Evolving landscape: Learn more about Research Data Management

May 13th, 2022

By Jeff Green

Evolving landscape: Learn more about Research Data Management

Members of the research community are invited to attend an upcoming workshop focused on Research Data Management (RDM).

Date: Wednesday, June 8

Time: 10 a.m.-noon

This session is being offered via Webex.

Research Initiatives & Services – a unit within the vice-president (research) portfolio – and Memorial University Libraries are organizing the session.

Faculty members, grant facilitators, research managers, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are among those invited to attend.

The presentation will run for about an hour; a Q&A period will follow.

Alison Farrell, research data management and public services librarian at the Health Sciences Library, will lead the workshop, which will focus on the evolving landscape of research data and how to manage it. The session will cover the key takeaways from the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy as well as the RDM services and resources available at Memorial. The session will also explore the benefits and importance of data management plans (DMP), the content of a DMP and available tools for creating DMPs.

Those wishing to attend the session can email here for the Webex link.

About Alison Farrell:

Alison Farrell is a research data management and public services librarian at the Health Sciences Library at Memorial University. She plays an active role in furthering RDM services and supports at Memorial. In addition, Alison is leading the development of Memorial’s RDM institutional strategy and sits on a number of national committees in different areas of RDM.

Jeff Green is manager of communications in the Office of the Vice-President (Research). He can be reached at jeffg@mun.ca.