New digital technologies have profoundly transformed academic research
across all disciplines, necessitating the evolution of corresponding
research data-related services. This presentation will discuss and reflect
on a reshaped service model for research data management (RDM) at a
Canadian university founded on collaboration between multiple stakeholders.
This initiative, along with a newly formed team dedicated to RDM service
provision, is a joint effort by the institution's Vice-Principal Research,
Library, IT Services, and Research Ethics units.
The McGill Digital Research Services (DRS) team assists researchers in
navigating the increasingly complex digital research ecosystem by providing
advice and support on activities related to RDM, research software, and
advanced research computing. The presenter will discuss new collaborative
services such as "query the panel" sessions where researchers across all
disciplines are welcome to bring their questions about data sharing, data
security, software vetting, or data management topics. This presentation
will also highlight the use of Jira's service desk software as a backend
user management system to triage researcher questions so that they reach
the appropriate campus unit and are addressed in a timely manner.