Gestão de dados científicos nas Bibliotecas das Universidades Federais do Nordeste Brasileiro: análise à luz da Ciência Aberta

Abstract

The dynamics of the data-centric scientific context, which began in the 20th century, fostered new perspectives for the scientific ecosystem, with the recognition of data as input for research feedback in science. Faced with this new configuration, demands emerged for the sharing of datasets and the creation of Data Management Plans as requirements from scientific Journals and research funding agencies. From this perspective, university libraries, as knowledge mediators, began to play a crucial the role in formulating services and products for the research data management within Higher education Institutions. It is within this context of significant changes in scientific production and communication that the present research sought to investigate the landscape of promoting services and products for research data management evident in the library systems of federal universities in Brazilian Northeast. The General Objective proposed: to diagnose how library systems of federal universities in the Brazilian Northeast are promoting or preparing to promote the research data management from their institutions. To achieve this, the following specific objectives were chosen: a) to map, from the scientific literature, which services and products exits for research data management; b) to investigate the website of libraries of foreign higher education institutions for the existence of services and products aimed at research data management, contributing complementary information for the preparation of the diagnosis; c) to identify the stage of services and products for research data management in the library systems of universities in the Brazilian Northeast. The methodology is descriptive with a qualitative and quantitative approach, and in terms of technical procedures it is classified as a literature review, documentary research, and survey. The sample consisted of fourteen library systems of federal universities in Brazilian Northeast, with a questionnaire applied to the directors and coordinators of these library systems. The research revealed a low offer of services and products for research data management, high percentage absence of planning for the investigated library systems to offer currently unavailable services and products in the future, and a lack of knowledge among some coordinators and directors of library systems regarding research data management. The current scenario highlights the need to adopt guidelines and practices aligned with the principles of Open Science focused on research data management.