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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827934503321

Autore

Henderson Margaret E. <1961->

Titolo

Data management : a practical guide for librarians / / Margaret E. Henderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4422-6438-1

1-4422-6439-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Practical Guides for Librarians ; ; Number 28

Disciplina

025.04

Soggetti

Database management in libraries

Data curation in libraries

Data centers - Management

Research - Data processing - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is data and why should librarians be involved? -- Understanding research and the role of data -- Best practices for working with research data -- Data interviews -- Storing, curating, and preserving data -- Documentation and metadata -- Publishing and sharing data -- Writing data management plans -- Starting data management services -- Leveraging partnerships -- Expanding RDM service -- Teaching data -- Reusing data -- Data management roles for librarians.

Sommario/riassunto

Data Management will guide readers through data management basics and best practices following through the data lifecycle. Guidance for starting and growing a data management service includes suggestions for assessment. Specifics about how to use the reference interview to help with data management, writing data management plans for grants, and finding collaborators are covered in depth. Specialty areas such as teaching data management and data reuse are also included.