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CHICAGO — Research Data Management (RDM) has become a professional topic of great importance internationally following changes in scholarship and government policies about the sharing of research data. “,” published by and available through the , provides an accessible introduction and guide to RDM with engaging tasks for the reader to follow and develop their knowledge. Starting by exploring the world of research and the importance and complexity of data in the research process, authors Andrew Cox and Eddy Verbaan consider how a multi-professional support service can be created. They then examine the decisions that need to be made in designing different types of research data service, from local policy creation and training to creating a data repository. Coverage includes:

• a discussion of the drivers and barriers to RDM;
• institutional policy and making the case for Research Data Services;
• practical data management;
• data literacy and training researchers;
• ethics and research data services; and
• case studies and practical advice from working in a Research Data Service.

Cox is a senior lecturer at the Information School, University of Sheffield, UK and led the RDMRose Project. His research interests include virtual community, social media and library responses to technology. He coordinates Sheffield’s MSc in Digital Library Management. Verbaan is Head of Library Research Support at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He established a Research Data Management infrastructure at Sheffield Hallam University and worked as a Research Associate at the Information School, The University of Sheffield, on RDM-related projects. He has a PhD in history and an MSc in Digital Library Management.

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