Purpose

This study aims to investigate the perceptions of academic librarians regarding research data services (RDS) in academic library environments. This study also examines a range of challenges in RDS from the perspectives of academic librarians.

Design/methodology/approach

A nationwide online survey was administered to academic librarians engaged in data services at research universities around the USA. The collected survey responses were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics, hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling.

Findings

Academic librarians perceived that consultation services would be more valuable to users than technical services in offering RDS. Accordingly, skills associated with consultation services such as instructional skills and data management planning were perceived by participants to be more important. The results revealed that academic libraries would need to seek collaboration opportunities with other units on campus to develop and offer RDS, especially technical services.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the existing body of research on the topic of data services in research universities. The study investigated various types of specific professional competencies and used clustering analysis to identify closely associated groups of service types. In addition, this study comprehensively examined both relevant resources for and barriers to RDS.

中文翻译：

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学术馆员视角下的研究数据服务

目的

本研究旨在调查学术图书馆员对学术图书馆环境中的研究数据服务 (RDS) 的看法。本研究还从学术图书馆员的角度审视了 RDS 中的一系列挑战。

设计/方法/方法

对在美国各地研究型大学从事数据服务的学术图书馆员进行了一项全国性在线调查。使用描述性统计、层次聚类和多维尺度对收集到的调查响应进行定量分析。

发现

学术图书馆员认为，在提供 RDS 方面，咨询服务比技术服务对用户更有价值。因此，参与者认为与咨询服务相关的技能（例如教学技能和数据管理计划）更为重要。结果表明，高校图书馆需要寻求与校园内其他单位的合作机会，以开发和提供 RDS，尤其是技术服务。

原创性/价值

本研究有助于研究型大学中现有的关于数据服务主题的研究。该研究调查了各种类型的特定专业能力，并使用聚类分析来确定密切相关的服务类型组。此外，本研究全面考察了 RDS 的相关资源和障碍。