
training for
researchers
4. We are working
with others to
develop a training
strategy for all
relevant staff
5. Our training is fully
developed
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
20%
60%
20%
Workshop attendees
As-Is May 2014
1 2 3 4 5
30%
7%
16%
21%
26%
DARTS4 June 2014

35. How do you advise on the use of metadata?
(Workshop and DARTS4 comparison)
1. We’re not sure how
metadata relates to
RDM
2. Individual librarians
are interested
3. We are advising
researchers on an ad
hoc basis
4. We have a strategy
for training
librarians and
sharing knowledge
5. We have some
metadata experts
who advise on
schema and
standards for RDM
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
20%
60%
20%
Workshop attendees
As-Is May 2014
A. B. C. D. E.
12%
26%
19%
2%
42%
DARTS4 June 2014

36. What do you know about longer term data
preservation practices? (Workshop and DARTS4
comparison)
1. Not much
2. We are aware that
some researchers
use subject
repositories, but
we don’t know
much about them
3. We know we
should consider a
data repository
alongside our
outputs repository
4. We are working
on a solution
5. We’ve got a data
repository and it
works
1 2 3 4 5
0% 0%
25%
75%
0%
Workshop attendees
As-Is May 2014 A. B. C. D. E.
16%
12%
26%
30%
16%
DARTS4 June 2014