Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
This study investigated research data management services among University libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Research data management is performed for scientific inquiry with the main purpose of adding to the quality of research. In this study, research data management was measured using data creation, data processing, data analysis, data preservation and data reuse as adapted from research data life cycle. The study adopted descriptive survey and structured questionnaires were administered to librarians from selected University libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. For the analysis, the study adopted descriptive statistics using frequency and percentage distribution. Findings of this study revealed that the level of research data management services among the respondents is high with data indicating that they score high on all the metrics of research data management services such as data creation, data analysis, data preservation, data sharing, and data reuse. However, this should be contextualized in the sense that the librarians are providing data management services based on the limited needs of the researchers they serve. The study recommends that stakeholders should focus on the development of research management service policies and training of university librarians on relevant skills.