eResearch Task Force

Charge & Membership: Library eResearch Task Force

Charge:

The Library’s eResearch Task Force focuses on developing the Library’s strategic agenda for eResearch programs across the disciplines. The overall goal of the Task Force is to articulate the foundation for Library eResearch programs, services and infrastructure with a view to consistency, and to establish rich connections to researchers in numerous disciplines. This group identifies the portfolio of Library services, the professional competencies, and the training opportunities that are required in order for the Library to develop and support effective eResearch programs and services. The Task Force articulates immediate eResearch program and service needs and identifies solutions in the Library to address them, whether that be through newly-formed or existing groups, units, or individual responsibilities. The Task Force also articulates mid- and long-term needs, and identifies either existing or new structures within the Library to develop and support them.

Assesses immediate needs for expanding the cyberinfrastructure support, training workshops, and Data Management Planning, making group research spaces available; group prioritizes needs and formulates FY’13 budget; (April, 2012);
Identify training and re-tooling needs among Library faculty and staff, individuals who are candidates for training, and work with Staff Training Coordinator to arrange training; (August, 2012);
Identify services and programs that may expand the Library’s Scholarly Commons eResearch services; (September, 2012);
Review existing programs in Library settings that support colleges, units, and research centers—(e.g., Grainger Engineering Library, Funk ACES Library; IGB, Beckman Institute, Prairie Research Institute) and recommend services and programs that expand the activities the Library has established (October, 2012);
Articulate assessment guidelines for the eResearch program, working with newly-appointed Library Assessment Coordinator (October, 2012).
Prepare a report with mid- and long-term recommendations in which the Task Force recommends 1) ways to strengthen the library’s connection to the research life cycle, across the disciplines (be it digital or hybrid); and 2) defines key collaborations for e-research support, at Illinois, across the University, and externally (by December 31, 2012.)

eResearch TF Background documents for Conversation at November 14 2012 Library Faculty meeting:

Briefing document: Library research data services, November, 2012

Presentation: Library research data service gap areas and roles

Library eResearch Forum, September 17, 2012 Presentation:

Presentation: eResearch-What is it? What is the Library's role?

Useful Links:

Data Management RSS: The Data Management RSS link above includes news from Datacite, DataONE, the Digital Curation Centre, and GSLIS' Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship (CIRSS).

Research Dataset Search Tool: This search tool searches Dryad, EMBL, DNA Data Bank, BioGRID, and DataCite. The tool was developed by Mary Schlembach and Bill Mischo, Grainger Engineering Library.

Membership:

Susan Braxton, Prairie Research Institute, Liaison to Reference Services Committee;

Harriett Green, Literatures and Languages Library

Tom Habing, Library IT

Karen Hogenboom, Social Sciences and GIS, Liaison to Data Services Cttee.

Chris Prom, University Archives, Special Collections

Mary Schlembach, Engineering and Physical Sciences

Sarah Shreeves, Scholarly Commons / RRSS, Liaison to Scholarly Communications Cttee., Data Services Cttee.

Sarah Williams, Life Sciences, Data Services Cttee.

Chair: Beth Sandore Namachchivaya

Library Links

Quick Links

Library Committee Handbook

eResearch Task Force WIKI

eResearch Task Force