Debra Hiom, Dom Fripp, Stephen Gray, Kellie Snow, D. Steer
{"title":"Research data management at the University of Bristol: Charting a course from project to service","authors":"Debra Hiom, Dom Fripp, Stephen Gray, Kellie Snow, D. Steer","doi":"10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0019","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chart the development of research data management services within the University of Bristol, from the initial Jisc-funded project, through to pilot service and planned core funding of the service. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a case study of the approach of the University of Bristol Library service to develop a sustainable Research Data Service. Findings – It outlines the services developed during the project and pilot phases of the service. In particular it focuses on the sustainability planning to ensure that research data management is embedded as a core university service. Originality/value – The case study provides practical advice and valuable insights into the issues and experiences of ensuring that research data management is properly valued and supported within universities.","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"475-493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62196538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eleanor Mattern, Wei Jeng, Daqing He, L. Lyon, Aaron L. Brenner
{"title":"Using participatory design and visual narrative inquiry to investigate researchers' data challenges and recommendations for library research data services","authors":"Eleanor Mattern, Wei Jeng, Daqing He, L. Lyon, Aaron L. Brenner","doi":"10.1108/PROG-01-2015-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-01-2015-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on an information gathering study on users’ research data-related challenges and proposals for library research data services (RDS). This study probes how early career researchers visually conceptualize the research process in their disciplines, their self-reported research data challenges, and their recommendations for library RDS. Design/methodology/approach – Two focus group sessions were undertaken with a total of eight early career researchers. Adopting the visual narrative inquiry method, the participants were asked to sketch the general research process in their domain. The individuals’ illustrations of the research process were then used as the basis for reflecting on their data-related needs and potential RDS that would assist them during the research process. Findings – Participants presented a research process that was more personal and, in most cases, more imperfect than the research lifecycle models that academic libraries are increasingly usin...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"408-423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-01-2015-0012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62195800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variability in academic research data management practices: Implications for data services development from a faculty survey","authors":"A. Whitmire, Michael Boock, Shan C. Sutton","doi":"10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0017","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how knowledge of local research data management (RDM) practices critically informs the progressive development of research data services (RDS) after basic services have already been established. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was distributed via e-mail to all university faculty in the fall of 2013, and was left open for just over one month. The authors sent two reminder e-mails before closing the survey. Survey data were downloaded from Qualtrics survey software and analyzed in R. Findings – In this paper, the authors reviewed a subset of survey findings that included data types, volume, and storage locations, RDM roles and responsibilities, and metadata practices. The authors found that Oregon State University (OSU) researchers are generating a wide variety of data types, and that practices vary between colleges. The authors discovered that faculty are not utilizing campus-wide storage infrastructure, and are maintaining their own stor...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"382-407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0017","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62196388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New alliances for research and teaching support: establishing the Göttingen eResearch Alliance","authors":"Birgit Schmidt, J. Dierkes","doi":"10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0020","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the design and implementation of policies, digital infrastructures and hands-on support for eResearch at the University of Gottingen. Core elements of this activity are to provide support for research data management to researchers of all disciplines and to coordinate on-campus activities. These activities are actively aligned with disciplinary, national and international policies and e-infrastructures. Design/methodology/approach – The process of setting up and implementing an institutional data policy and its necessary communications and workflows are described and analysed. A first assessment of service development and uptake is provided in the area of embedded research data support. Findings – A coordination unit for eResearch brings together knowledge about methods and tools that are otherwise scattered across disciplinary units. This provides a framework for policy implementation and improves the quality of institutional research environments. Pract...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"461-474"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62196412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research data management services for a multidisciplinary, collaborative research project: Design and implementation of the TR32DB project database","authors":"C. Curdt, D. Hoffmeister","doi":"10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0016","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – Research data management (RDM) comprises all processes, which ensure that research data are well-organized, documented, stored, backed up, accessible, and reusable. RDM systems form the technical framework. The purpose of this paper is to present the design and implementation of a RDM system for an interdisciplinary, collaborative, long-term research project with focus on Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere data. Design/methodology/approach – The presented RDM system is based on a three-tier (client-server) architecture. This includes a file-based data storage, a database-based metadata storage, and a self-designed user-friendly web-interface. The system is designed in cooperation with the local computing centre, where it is also hosted. A self-designed interoperable, project-specific metadata schema ensures the accurate documentation of all data. Findings – A RDM system has to be designed and implemented according to requirements of the project participants. General challenges and problems of RDM should...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"494-512"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62196022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation and usage scenarios of open source digital library and collection management tools","authors":"Georgios Gkoumas, F. Lazarinis","doi":"10.1108/PROG-09-2014-0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-09-2014-0070","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate open source software (OSS) for digital libraries and collection management and to propose different utilization scenarios based on the characteristics of the tools. Design/methodology/approach – The tools are assessed on the basis of their technical features and options, the type of the content they manage, the support for common library operations such as cataloging and circulation, the searching support and the interoperability options. Then they are evaluated by users and finally a number of usage scenarios are analyzed based on the results of the evaluation. Findings – The basic findings of the study is that open source digital library and collection management tools offer advanced operations and support various metadata and interoperability protocols with easy and user-friendly interfaces. Most of the tools are extensively used under various settings and establishments already. Language support for the interfaces should be extended with more language...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"226-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-09-2014-0070","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62198911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epistemological and ontological spirals: From individual experience in educational innovation to the organisational knowledge in the university sector","authors":"Á. F. Blanco, M. Sein-Echaluce, F. García-Peñalvo","doi":"10.1108/PROG-06-2014-0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-06-2014-0033","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the development of a knowledge management system. It allows the creation of new knowledge, its consolidation, distribution and combination in the field of educational innovation, in such a way that the knowledge is transferred from individuals to the organisation and from the organisation to individuals. To achieve this, the knowledge spirals of Nonaka are integrated. The epistemological spiral is used to obtain the ontologies that feed the ontological spiral. Design/methodology/approach – More than 600 university teachers participated in the research and the development of the management system, in which more than 400 educational innovation experiences and 1,100 authors have been included. Findings – The epistemological spiral is used to obtain the ontologies that feed the ontological spiral. The result is a double spiral that allows the contribution of a conceptual model and the development of an innovative tool that enables and automates the effective...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"266-288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-06-2014-0033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62197925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of network externality on mobile social network site continuance","authors":"Tao Zhou","doi":"10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0078","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of network externality on users’ continuance of mobile social network sites (SNS). Design/methodology/approach – Based on the 230 valid responses collected from a survey, structural equation modeling was employed to examine the research model. Findings – The results indicated that network externality, which includes referent network size and perceived complementarity, has a significant effect on perceived usefulness and flow. Privacy concern affects perceived usefulness, flow and privacy risk. These three factors determine continued use. Originality/value – Previous research has focussed on the effects of motivations such as perceived value on user adoption of SNS. The effect of network externality on user continuance has seldom been examined. This research tries to fill the gap.","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"289-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0078","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62199355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass collaborative knowledge management: Towards the next generation of knowledge management studies","authors":"Chaolemen Borjigen","doi":"10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0023","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal the underlying principles of knowledge processing in a new era of mass collaboration and provide an integrated guideline for organizational knowledge management (KM) based on identifying the gaps between the existing KM theories and emerging knowledge initiatives such as Web 2.0, Pro-Am, Crowdsourcing, as well as Open Innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This research mainly employs three types of research methodologies: Literature study was conducted to connect this study with conventional theories in KM and propose the main principles of Mass Collaborative Knowledge Management (MCKM). Object-oriented modeling was used for designing its interaction model. The case study method was employed to discuss the two typical practices carried out by Goldcorp Inc. as well as the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency. Findings – This paper proposes the novel KM paradigm called MCKM and also provides its main principles and the interaction model. First, it id...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"325-342"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-02-2015-0023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62196714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Library Facebook practices for creating and promoting a professional profile","authors":"E. Vassilakaki, E. Garoufallou","doi":"10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0073","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth insight on librarians’ use of the social networking site Facebook as a way to connect and promote interaction with library users. A series of common practices for building and maintaining a Facebook page for information professionals are thoroughly and critically presented. Design/methodology/approach – Two methods were employed for the purposes of this study. Specifically, a systematic review was adopted to identify all the relevant literature concerning librarian’s use of Facebook, and a content analysis of the literature to identify the specific Facebook features used, the way these were employed by librarians, and the reasons these specific features were chosen. Findings – In total, 12 Facebook features used by librarians in the literature were identified through content analysis. The creation of the librarian’s Facebook Profile was the most important featured employed followed by Groups Messages, Wall Posts, Events and Friends. Research li...","PeriodicalId":49663,"journal":{"name":"Program-Electronic Library and Information Systems","volume":"49 1","pages":"343-359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/PROG-10-2014-0073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"62199631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}