AHILA Data Workshop 2023 Agenda

Objectives

The aim of the workshop is to introduce librarians to the intersection of traditional library science and data science principles and how to implement data services in their libraries. This is to assist librarians in responding better to data science needs of faculty and students in their respective institutions.

Target Audience

Medical and Health Science Librarians from NAML members and their members in various regions; Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western African countries, and health sciences librarians attending the AHILA conference. Many attendees will work at institutions.

Workshop Activities

The workshop shall consist of lectures, hands-on training, and facilitated group discussions about data science and open science  context, community, and content.

• Establishing Context: Context sessions are introductory and help to provide a strong foundation for the topics presented in the session in order for everyone to participate and gain perspective about the topic in the context of biomedical research.
• Community of Practice: Community of Practice sessions offer an opportunity to engage with other participants, ask questions, and build/reinforce a network of colleagues.
• Content: Content sessions cover specific topics related to data science or open science and are intended to provide an introduction to the topics.

Instructors:

• Kristi Holmes - Northwestern University
• Matt Carson - Northwestern University
• Anne Seymour - Johns Hopkins University
• Kagiso (KG) Ndlovu - Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH)
• Dan Gerendasy - US National Library of Medicine, NIH

Community of practice 

Through this workshop, we will work together to build a community of practice (CoP). A CoP serves as a foundation for collaboration and learning by amplifying information and resources and bringing colleagues together to promote learning and knowledge management across the globe. A CoP is built upon three dimensions: a shared domain of interest, a community of shared activities to learn and work together, and shared practice in which the community develops, shares, and evolves its core of collective knowledge. Constructing and leveraging a CoP helps to support best practices, enhance knowledge and skills, and facilitate engagement, retention, and sustainability. Communities of practice encourage and sustain enhanced organizational and individual capacity, capabilities, and collaborative growth.