Introduction to Research Data Management
Data management is an increasingly important skill for researchers, whether you are responding to funder mandates, organizing a complex collaborative project, or aspiring to make your data FAIR. This presentation offers an introduction to best practices for research data management. Participants will receive practical suggestions for organizing files, documenting projects, and storing data during and after research is completed. The presenters will also highlight resources and strategies particular to geospatial data and provide information about the data services available to Ohio State researchers.
About the Presenters
Kelsey Badger is the Research Data Librarian at The Ohio State University Libraries. In this newly created position, she is responsible for leading the development of a programmatic approach to research data services. This includes collaborating with units across campus to support the discovery and use of secondary data, processes for scientific reproducibility, and best practices in research data management and sharing. Prior to joining OSU this summer, Badger served as a graduate intern with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Community for Data Integration.
Joshua Sadvari is the Geospatial Information Librarian at The Ohio State University Libraries. In this role, Sadvari is responsible for developing and delivering educational activities to support the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in research and teaching and for acting as a project consultant for faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines who are working with geospatial data, methods, and tools. Through his work, Sadvari saves researchers time by connecting them with appropriate geospatial information resources at their point of need and helps them to effectively use GIS in impactful ways in their scholarship.