Research Data Management

Register now for Association of College and Research Libraries Training 

Building Your Research Data Management Toolkit: Integrating RDM into Your Liaison Work

• Training for librarians who are seeking to engage with research data management for the first time, or who have a very basic knowledge of research data management. This workshop is an introductory level experience. 
• Register for the workshop on July 16-17, 9am-1pm, Cost: $100
• Virtual training, two-day training (co-produced with Empire State Library Network)

The ACRL Research Data Management Roadshow provides not just an introduction to research data management, but practical tools and techniques for engaging with faculty as well.  –SUNY colleague and previous workshop attendee

In addition to learning more about Research Data Management in general (included in the For Researchers portions of this guide), the following sections cover issues librarians and research administrators will need to consider when establishing a Research Data Management program.

Two in-depth options for MOOCs covering Research Data Management for librarians or research administrators are:

• RDMLA (Research Data Management Librarian Academy) from Simmons/Harvard https://rdmla.github.io/  
  • Free, online professional development program 11 online self-paced modules, and 2 mini-modules  
• Research Data Management and Sharing from UNC/University of Edinburgh https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-management#syllabus  
  • Free, online MOOC designed as a 5-week course 

Additionally, Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) created the NIH Data Management and Sharing Readiness Guide https://www.cogr.edu/cogrs-nih-data-management-and-sharing-readiness-guide with extensive information on organizational and cultural changes needed to support Research Data Management.

Further educational resources for librarians and SUNY-specific task group work is described in the next sections.