Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the knowledge and attitude about research data management, the use of data management methods and the perceived need for support, in relation to participants’ field of research.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a quantitative study. Data were collected by an email survey and sent to 792 academic researchers and doctoral students. Total response rate was 18% (N = 139). The measurement instrument consisted of six sets of questions: about data management plans, the assignment of additional information to research data, about metadata, standard file naming systems, training at data management methods and the storing of research data.

Findings

The main finding is that knowledge about the procedures of data management is limited, and data management is not a normal practice in the researcher's work. They were, however, in general, of the opinion that the university should take the lead by recommending and offering access to the necessary tools of data management. Taken together, the results indicate that there is an urgent need to increase the researcher's understanding of the importance of data management that is based on professional knowledge and to provide them with resources and training that enables them to make effective and productive use of data management methods.

Research limitations/implications

The survey was sent to all members of the population but not a sample of it. Because of the response rate, the results cannot be generalized to all researchers at the university. Nevertheless, the findings may provide an important understanding about their research data procedures, in particular what characterizes their knowledge about data management and attitude towards it.

Practical implications

Awareness of these issues is essential for information specialists at academic libraries, together with other units within the universities, to be able to design infrastructures and develop services that suit the needs of the research community. The findings can be used, to develop data policies and services, based on professional knowledge of best practices and recognized standards that assist the research community at data management.

Originality/value

The study contributes to the existing literature about research data management by examining the results by participants’ field of research. Recognition of the issues is critical in order for information specialists in collaboration with universities to design relevant infrastructures and services for academics and doctoral students that can promote their research data management.

中文翻译：

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数据素养和研究数据管理–共享研究数据的前提条件

目的

本文的目的是研究与参与者研究领域相关的研究数据管理知识，态度，数据管理方法的使用以及支持的感知需求。

设计/方法/方法

这是定量研究。数据通过电子邮件调查收集，并发送给792名学术研究人员和博士生。总回应率为18％（N  = 139）。测量工具包括六组问题：关于数据管理计划，对研究数据的附加信息分配，关于元数据，标准文件命名系统，数据管理方法方面的培训以及研究数据的存储。

发现

主要发现是关于数据管理过程的知识是有限的，并且数据管理不是研究人员工作中的正常实践。但是，他们总体上认为大学应该通过推荐和提供必要的数据管理工具来带头。综上所述，结果表明，迫切需要提高研究人员对基于专业知识的数据管理重要性的理解，并为他们提供资源和培训，以使他们能够有效和高效地使用数据管理方法。 。

研究局限/意义

该调查已发送给所有人口，但没有抽样。由于回应率高，因此无法将结果推广到该大学的所有研究人员。尽管如此，调查结果可能会提供有关他们的研究数据程序的重要理解，尤其是表征他们关于数据管理的知识及其态度的特征。

实际影响

对这些问题的认识对于高校图书馆的信息专家以及大学中的其他部门至关重要，能够设计基础设施并开发适合研究界需求的服务。基于最佳实践的专业知识和公认的标准，这些发现可用于开发数据策略和服务，这些标准有助于研究机构进行数据管理。

创意/价值

通过研究参与者研究领域的结果，该研究为有关研究数据管理的现有文献做出了贡献。为了使信息专家与大学合作，为学者和博士生设计相关的基础设施和服务，以促进他们的研究数据管理，认识到这些问题至关重要。