[Open Access News] Data management in Canada: new toolkit

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Gavin Baker

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Jan 13, 2010, 2:45:05 PM1/13/10

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Canadian Association of Research Libraries, CARL Produces Data Management Awareness Toolkit, press release, January 8, 2010.

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the availability of Research Data: Unseen Opportunities. The purpose of the toolkit is to enable research library directors to raise awareness of the issues of data management with administrators and researchers on campus.

The purpose of the toolkit is to enable research library directors to raise awareness of the issues of data management with administrators and researchers on campus.

Data are valuable assets that in some cases have an unlimited potential for reuse. The awareness toolkit underscores the need to ensure that research data are managed throughout the data lifecycle so that they are understandable and usable. ...

Research Data: Unseen Opportunities provides readers with a general understanding of the current state of research data in Canada and internationally. It is organized into seven sections: The Big Picture; Major Benefits of Data Management; Current Context; Case Studies; Gaps in Data Stewardship in Canada; Data Management Policies in Canada; Responses to Faculty/Administrative Concerns; What Can Be Done on Campus? ...