[IRTalk] Libraries as important stakeholders in data management: AOSP participation during SCECSAL XXIII, Entebbe, Uganda (23-28 April 2018)

[Ina Smith]

Dear African Colleagues

Librarians are important stakeholders in providing research data support to scientists, because of the many skills they offer, their focus on providing and disseminating access to high quality research information resources, of which data sets one of many. ASSAf - through the AOSP project<http://africanopenscience.org.za/> - contributed to raising awareness amongst librarians during the bi-annual SCECSAL XXIII Conference, hosted by the Uganda Library and Information Association, from 23 to 28 April 2018, in Entebbe, Uganda. In addition to a paper being presented on "The Role of Librarians in transforming the world through Open Data and Open Science"<https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanOpenSciencePl/the-role-of-librarians-in-transforming-the-world-through-open-data-and-open-scienceina-smith>, ASSAf (AOSP) also hosted a workshop on Open Science for librarians<https://www.slideshare.net/AfricanOpenSciencePl/workshop-4-open-science-open-data-for-librariansina-smith>, addressing library roles in terms of:


·         advocating for science and data to be open and transparent;

·         recommending data repositories for researchers to re-use existing datasets;

·         managerial and curation role in terms of managing institutional research data sets, and lastly,

·         integrating research data management training as part of information literacy skills training.

As with all areas, roles are evolving, and more can be added to the above. The Accord on Open Data in a Big Data World<https://www.icsu.org/publications/open-data-in-a-big-data-world> acknowledge the contribution librarians can make, and librarians agreed that more needed to be done in terms of embracing open science and open data, towards achieving the UN SDGs.

Valuable networking took place, and AOSP is looking forward welcoming more librarians across the continent to this conversation, also through AfLIA<http://aflia.net/> and IFLA<https://www.ifla.org/>.

Please get in touch with your library, and enquire about research data support. Also encourage librarians to become part of the conversation.

Kind regards
Ina (on behalf of the AOSP Team)

Ina Smith
Project Manager: African Open Science Platform<http://africanopenscience.org.za/>
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
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