The Only Constant is Change: evolving the library support model for University of Melbourne

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1 The Only Cnstant is Change: evlving the library supprt mdel fr University f Melburne Dnna McRstie Assciate Directr, Research Infrmatin Management Research and Cllectins (University Library) University f Melburne - Victria, Australia mcrstie@unimelb.edu.au

2 2 Backgrund Rbust Student Demand 45,000+ FTE students (34% internatinal) Majr Emplyer 8,000+ FTE staff (49% prfessinal, 51% academic) Cmmercially Fcused Melburne Curriculum intrduced in 2008 Melburne Operating Mdel intrduced in 2014 Established in 1853, the University f Melburne (UM) celebrated its 160 th anniversary in 2013 Times Higher Educatin Wrld Rankings 2015/2016

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6 6 Our structure University Operatins Head f University Research, Innvatin and Cmmercialisa tin External Relatins Academic Infrastructure Finance and Emplyee Legal and Risk University Prcurement Prject Business Intelligence and Reprting RICE Operatins Majr Initiatives, Grants & Cntracts Teaching and Learning Crprate Supprt Ethics and Integrity Carltn Cnnect Initiative Marketing and Cmmunicatin s Planning Market and Cmmunicatin s Channel Management Onshre Recruitment Offshre Recruitment Internatinal Relatins Student Enrlment Academic Administratin Student Service Delivery Student Success Wellbeing Learning Envirnments Schlarly Infrmatin Client Campus Research Platfrm Space Management Applicatins and Technlgy Management Emplyee Lifecycle Capability Develpment Emplyee Relatins Health and Safety Finance Operatins Finance and Business Systems Research Accunting Legal Recrds and Cmpliance Audit Assurance Prcurement Senir Purchasing Manager Prcurement Prject Management Office Business Prjects Business Imprvement and Infrmatin Technlgy Cnstructin Planning and Delivery Business Intelligence Reprting Data Quality Research and Cllectins

7 Research Infrmatin Management (Extreme expertise, service management, innvatin in research supprt & services) Digital Schlarship Institutinal (Open Access) Repsitry University Digitisatin Centre Graduate Research Training & Engagement Liaisn Librarian (Research) Schlarly Infrmatin (Frnt Line Service Delivery) Research Cnsultatins Research Impact Research data management planning (in cllabratin with Digital Schlarship team)

8 Digital Schlarship: wh we are Established in 2013 Currently cnsists f: Manager, Digital Schlarship Research Data Curatr Prject staff Small team, many cnnectins: University Digitisatin Centre Eschlarship Research Centre University Melburne Archives Research Platfrm (Infastructure) Office Research Ethics Integrity Academic faculties/divisins Melburne Research Library grups

9 Digital Schlarship: ur services Research Data Management: supprt researchers in managing their research data Data Management Planning Supprt fr grant applicatins Cnsultatin and advice n: Plicy and gd practice Prcedures and guidelines Lcal rules fr management f research data and recrds Tls and resurces

10 Digital Schlarship: ur services Research Data Management: supprt researchers in managing their research data Data Management Planning Supprt fr grant applicatins Cnsultatin and advice n: Plicy and gd practice Prcedures and guidelines Lcal rules fr management f research data and recrds Tls and resurces Ding Data Melburne is the hub fr RDM activity at the University f Melburne Cllabratin between Digital Schlarship, Research Platfrm, Office f Research Ethics and Integrity Established mailing list fr cmmunicatin and cllabrative prblem slving research-data@unimelb.edu.au Organisatin f events and activities

11 Digital Schlarship: ur partnerships and prjects DMPOnline Prduced by the UK's Digital Curatin Centre Online tl t help researchers create, manage and maintain data management plans Establishes cmpliance with lcal UM RDM rules/plicy and requirements frm funding bdies Ability t exprt Management f Data statement fr grant applicatins First versin due 2016

12 Digital Schlarship: ur partnerships and prjects Melburne_MANTRA nline training pilt fr Graduate Researchers n Research Data Management. UM versin f acclaimed prgram develped by the University f Edinburgh. Versin 1.0 due in 2016 Pilt versin available nline

13 Digital Schlarship: ur services Research Data Curatin & Preservatin: nging, structured prcesses fr capturing and prviding stewardship fr research data Our data curatin services aim t: enable data discvery and retrieval maintain quality add value, and prvide fr re-use ver time Fee-fr-service basis Research-fcussed services: Tailred requirements capture Data Curatin Prfiles Advice and guidance fr cmpleting Data Management Plans. Curatrial slutins fr data presentatin, disseminatin and security; rganisatin & catalging; data citatin and discvery; and preservatin planning and actin.

14 Research Data Curatin Service Five-step prcess: 1. Research data cnsultatin 2. Identificatin f research datasets 3. Prfiling f identified datasets (requirements capture) 4. Dcumentatin 5. Curatrial Slutins Presentatin and disseminatin Accessining, rganisatin & catalguing Frensic Analysis Discvery Preservatin planning & actin

15 Digital Schlarship: ur services Research Data Frensics: services fr examining, analysing, recvering, re-using and preserving data stred in digital media in a frensically sund manner Frensics lab set up in 2014 Frensic investigatins include: Acquisitin and imaging f data frm ne r mre strage media. Investigatin and examinatin f all infrmatin Data curatin, including frensic accessining f digital media identificatin f strage media; characterisatin f file frmats; and preservatin actin (e.g. migratin f bslete file frmats) A full, detailed frensic reprt

16 Digital Schlarship: ur services Training and utreach: Wrkshps that educate n Digital Schlarshiprelated tls and best practices Mdular prgram: basics t advanced Events that equip researchers and infrmatin prfessinals with glbal knwledge f trends in the area f technlgy and schlarship

17 Digital Schlarship: ur partnerships and prjects Scial & Cultural Infrmatics Platfrm (SCIP) Cllabratin between Faculty f Arts, Melburne Schl f Graduate Educatin and Research Platfrm (IT infastructure) emplys innvative scitechnical methds, practices and prtcls fr cllecting, managing, reusing and curating valuable research data in the Humanities, Arts & Scial Sciences (HASS) and the Visual & Perfrming Arts (VPA).

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19 New rle: sci-infrmatician Tw sci-infrmatician rles within SCIP Rles invlve the applicatin f a brad range f data management, archiving and technical skills in HASS and VPA research. liaise and wrk clsely with researchers frm the faculty partners identify and reprt n gaps in research supprt prvisins assist in rganising, prcessing and analysing research data explre and implement infrmatics slutins

20 University Digitisatin Centre: wh we are Cnsists f: UDC Crdinatr Technical, Cmms and Imaging fficers Supprt staff Our bjectives: Create a centralised digitisatin facility equipped with state f the art capture and cnversin equipment. Prvide relevant supprt infrastructure and training facilities t enhance the University e- research, learning and teaching and knwledge engagement strategies. Meet the digitisatin demands in the crprate peratins f the University

21 University Digitisatin Centre: ur services 2D Digitisatin: Bks, Large Frmat, Dcuments, Re-brn digital and OCR, Self-service 3D Digitisatin: 3D scanning, Phtgrammetryhttps://sketchfab.cm/umdigitis Cnsultatins: atin Equipment purchasing, Budgeting and csting fr digitisatin, Advice n ut-surcing Training: Digitisatin 101 an intrductin t digital images, their creatin, uses and cmmn pitfalls Digitisatin Bt Camp a hands-n sessin at UDC where participants will be able t have hands-n experience f digitising a variety f materials using a variety f equipment

22 The nly cnstant is change Keep ur eyes n the hrizn.. Cpyright The University f Melburne 2011