Seeding the Commons - Monash University Research Data Collections Project

The Research Data Collections Project led by Monash University Library aimed to identify and describe research data collections arising from publicly funded research, and to showcase these collections by contributing information about them to Research Data Australia (RDA). As a result of this project, 60+ Monash researchers have been provided with an additional channel to promote their research, including showcasing their work to new generalist and cross-disciplinary audiences. For those researchers with data available for re-use, an increase in research impact (e.g. citation of publications) may result. For those researchers with data that is restricted or only available by negotiation, appearing in RDA may still increase opportunities for collaboration and highlight data collection and analysis techniques that may be of interest to other researchers. The in-depth nature of the interviews has also enabled the Library to learn more about researchers? data management practices and needs. This information will inform the continuous improvement of the Library's data management advisory services and technical infrastructure. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the project has led to a dramatic increase in the participation of Library staff in data management activities. By building on the knowledge and networks of our subject librarians, and carefully structuring the project around a buddy system that provided staff with a safe environment and stage process in which to learn, the project successfully involved more than thirty Library staff in addition to the staff that were formally seconded to the project team.

由莫纳什大学图书馆（Monash University Library）牵头的研究数据馆藏项目，旨在识别并记录由公共资助研究产出的研究数据馆藏，并通过向澳大利亚研究数据平台（Research Data Australia，简称RDA）提交相关馆藏信息，实现对这些数据资源的展示推广。项目实施以来，已有60余名莫纳什大学研究人员获得了额外的研究成果推广渠道，可将其研究工作展示给更多通用受众及跨学科群体。对于拥有可复用数据的研究者而言，该项目或可提升其研究影响力（例如论文引用量）；而对于数据受限或仅可通过协商获取的研究者而言，入选RDA馆藏仍可增加合作契机，并展示其可能令其他研究者感兴趣的数据采集与分析技术。项目通过开展深度访谈，进一步帮助图书馆掌握了研究者的数据管理实践现状与实际需求，此类信息将为图书馆持续优化其数据管理咨询服务与技术基础设施提供决策支撑。最后，或许也是最为关键的一点，该项目大幅提升了图书馆馆员参与数据管理活动的积极性。项目依托学科馆员的知识储备与人脉网络，并通过精心构建的伙伴帮扶机制，为馆员打造了安全的学习环境与阶梯式成长路径，最终除正式借调至项目组的工作人员外，另有超过30名图书馆馆员参与到项目当中。