Data Curation: A Study of Researcher Practices and Needs
| Title | Data Curation: A Study of Researcher Practices and Needs |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | McLure, M., Level A., Cranston C., Oehlerts B., & Culbertson M. |
| Journal | portal: Libraries and the Academy |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 139 - 164 |
| Date Published | 2014/// |
| Keywords | focusgroups, interdisciplinary, libraries, sg_data_libraries, sg_data_survey |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0009 |
Gap Area Study Type:
High-level Gap Areas:
Measurement Gap Areas:
- Context: Discipline/Department
- Context: Role (or business area)
- Culture: Sharing attitudes and practices
- Culture: Standards
- Culture: Other: Data analysis
- Culture: Other: Which life cycle stages are most important
- Knowledge: Amount of data
- Knowledge: Other: Funder requirements, experience with DMPs (researchers)
- Knowledge: Other: Data types and formats
- Knowledge: Other: Sensitive data
- HR: Lack of skills
- IT: Lack of infrastructure
- CMP: Difficulty managing data for reuse
- SA: Sharing and Access
- Disc: Discovery
- Reuse: Reuse
Purpose:
Investigated (1) the nature of data sets that researchers create or maintain; (2) How participants manage their data; (3) Needs for support that the participants identify in relation to sharing, curating, and preserving their data; and (4) The feasibility of adapting the Purdue University Libraries’ Data Curation Profiles Toolkit1 interview protocol for use in focus groups with researchers
Method:
Conducted five focus groups with 31 faculty, research scientists, and research associates
Notes:
Knowledge: Reuse: The survey asked about products of research, to which some gave information about how their products are used.
