Santos, Uillis de Assis; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0154-2824; https://lattes.cnpq.br/8877652983745586
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.
