Minglu Wang

Embedded Data Librarianship: A Case Study of Providing Data Management Support for a Science Department

This case study details how a data services librarian and a science librarian collaborate to provide embedded data management support for the research-oriented Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University–Newark. Combining their familiarity with emerging professional practices and resources, their efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the specific data management needs of researchers in the department, and their research into the evolving research data infrastructure in that particular discipline, the two are able to successfully connect researchers with the best practices in data management, suitable data repositories, and experts in the campus’ Computing Services unit.

Library 2.011 World‐wide Virtual Conference, “The Future of Libraries in the Digital Age”, November 2‐4, 2011

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conference report on the unique organizational features and the common themes found among the three keynote speeches of the Library 2.011 World Wide Virtual Conference held on the internet on November 2‐4, 2011.Design/methodology/approach – This report was generated based on the author’s personal participation and observation of a virtual conference and a descriptive method was used to report on and summarize the major subjects of three keynote presentations.Findings – The paper finds that Library 2.0 is still a live practice among libraries, and the concept itself has become an inspiring theoretical starting point for re‐examining information profession, information literacy, and information management behaviours.Originality/value – This article sorts out the theoretical directions of Library 2.0’s research, which will provide a reflective and guiding tool for evaluating current library practice and designing future innovative library services.

Academic Library, e-Science/e-Research, and Data Services in a Broader Context

Introduction The academic world is currently undergoing a period of transformation, involving the new research paradigm of e-science and e-research, and characterized by data-intensive and networked collaboration. At the same time, academic libraries are adjusting themselves to dealing with more digital material and trying to be further involved in the academic research process. This presents a unique opportunity for academic libraries to reinvent themselves based on the new escience/e-research needs and issues that are generated in the research communities that we serve. Over the last few years, new data service programs have emerged rapidly in academic libraries in the United States, which have worked hard to support data access and management, and which have approached institutional data curation as a natural extension of their traditional information organization and dissemination functions. But academic libraries are not always active initiators of data curation, especially in the current European context, in which national data centers have been developed to take on the responsibility of preserving publically-funded research data. However, even in such cases, academic libraries have the potential to act as effective mediators between researchers and information and communication technologies, funding agencies, and different entities within the centralized e-science/e-research infrastructure. Based on literature and reports that discuss current e-science/e-research development

Beyond Technical Instruction

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Data’s Different Missions in E-Science, E-Social Sciences and E-Humanities

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