University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Odum Institute for Research in Social Science)

The Odum Institute at the University of North Carolina, the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University, and the Cornell University Institute for Social and Economic Research will plan the development of an evidence-based librarian and archivist training program focused on data curation for reproducibility. As the role of librarians in research grows quickly, formal education curricula cannot always keep up. This grant supports steps toward the development of a Data Curation for Reproducibility (Data CURE) continuing education program to help fill gaps in the current skillsets of librarians and archivists who are adapting their roles to support reproducible research. The planning project will consist of four primary activities: an environmental scan, the development of a curricular framework, strategic planning, and community engagement.