Developing Librarian Data Services Skills: An Assessment of Current Levels of Competency and a Plan for the Future

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dc.contributor.authorFuhr, Justin
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-02T15:23:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-02T15:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.date.submitted2022-01-27T19:03:42Zen_US
dc.date.submitted2022-02-01T22:25:34Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Research data services are increasingly offered by academic libraries. Librarians may need to upskill to provide sufficient services or to build capacity within their institution. This study measures the current level of data services skills of academic librarians and explores their preferred method of continuing education to support data services.Methods: A twenty-two question online survey was circulated. Respondents self-assessed their data skills in four categories: general data services, programming languages and software, library instruction, and soft skills. Likert-scale questions were also used to measure how important various professional development initiatives were to respondents. Results: There were 120 responses to the survey. There is statistical significance between percentage of time providing data services and higher levels of technical data services skill. Conclusion: Academic libraries that plan to or currently offer technical data services should hire dedicated data librarians. In addition, training should be provided for librarians who provide any level of data services, with respondents preferring workshops, communities of practice, and mentorship with peers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding received from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries' (CARL) "Research in Librarianship Grant."en_US
dc.identifier.citationFuhr, J. (2021, May 10). Developing librarian data services skills: An assessment of current levels of competency and a plan for the future [Lightning talk]. Medical Library Association Conference 2021, online. https://www.mlanet.org/mla21en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36253
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMedical Library Association Annual Conferenceen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectresearch data managementen_US
dc.subjectacademic librariesen_US
dc.subjectdata servicesen_US
dc.subjectprofessional developmenten_US
dc.titleDeveloping Librarian Data Services Skills: An Assessment of Current Levels of Competency and a Plan for the Futureen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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