If only data was like books... Introducing the Data Collection Development Interest Group

Everyone is licensing and acquiring more data than ever before. And while libraries excel at building traditional collections, data comes with its own workflows challenges. If you have ever felt a little lost, have lots of questions, want to celebrate a victory over a data problem solved, and are looking for some like-minded data enthusiasts, then the new Data Collection Development Interest Group is for you! Join us as we talk about how and why we started this group. We want to bring together our varied experiences to discuss topics such as licensing, storage, computing, access, restrictions, researcher support, acquisition workflows, and every other new challenge that seems to pop up. This webinar is just the start - Let’s get the conversation going about issues that concern all of us, build community, and identify ideas for programming. 

 

Presenters: 

Barbara Esty, Data Librarian, Yale University Library, has been the Data Librarian at Yale University Library since 2018. She assists faculty and students from across the university find, use, and manage data throughout the research data lifecycle. With twenty-five years of experience working in academic libraries, she brings a broad perspective on data support with an interest on making data accessible to researchers at all levels. 

 

Ron Nakao, Social Science Data, Economics and Political Science Librarian, Stanford University, serves as the librarian for economics, political science and social science data at Stanford University. He has been the representative to the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research for over 20 years. In 2019, he received the William H. Flanigan Award for Distinguished Service as an ICPSR Official Representative.

 

Recording of the presentation is available (see Related works).