Data management: Knowledge and skills required in research, scientific and technical organisations

Mary Anne Kennan

Data management: Knowledge and skills required in research, scientific and technical organisations

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the knowledge and skill requirements for people working in the data management space in universities and scientific research organisations. In order to do so 25 data professionals in universities and scientific research organisations were interviewed. The most common set of skills required were interpersonal skills and related personal characteristics, closely followed by data specific knowledge and skills, including broad understanding of data types, metadata, and legal and regulatory frameworks. Contextual knowledge, knowledge of appropriate information technologies and training and advocacy skills were also highly sought after. Few current data professionals
had a data specific qualification, most had learned “on the job” and through targeted professional development such as workshops, webinars and in house training. This paper presents information specific to data professionals in context and will enable educators understand the professional context and therefore to more effectively plan appropriate forms of delivery.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	World library and Information Congress: IFLA general conference and assembly
Subtitle of host publication	IFLA WLIC 2016
Place of Publication	The Netherlands
Publisher	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly - Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, United States Duration: 13 Aug 2016 → 19 Aug 2016 http://2016.ifla.org:80/congress-information

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Conference	IFLA World Library and Information Congress
Country/Territory	United States
City	Columbus
Period	13/08/16 → 19/08/16
Internet address	http://2016.ifla.org:80/congress-information

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Kennan, MA 2016, Data management: Knowledge and skills required in research, scientific and technical organisations. in World library and Information Congress: IFLA general conference and assembly: IFLA WLIC 2016. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Netherlands, pp. 1-10, IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 13/08/16.

Data management: Knowledge and skills required in research, scientific and technical organisations. / Kennan, Mary Anne.
World library and Information Congress: IFLA general conference and assembly: IFLA WLIC 2016. The Netherlands: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2016. p. 1-10.

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