Comments for CAIRSS http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog The primary function of CAIRSS is to offer support for Repository Managers in the higher education sector in Australia. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Thoughts from eResearch Australasia – Librarians, get involved in research data management by Beyond the PDF workshop trip report « ptsefton http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/2010/12/22/thoughts-from-eresearch-australasia-librarians-get-involved-in-research-data-management-2/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Beyond the PDF workshop trip report « ptsefton Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:17:40 +0000 http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/?p=278#comment-308 [...] Someone from one of the big publishers said to me, talking about business models “basically we curate and filter stuff”. I thought that sounds like what libraries do (in addition to functioning as coffee lounges – sorry, I mean learning commons – with bean bags and internets – seriously though, I said this before on the CAIRSS blog, librarians should be getting involved). [...] [...] Someone from one of the big publishers said to me, talking about business models “basically we curate and filter stuff”. I thought that sounds like what libraries do (in addition to functioning as coffee lounges – sorry, I mean learning commons – with bean bags and internets – seriously though, I said this before on the CAIRSS blog, librarians should be getting involved). [...]

]]> Comment on Thoughts from eResearch Australasia – Librarians, get involved in research data management by Joanna Richardson http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/2010/12/22/thoughts-from-eresearch-australasia-librarians-get-involved-in-research-data-management-2/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Joanna Richardson Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:07:10 +0000 http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/?p=278#comment-300 Excellent point, Sharon. Again ... for those of us in institutions where we work closely with our respective Research Office, we just take it as a given that the Research Office is a key player in every university. Thanks for reminding us that is not necessarily the case. Peter has suggested that CAIRSS work with ANDS to ensure that "all stakeholders" are part of the conversation. With the operative adjective being "all" ;-) Joanna Excellent point, Sharon. Again … for those of us in institutions where we work closely with our respective Research Office, we just take it as a given that the Research Office is a key player in every university. Thanks for reminding us that is not necessarily the case. Peter has suggested that CAIRSS work with ANDS to ensure that “all stakeholders” are part of the conversation. With the operative adjective being “all” ;-)

Joanna

]]> Comment on Thoughts from eResearch Australasia – Librarians, get involved in research data management by Sharon Kitt http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/2010/12/22/thoughts-from-eresearch-australasia-librarians-get-involved-in-research-data-management-2/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Sharon Kitt Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:55:58 +0000 http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/?p=278#comment-299 At e-Research Australia (why does everything have an ERA acronym?) I met loads of e-Research researchers, librarians, IT specialists...but yet again I felt like the odd one out being from a Research Office. I think we have more to fear from Research Offices not being involved in the conversations regarding research data management. They are the lynchpin between funding bodies, regulators, researchers and university executive, and will likely have more influence on research data management behaviour than any other functional group within a univeristy. Or, to paraphase, "Research Offices, get involved in research data mgt". At e-Research Australia (why does everything have an ERA acronym?) I met loads of e-Research researchers, librarians, IT specialists…but yet again I felt like the odd one out being from a Research Office. I think we have more to fear from Research Offices not being involved in the conversations regarding research data management. They are the lynchpin between funding bodies, regulators, researchers and university executive, and will likely have more influence on research data management behaviour than any other functional group within a univeristy.

Or, to paraphase, “Research Offices, get involved in research data mgt”.

]]> Comment on Thoughts from eResearch Australasia – Librarians, get involved in research data management by Joanna Richardson http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/2010/12/22/thoughts-from-eresearch-australasia-librarians-get-involved-in-research-data-management-2/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Joanna Richardson Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:30:23 +0000 http://cairss.caul.edu.au/blog/?p=278#comment-298 Thanks, Peter, for the really good overview of this area as it relates to libraries / information services (for those of us whose parent organisation does not have a traditional library ;-) Clearly there is a lot being written in the "literature" right now about research data management --and the role which librarians could play. At a broader level, there are conversations being had about the role of librarians / contemporary information workers within the overall context of supporting research. So it's important to look at what role(s) librarians might play within a broad conceptual framework which is specific to each institution. Short-hand: Develop a coordinated approach to research support for your institution; don't just target individual issues (potential roles) as isolated instances. Your point about not all libraries "being included in the conversations going [on] right now" is a very important one. For those of us in institutions where librarians are actively involved in these new challenges, it's easy to lose sight of that point. It seems logical that CAIRSS should work with ANDS to ensure participation by all stakeholders. Are you envisaging canvassing CAIRSS members to see who would like assistance? Joanna Thanks, Peter, for the really good overview of this area as it relates to libraries / information services (for those of us whose parent organisation does not have a traditional library ;-) Clearly there is a lot being written in the “literature” right now about research data management –and the role which librarians could play. At a broader level, there are conversations being had about the role of librarians / contemporary information workers within the overall context of supporting research. So it’s important to look at what role(s) librarians might play within a broad conceptual framework which is specific to each institution. Short-hand: Develop a coordinated approach to research support for your institution; don’t just target individual issues (potential roles) as isolated instances.

Your point about not all libraries “being included in the conversations going [on] right now” is a very important one. For those of us in institutions where librarians are actively involved in these new challenges, it’s easy to lose sight of that point. It seems logical that CAIRSS should work with ANDS to ensure participation by all stakeholders. Are you envisaging canvassing CAIRSS members to see who would like assistance?

Joanna

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