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Research Data Assessment at Georgia Tech Library

Investigating Georgia Tech researchers' data practices to support their needs. Discover data management, attitudes, and DAF application. Planning for data curation and partnerships. Analyzing assessment results for future services and roles.

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Research Data Assessment at Georgia Tech Library

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  1. GT Research Data Project Team Original Charge: to investigate, evaluate, assess, and communicate Georgia Tech researchers’ data practices, processes, and outputs to enable the Library to understand and support their research data-related needs. Membership: subject librarians, digital initiatives librarians/archivists, technologists

  2. Research Data Planning Timeline

  3. Research Data Planning Timeline

  4. GT Research Data Efforts Awareness & outreach Consultation Collaboration with campus units Infrastructure, tools & repository services

  5. Research Data Assessment • Our goals were to discover: • what data assets are created & held • how that data are managed, stored, shared & reused • researchers’ attitudes regarding data creation, sharing & preservation • DAF Implementation Guide: http://www.data-audit.eu/docs/DAF_Implementation_Guide.pdf • DAF Methodology: http://www.data-audit.eu/docs/DAF_Implementation_Guide.pdf • Data Curation Profiles: http://www4.lib.purdue.edu/dcp/

  6. Preliminary Survey Results

  7. GT Library Strategic Planning • Develop campus partnerships to collect, manage, and preserve Georgia Tech digital research data • Short term: assessment; data management best practices; promotion & outreach • Mid-term: develop campus partnerships to plan for GT’s data curation requirements & piloting solutions • Long term: implement a suite of services to support data curation needs

  8. Future Directions • Analyze & share assessment results with campus stakeholders • Continue second phase of assessment with data interviews • Continue to participate in campus-wide initiatives to determine services • Develop recommendations for library’s role (particularly in terms of repository infrastructure & cost models) • Recruit campus research partner for pilot project

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