Becoming a (Research) Data Librarian: Starting from project officer -  Cathy Miller - 13 May 2014
Channel: Australian Research Data Commons - ARDC
Date: 2014-05-22

Cathy Miller from the University of Adelaide takes us through her journey from project officer to research data librarian. This recording is from the Becoming a Data Librarian webinar on May 13th 2014.

Part 2: Becoming a (Research) Data Librarian...the adventures of Philippa Broadley http://youtu.be/t6YHmZlFH20  

Part 3: Becoming a Data Librarian: Managers perspective - David Groenewegen - 13 May 2014 http://youtu.be/SSoitBXbzpM 

Data Librarian, Data Services Specialist, eResearch Specialist ...these job titles are becoming increasingly common in libraries across the higher education and research sector. And for many librarians, data management is, or is likely to become, a component of their role. So, what do these roles involve? What challenges and opportunities does data management offer librarians? 

Hear three librarians talk about their experience working in the area of research data management. How did they get involved? What do their roles involve? What skills and experience did they bring to the role? What new skills did they need to acquire? How do they see their role evolving? 

In a recent interview, Dr Brian Schmidt, a Nobel Prize winning researcher at ANU said: "Our work could be substantially aided with libraries providing systems for working with and curating data... Ideally, we would have librarians taking on increasingly specialist niches, across many institutions. In our library, we are bringing in more staff who have expertise in data management" 

Learn more about this growing career niche. Hear first hand from those who have made the move to a data management role within their institution. 

Our presenters were:
Philippa Broadley, Research Data Librarian, QUT
David Groenewegen, Director, Research Infrastructure, Monash University
Cathy Miller, Research Data Librarian, The University of Adelaide