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Title | ||
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Moving a brick building: UK libraries coping with research data management as a 'wicked' problem. |
Abstract | ||
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The purpose of this paper is to explore the value to librarians of seeing research data management as a 'wicked' problem. Wicked problems are unique, complex problems which are defined differently by different stakeholders making them particularly intractable. Data from 26 semi-structured in-depth telephone interviews with librarians was analysed to see how far their perceptions of research data management aligned with the 16 features of a wicked problem identified from the literature. To a large extent research data management is perceived to be wicked, though over time good practices may emerge to help to 'tame' the problem. How interviewees thought research data management should be approached reflected this realisation. The generic value of the concept of wicked problems is considered and some first thoughts about how the curriculum for new entrants to the profession can prepare them for such problems are presented. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.1177/0961000614533717 | JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Academic libraries,data curation,library roles,research data management,research support,United Kingdom,wicked problems | Computer science,Coping (psychology),Data curation,Curriculum,Realisation,Library science,Perception,Data management,Wicked problem,Complex problems | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
48.0 | 1.0 | 0961-0006 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
4 | 0.51 | 10 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew M. Cox | 1 | 166 | 21.92 |
| Stephen Pinfield | 2 | 105 | 20.32 |
| Jennifer Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.51 |