Space for Listening: Using a library unConference as an alternative method of communication

Meeting name

RDAP Summit 2018

Meeting location

Chicago, IL U.S.A

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

3-21-2018

Abstract

UNLV Libraries are participating in the development of campus infrastructure and services to support data discovery, curation, and preservation. Positioning the Libraries as a partner in and space for this development, we organized a faculty Research Data Management unConference during our campus Research Week. We envisioned the unConference as a forum for faculty from across campus to engage with each other and librarians; it was also intended as a way for the Libraries to learn about faculty needs around research data management, identifying potential partners, problems, and areas of support. Invited speakers from across campus gave short presentations on different aspects of data management, followed by in-depth discussions of participant-selected topics relevant to RDM. The interactions we facilitated, and the feedback we received, helped inform our next steps as the Libraries move the RDM conversation forward. This presentation will cover the process of organizing and facilitating an unConference, successful elements, and lessons learned in outreach and faculty engagement.

Keywords

Alternative communication; Data; Events; Libraries; Poster; RDAP; rdap18; rdap2018; RDM; Research Data Management; unConference

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

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