Date: 14^th April 1230-1300 on MS Teams

Title: ARLG Eastern Lunchtime Webinar 1: Immersive RDM Services and Collaboration in Academic and Research Libraries

Presenter: Reni Sulaiman 

Abstract:

With the emergence of the radical concept of immersive research data management services (RDMS), librarians have evolved as critical contributors in assisting researchers with the management of their research data. RDMS, which typically take the form of consultation and technical assistance, are becoming increasingly team-oriented and collaborative. Unfortunately, it does not always coincide with librarians' recognition in scholarly outputs like articles and data sets. Funders and scholarly publications, however, offer a means for researchers working in collaboration to recognize all actors involved, considering the growing concern for open science and FAIR data. It would be necessary to determine if librarians who provide innovative research support services, such as immersive RDMS, are recognized. This is because, even though some studies cover the roles and practices of collaborative librarians in RDM, the immersive level of service has not yet been explored, including how interprofessional collaboration practice (IPCP) is conducted in data librarianship. The proposed research aims to develop a conceptual framework of IPCP in data librarianship that facilitates a broader understanding of the data librarian role within immersive RDMS in academic and research libraries (ARL) to support scholarly communication for open science using a sequential mixed-method approach.  Since the project is still in its early stages, the presentation will focus on the methods employed in the first two years during data collection.

Short bio:

Madiareni (Reni) Sulaiman is a Research Data Librarian at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN Indonesia). Her specific interest lies in understanding how research data management can effectively support open science within the research and innovation ecosystem. As an open science advocate, she actively participates in various organizations, including IFLA, re3data, DataCite, and many other organizations in the librarianship and open science fields. In addition, she served as one of Indonesia's member representatives on the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science; and has also been awarded research grants on open government data from the National Library of Indonesia and completed a short course on data governance from Australia Awards. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Information Studies at University College London in the UK, with a specific emphasis on Research Data Management. You can get in touch with her via LinkedIn.