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An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions
Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/58393 An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions Pienaar, Heila Van Deventer, Martie Matlatse, Refiloe UCTD Research data management (RDM) Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Research Data Management (RDM) has received a lot of attention recently. In South Africa, the importance of RDM has amplified since the release of the National Research Foundation‟s (NRF) open access statement. According to the statement, researchers who receive funding from the NRF must deposit their research output in an open access (OA) repository. In addition, the data supporting the research should be deposited in an accredited OA repository with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for future citations (NRF, 2015: online). The mandate, along with other drivers such as research data re-use, increased impact and validation of research findings has forced institutions to investigate the possibility of offering RDM services in their institutions (Ashley, 2012). It is expected that libraries and Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals will initiate and support RDM in their institutions. LIS professionals will need to upgrade or obtain new skills and knowledge to fulfil their new roles and responsibilities. Various training opportunities are available to interested professionals to improve their knowledge and skills related to RDM. These can be as simple as a workshop or as complex as a university degree. The objective of this research was to identify and evaluate a RDM training intervention to determine whether the training intervention could enhance the knowledge and skills of LIS professionals in South African (SA) Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). An embedded research design was used to investigate whether an RDM workshop, hosted by the Network for Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC), could enhance the LIS professional‟s (participants) perception of their RDM understanding, knowledge and skills. The research found that the RDM workshop was highly successful in enhancing the participant‟s perception of their RDM understanding and knowledge. The RDM workshop was less successful in enhancing the participant‟s perception of their RDM skills. It was recommended that LIS professionals (1) take advantage of the online RDM training material available to enhance their understanding and knowledge of RDM; (2) attend face-to-face training interventions to enhance or develop their RDM skills and (3) enrol in university level educational programmes to gain a qualification in RDM if they qualify. It was also recommended that institutions that provide RDM training should focus on specific aspects of RDM instead of offering a general overview. This research can be used to inspire larger studies or studies that compare two or more RDM training interventions. Carnegie Corporation of New York University of Pretoria Information Science MIT Unrestricted 2016-12-13T12:58:13Z 2016-12-13T12:58:13Z 2016 2016 Mini Dissertation Matlatse, R 2016, An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions, MIT Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58393> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58393 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Research data management (RDM) Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title | An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title_full | An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title_fullStr | An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title_short | An Evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the Research Data Management Knowledge and Skills of Library and Information Science Professionals in South African Higher Education Institutions |
| title_sort | evaluation of a structured training event aimed at enhancing the research data management knowledge and skills of library and information science professionals in south african higher education institutions |
| topic | UCTD Research data management (RDM) Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58393 |