Early Exposure to Research Data Skills: a Librarian Engagement with a Bioinformatics Class

Research data management and sharing are critical areas of knowledge for researchers at the grant writing and administration levels. Since 2011, libraries have been developing research data services largely in response to sharing mandates targeting primarily higher-level researchers. This presentation will discuss one librarian’s involvement with an early undergraduate course focusing on bioinformatics projects to integrate research data management best practices into the curriculum. Aiming to instill good RDM practices in early researchers' careers has the potential to embed data sharing in the research culture. Instead of being viewed as an additional chore, RDM could be part of one's standard operating procedure, like keeping a lab notebook or writing up the research results. This presentation will contribute a curricular development case study for an undergraduate research-focused audience in a STEM field.

Hannah Chapman Tripp is the Biosciences Librarian at UT Libraries. She supports biosciences related departments in instruction, collections, and research needs; including systematic reviews and data support. She is an advocate for open educational resources and open science.