Data Services Specialization (DSS)

DSS

The DSS is built upon the Data Services Competency: Health and biomedical information professionals with competency in Data Services engage with and support users across the data life cycle to promote data literacy, data science, and open science practices. It encompassess these skill areas:

  • Applying principles of data literacy
  • Establishing and advancing data services
  • Supporting research data best pratices
  • Applying knowledge of research methods, ethics and rigor, and open science practices
  • Providing training and consultation on data-related topics
         

Level I

Acquiring Level I skills will give you a solid grounding in all areas of the Data Services competency.

 

Level II

Level II is under construction. Requirements have not been set.

Learn more about this specialization and what it can do for you.

 

Level I Approved, Scheduled, and On-Demand Data Services Courses

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R for All of Us: Basic Coding Training*

Dive into R and discover its endless possibilities. This 2-day, live, online course will cover installing/loading packages, loading data, creating data objects, learning basic R commands, shaping and filtering data, writing data/graphics into output files, visualizing, and merging data.
Information Services Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
Online
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Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Curation and Documentation

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Security, Storage and Preservation

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
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Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Sharing and Publishing

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
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Research Data Management - On Demand: Open Science and Data Science

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
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Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA)

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
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Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Unit 11, Data Curation and Archiving

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners. This unit will introduce you to the concepts, frameworks, and practices involved in preserving research data.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
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Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Unit 2, Navigating Research Culture

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.This unit introduces you to types of research, researcher roles, & offices supporting research you may encounter as a Research Data Management Librarian.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
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Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Unit 4, Launching Data Services

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.In this unit, you will grapple with institutional character and stakeholders in launching research data services.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
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Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) Unit 5, Project Management and Assessment

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.In this unit you will learn about how a traditional project plan can aid you in your development of a research data management service.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization

Level II Approved, Scheduled, and On-Demand Data Services Courses

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Master Data Cleaning and Wrangling with OpenRefine and Python - CE200

If you begin this course with no understanding of OpenRefine or Python or if you know some Python, you’ll leave the course with data management programming skills that will enable you to increase your value in your workplace! Join us at MLA ’24 in Portland, OR for this course.
MLA '24 Information Management Data Services Specialization
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Preparing Your Workshops on the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans - DMSPs (Recorded)

2022 is a great year for your library to offer new data services and for you to expand your data services skill set!
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
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Sharing it Ethically: Research Lifecycle Support for Sharing Human Participants Data (Recording)

Health sciences librarians: Learn how to take advantage of your unique position to guide researchers through the complicated process of ethically sharing human subjects data.
Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
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Uninformed Participants and Informed Choices: Social Media Data in Health Sciences Research (Recording)

If you work with data or support researchers who do, this webinar will prepare you to address legal and ethical issues in the use of social media data in health sciences research.
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
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Using Common Data Elements to Enhance Research Data (Recording)

Learn how you can use Common Data Elements (CDEs) to assist researchers and guide clinicians and others in interpreting research.
CE Passport MLA Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization
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Working with Research Partners to Coordinate Domain-Specific Data Services (Recording)

Explore service examples, identify scientific research data challenges, and leave with checklists you can tailor to your community.
Information Services CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization