RDAP 15: Beyond Metadata:Teaching Documentation to Researchers

Beyond Metadata:Teaching Documentation

to Researchers

Kristin Briney

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

RDAP 2015

Matt Baran https://www.flickr.com/photos/bigbabyhead/5411938480/in/photostream/ (CC BY-SA)

Bryan Kennedy https://www.flickr.com/photos/bryankennedy/1992770068 (CC BY-NC)

Philosophy

Philosophy on Teaching Documentation

1. I’m meh on metadata

Philosophy on Teaching Documentation

1. I’m meh on metadata

2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes

Philosophy on Teaching Documentation

1. I’m meh on metadata

2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes

3. Strategically augment notes with key documentation structures

Teaching Venues

Library Drop-In Sessions

Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/8244800868 (CC BY-NC)

Blake Griffith https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakegriffith/14799686672 (CC BY-NC-SA)

wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)

wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)

In Person

Asynchronous

Written{

Library Drop-In Sessions

Center for Teaching Vanderbilt University, https://www.flickr.com/photos/vandycft/8244800868 (CC BY-NC)

In Person

Responsible Conduct of Research Series

In PersonInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iita-media-library/8160877379 (CC BY-NC)

(Asynchronous)

Consultations

In PersonFrau-Vogel https://www.flickr.com/photos/frau-vogel/3773399470 (CC BY-ND)

Video Capture Series

Asynchronoushttp://uwm.edu/libraries/dataservices/#videos

YouTube Video Series

Asynchronoushttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MT-uDcJJgSXQWC9JvlfeQ/feed

Libguide

Writtenhttp://guides.library.uwm.edu/data

Blog

Writtenhttp://dataabinitio.com/

Book

Written

Topics

Range of Topics

• Research notes and lab notebooks• e-lab notebooks

• Methods (protocols)

• Other useful documentation formats• README.txt• Templates• Data Dictionaries• Codebooks

• Metadata

• Standards

Philosophy on Teaching Documentation

1. I’m meh on metadata

2. Honestly, most researchers need to take better notes

3. Strategically augment notes with key documentation structures

I Love to Teach

• README.txt

• Data dictionaries

• Templates

• e-lab notebooks

I Love to Teach

• README.txt

• Data dictionaries

• Templates

• e-lab notebooks

Document digital information

Keep spreadsheets computable

Record all necessary information

No more digital-analog divide

Matching Topic to Venue

In Person

• Take better notes

• Keep methods info

• Use a README.txt

• Try templates

Asynchronous

• README.txt

• Data dictionaries

Written

• A little of everything

wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)

wEnDy https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwny/4326242878 (CC BY-NC-ND)

Any bit of data management helps

Conclusions

Conclusions

• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped

Conclusions

• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped

• Positive feedback on videos

Conclusions

• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped

• Positive feedback on videos

• Easier to promote an array of offerings• Particularly on my campus

Conclusions

• In-person sessions still effective• Better marketing helped

• Positive feedback on videos

• Easier to promote an array of offerings• Particularly on my campus

• Goal is to develop a more robust training program• Take into account user preferences

One More Note…

Midwest Data Librarians Symposium

October 15-16, 2015

Milwaukee, WI

B Garrett https://www.flickr.com/photos/billgarrett-newagecrap/3370059568 (CC BY)

Thanks!

Questions?

• Lizzy Rolando• lizzy.rolando@library.gatech.edu

• Sara Mannheimer• Sara.Mannheimer@montana.edu• @sara_mannh

• Sarah Pickle• pickle@psu.edu• @sarahepickle

• Kristin Briney• briney@uwm.edu• @KristinBriney