Developing Data Services Skills in Academic Libraries

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Autor principal: Fuhr, Justin
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Publicado: 2022
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contents Developing Data Services Skills in Academic Libraries Fuhr, Justin Academic Libraries Library Services Data Job Skills Librarians Library Science Professional Development Foreign Countries Geographic Regions Employment Experience Library Administration Library Role Research data services are increasingly offered by academic libraries. As a result, librarians may need to upskill to provide data services and build capacity. This study measures the current level of data services skills of academic librarians and explores preferred methods of continuing education. An online survey was circulated asking respondents to self-assess data skills in four categories. The results capture a baseline of self-assessed data skills and show statistical significance between the percentage of time a librarian provides data services and higher levels of technical skill sets. The findings support the hiring of data librarians in academic libraries offering data services and providing training for librarians who provide any level of data services.
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spellingShingle Developing Data Services Skills in Academic Libraries
Fuhr, Justin
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Data
Job Skills
Librarians
Library Science
Professional Development
Foreign Countries
Geographic Regions
Employment Experience
Library Administration
Library Role
Developing Data Services Skills in Academic Libraries Fuhr, Justin Academic Libraries Library Services Data Job Skills Librarians Library Science Professional Development Foreign Countries Geographic Regions Employment Experience Library Administration Library Role Research data services are increasingly offered by academic libraries. As a result, librarians may need to upskill to provide data services and build capacity. This study measures the current level of data services skills of academic librarians and explores preferred methods of continuing education. An online survey was circulated asking respondents to self-assess data skills in four categories. The results capture a baseline of self-assessed data skills and show statistical significance between the percentage of time a librarian provides data services and higher levels of technical skill sets. The findings support the hiring of data librarians in academic libraries offering data services and providing training for librarians who provide any level of data services.
title Developing Data Services Skills in Academic Libraries
topic Academic Libraries
Library Services
Data
Job Skills
Librarians
Library Science
Professional Development
Foreign Countries
Geographic Regions
Employment Experience
Library Administration
Library Role
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1336932