The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI), gathers reflections by six archivists and librarians on the practice of radical collaboration applied to research data management (RDM).
Archivist Nancy McGovern describes radical collaboration as “inclusive, involving commitment and effort by most or all members that are broadly representative of the various aspects of the common interests or problem.” In their introduction to this issue, Judy Ruttenberg and Elizabeth Waraksa note that “not only is RDM an ideal scenario for exploring radical collaboration, but…this kind of collaboration has already resulted in demonstrable success in the RDM arena and thus ought to be considered as a model for both nascent and future data management efforts.”
The complete table of contents with links to the articles follows:
- Why Does Research Data Management Need Radical Collaboration?
Judy Ruttenberg and Elizabeth A. Waraksa, Association of Research Libraries - Radical Collaboration and Research Data Management: An Introduction
Nancy Y. McGovern, MIT Libraries - The Radical Collaboration of RDA and What It Means for Developing Institutional Data Management Services
Amy Nurnberger, MIT Libraries - Archives and Data Management: The Purdue Story
Carly Dearborn, Purdue University Libraries - Barriers to Collaboration: Lessons Learned from the Data Curation Network
Lisa R. Johnston, University of Minnesota Libraries - What is Open Science, and How Can Radical Collaboration Facilitate It?
Megan Potterbusch, The George Washington University Libraries & Academic Innovation - Seeking Sustainability and Inclusivity with Transparent Practices for Research Data Management
Heather Soyka, School of Information, Kent State University - Radical Collaboration: An Archival View
Nancy Y. McGovern, MIT Libraries - Forward Together
Nancy Y. McGovern, MIT Libraries
Research Library Issues no. 296 (2018) is freely available from ARL Digital Publications.
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