Research Data Management and Information Literacy - New Developments at New Zealand University Libraries

Abstract

Dealing with research data as the basis of academic research is a new field for libraries. Their role and scope in this new field is still being discussed and gains importance within the changing reality of the digital academic research setting. In Anglo-American countries, the concept of information literacy has been broadened and now includes the whole academic research process as well as dealing with research data. Research data management activities, in particular with regard to information literacy, have mainly been developed and examined in the USA, Great Britain and Australia. To complete the picture, the author examined the situation at New Zealand university libraries. New Zealand has a small but well-