Please join us for our Fall Current Topics Webinar Discussion on Practical Data Management: Applying Social Science Liaison Skills to Research Data.
Access at: https://acrl.webex.com/acrl/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef418be6568780234aac7abcadffc9ffb
Presenters:
Abigail Goben, MLS, is an Associate Professor and Data and Liaison Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences. Her research focuses on institutional data policies; educational needs in research data management; and open access. Goben is engaged with efforts on campus surrounding research data management and data governance for the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Beyond UIC, Goben is active with the Library Information Technology Association and Association for College and Research Libraries. She was the co-developer of the ACRL Research Data Management Road Show and presents this workshop at national and international locations. She blogs at http://hedgehoglibrarian/.
Spencer Acadia (PhD sociology, MA psychology, MLS) is Social Sciences Librarian at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Through active membership and committee appointments in national and international organizations, he has worked with academic, public, and government information scholars and professionals globally on such topics as knowledge management, social sciences data management, behavior analysis, and cultural heritage activities. He is actively involved in the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), the International Association for Social Science Information Services and Technology (IASSIST), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA). Spencer has previously published with the American Library Association, the British Sociological Association, de Gruyter Saur, Elsevier, Gale, and Taylor & Francis.
Description:
Even with foundational information, identifying and starting practical application of Research Data Management (RDM) as a social science liaison can feel overwhelming. Join Abigail Goben, MLS and Spencer Acadia, PhD, MA, MLS to discuss your potential level of library engagement; identify liaison skills that correlate to the research data life cycle; hear about the current experience of a social science liaison on the ground; and plan target partners throughout the library and organization for collaboration in RDM support.
Learning Objectives:
*Participants will identify potential goals for engagement at their institution in order to manage internal and external expectations.
*Participants will correlate liaison skills to research data activities in order to identify areas of engagement.
*Participants will define current and potential partners through their institutions in order to find RDM collaboration opportunities.
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