ARL: New Library Cohort Joins Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative

From an Association of Research Libraries Post by Shawna Taylor:

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is delighted to announce the new set of institutions joining the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, a research project aimed at understanding and addressing the complexities and costs associated with managing and sharing data from funded research.

The cohort will join the current RADS institutions—Duke University, the University at Buffalo, the University of Minnesota, and Washington University in St. Louis—and bring unique expertise and perspectives to our collective endeavor.

The institutions joining the RADS cohort are:

• New York University—Research lead: Nicholas Wolf, Co-Head, Data Services and Research Data Management Librarian
• University of Arizona—Research lead: Fernando Rios, Associate Specialist, Research Data Management
• University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa—Research lead: Hejin Shin, Data Services Librarian (joining UH Mānoa September 16)
• University of Kentucky—Research lead: Isaac Wink, Research Data Librarian
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln—Research lead: Leslie Delserone, Professor/Research Data Services & Science Librarian
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas—Research lead: Amanda Koziura, Head, Scholarly Communication and Data Services
• University of South Carolina—Research lead: Stacy Winchester, Research Data Librarian

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This research investigates how various organizational structures and infrastructure models impact expenses for public access to research data. In analyzing these various models, this research will aid institutions in building efficient and coordinated research data infrastructure to meet federal and public policies for data sharing.

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Initially funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2021 to 2023, the RADS Initiative is currently supported by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (LG-254930-OLS-23) until 2026.

ARL looks forward to the valuable contributions these seven institutions will make to the RADS Initiative. For more information about the initiative, please contact Cynthia Hudson Vitale (cvitale@arl.org) or Shawna Taylor (staylor@arl.org).

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