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Research 2.0 and Research Data Services in academic and research libraries: priority issues

Tibor Koltay (Institute of Learning Technologies, Eszterházy Károly University, Jászberény, Hungary)

Library Management

ISSN: 0143-5124

Article publication date: 15 August 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of Research Data Services (RDSs), consisting of research data management, data curation and data stewardship, and data literacy education in supporting Research 2.0. Besides this, theory and principles, as well as selected examples of best practices in the relevant fields are presented.

Design/methodology/approach

A literature-based overview of actual insights on tasks and roles that academic and research libraries have to fulfil in order to react to the developments generated by the appearance and growing importance of Research 2.0 is provided. Taking the wide spectre of related issues into account, the discussion is limited to RDSs.

Findings

Even though Research 2.0 is evolving in different countries and some local environments in dissimilar ways, its data-intensive nature requires the helping presence of academic libraries and librarians. Being an emerging phenomenon, it will undoubtedly take several different shapes as it works itself out in time, but librarians should try to discover service niches, which may not be covered by other academic organisations, or their coverage is only partial or even unsatisfactory.

Research limitations/implications

Taking the wide spectre of issues into account, the review of literature is limited to the period between 2014 and 2016.

Originality/value

The paper intends to add to the body of knowledge about the relationship between RDSs and Research 2.0, as well as about the association between the components of the former.

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Acknowledgements

The writing of this paper has been supported by the EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00001 project “Complex Development of Research Capacities and Services at Eszterházy Károly University”.

Citation

Koltay, T. (2017), "Research 2.0 and Research Data Services in academic and research libraries: priority issues", Library Management, Vol. 38 No. 6/7, pp. 345-353. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-11-2016-0082

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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