The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the results of a questionnaire, developed with the US National Committee for CODATA, intended to identify potential areas of synergy and interests among US-based research data organizations.
This report is a first step in building community among US-based research data organizations. The report will inform the US National Committee for CODATA’s plans for a series of virtual convenings to discuss shared interests among cross-sector research data organizations, culminating in an in-person US Research Data Summit. The aim is to create a shared agenda that reduces duplication of effort within the United States and that positions research data organizations from the US to engage effectively in international discussions.
The questionnaire was distributed to 80 organization representatives with national and international research data goals, including organizations that are cross-functional, disciplinary, representative of scholars, government, industry, nonprofit organizations, and underrepresented communities. Highlights of the results include:
- Of the 80 representatives surveyed, 29 completed the questionnaire, representing a 36.25% completion rate.
- There is an overwhelming need for greater collaboration and communication, including more engagement with industry and underrepresented communities.
- Most of the 29 respondents are actively participating in national and/or international research data strategies and activities.
- Collaboration, connection, consistency, coordination, efficiency, funding, and several strategic opportunities were identified as categories of potential collective action for US-based research data organizations.
Download, read, and share the paper, Identifying Collaboration Priorities for US-Based Research Data Organizations: Questionnaire Results.
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
About the US National Committee for CODATA
The US National Committee for CODATA represents the International Science Council’s (ISC) Committee on Data (CODATA) at the national level.
