(via Julia Bauder, Grinnell College)
Do you ever help students or faculty with research data management? Does that work involve teaching them the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to manage research data on their own? Then you are invited and encouraged to submit chapter proposals for an upcoming book to be published by ALA Editions, tentatively titled Teaching Research Data Management. Each chapter should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words, and should include a discussion of the ways in which you and/or your colleagues and institution are teaching research data management skills to students (at any level), faculty, and staff.
Possible topics for these case studies could include, but are not limited to, methods for incorporating research data management topics into library instruction sessions, experiences promoting research data management, or strategies for getting community buy-in for good research data management practices across your institution. Chapters covering outreach to populations that less commonly receive research data management instruction, such as social sciences and humanities departments or undergraduate students, are particularly encouraged.
To submit a proposal, please e-mail the following to bauderj@grinnell.edu by Friday, August 14:
- An approximately 400-word summary of the proposed chapter.
- For each author:
- Name, institution, and current title.
- A list of previous publications.
- If no previous publications, please include or link to a writing sample.
Timeline:
August 14, 2020: Chapter proposals due.
September 11, 2020: Authors notified of acceptance of chapter proposals.
December 18, 2020: Chapter drafts due.
February 1, 2021: Chapter drafts returned to authors for revisions.
April 5, 2021: Chapter revisions due.
Thank you for considering submitting a proposal. Please, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Julia Bauder, Teaching Research Data Management editor, at bauderj@grinnell.edu.