Librarians and Research Data Management Services: Branching Out Into Big Data

In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course, to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not, explain why. You may also combine a “should/should not” approach if you would like to argue both sides. NNLM will feature responses from different participants over the coming weeks. Written by: Rose Fredrick, Digital Repository Librarian, Health Sciences Library, Creighton University Big data has a different nature than traditional research data. It is more immediate and ephemeral which creates large, eclectic datasets that are not easily categorized or managed with traditional data science tools.  It is changing the way research is done and the health sciences in particular are discovering new possibilities for studies by aggregating multiple sources of patient data, like wearable health trackers and electronic health records. These transformative studies also give health science librarians an opportunity to support data scientists by building upon existing research data management services.  The librarian’s role in research data management is well-established and this creates a natural launching point for librarians to expand into big data research services. Many libraries already provide a full array of data service...
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