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Start Date
3-6-2024 10:30 AM
End Date
3-6-2024 10:55 AM
Presentation Summary
This presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming book chapter authored by Jill Krefft, Jamie Rogers, Molly Castro, Elana Karshmer, and Rebecca Bakker. The chapter, titled "Engaging Communities to Build a Culture of Data Mutualism with Limited Resources," will be published in the ACRL book, Data culture in academic libraries: A practical guide to building communities, partnerships, and collaborations in winter 2024. The chapter covers how the Libraries have worked to meet the university's needs for centralized data support while operating within a resource-constrained environment. Through responsive strategies and grassroots efforts, the Libraries have established comprehensive data services, guided by the concept of "data mutualism," fostering a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship with the university community. These partnerships and ongoing collaborations have paved the way to grow and expand services, creating strategic associations with existing data communities, even when resources are minimal. The data mutualism model at FIU Library encompasses three main aspects: 1. Data Literacy: Promoting data literacy by providing training and resources on data analysis, interpretation, and ethical considerations. This empowers researchers and students to work effectively with data, evaluate information critically, and make informed decisions. 2. Research Consultation: Assisting researchers, faculty, and students in managing their data throughout the research lifecycle. This includes guidance on data collection, organization, analysis, and archiving, contributing to the quality and reliability of their research. 3. Infrastructure: Facilitating access to data resources, software, platforms, and services for data dissemination and archiving. This includes a repository for long-term accessibility of student and faculty-generated data, promoting collaboration, reproducibility, and knowledge advancement through open and transparent data access and use.
Presenters Bio
Jamie Rogers serves as Assistant Director of Digital Collections at Florida International University (FIU), leading digital access strategies, data-centered research and scholarship services, research data management, and digital preservation for the institution. Her work also supports numerous digital initiatives in collaboration with municipalities, libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations across south Florida and the Caribbean. She is dedicated to developing enduring frameworks that build capacity in creating, preserving, and utilizing digitized content within these communities. Rogers' scholarly focus centers on fostering equitable community engagement by advocating for practices that empower diverse voices and perspectives.
Rebecca Bakker is the Digital Collections Librarian at Florida International University, where she serves as a liaison for community and university partners that wish to create digital collections in FIU’s digital repositories. Her role encompasses leading workshops on digitization techniques, metadata management, oral history methodologies, and content management systems. In addition to her operational duties, she is actively involved in academic research, with a particular interest in exploring the intersections of privacy, artificial intelligence, and digital archival practices.
Keywords
Partnerships, Collaboration, Capacity Building, Data
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will gain an understanding of the evolving role of libraries in supporting research data needs within our academic communities. Additionally, they will learn how to leverage resources across the organization to build capacity for data services, recognizing the importance of strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts in overcoming resource constraints and enhancing support for data-related initiatives.
Engaging Communities to Build a Culture of Data Mutualism with Limited Resources
This presentation will provide an overview of an upcoming book chapter authored by Jill Krefft, Jamie Rogers, Molly Castro, Elana Karshmer, and Rebecca Bakker. The chapter, titled "Engaging Communities to Build a Culture of Data Mutualism with Limited Resources," will be published in the ACRL book, Data culture in academic libraries: A practical guide to building communities, partnerships, and collaborations in winter 2024. The chapter covers how the Libraries have worked to meet the university's needs for centralized data support while operating within a resource-constrained environment. Through responsive strategies and grassroots efforts, the Libraries have established comprehensive data services, guided by the concept of "data mutualism," fostering a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship with the university community. These partnerships and ongoing collaborations have paved the way to grow and expand services, creating strategic associations with existing data communities, even when resources are minimal. The data mutualism model at FIU Library encompasses three main aspects: 1. Data Literacy: Promoting data literacy by providing training and resources on data analysis, interpretation, and ethical considerations. This empowers researchers and students to work effectively with data, evaluate information critically, and make informed decisions. 2. Research Consultation: Assisting researchers, faculty, and students in managing their data throughout the research lifecycle. This includes guidance on data collection, organization, analysis, and archiving, contributing to the quality and reliability of their research. 3. Infrastructure: Facilitating access to data resources, software, platforms, and services for data dissemination and archiving. This includes a repository for long-term accessibility of student and faculty-generated data, promoting collaboration, reproducibility, and knowledge advancement through open and transparent data access and use.