7 Professional Development Opportunities
As you build your Research Data Services program, it’s important to look for opportunities for faculty and staff to engage in professional development including conferences, trainings, workshops, classes, and more. The following Conferences are great opportunities to connect with other RDS librarians.
The following is a list of conferences and professional development opportunities, but it should be considered a starting point and not a final, authoritative collection.
| Ranking | |
| +++ | High value for learning skills, developing expertise |
| ++ | Some expertise development, good networking |
| + | Networking, discipline specific data info |
| Conferences | Focus | Value for building RDS | Notes |
| Midwest Data Librarian Symposium | Unconference, networking, theme varies | ++ | Hands on and interactive, good opportunity to meet colleagues in the region |
| Southeast Data Librarian Symposium | Proposal driven by data librarians | +++ | Topics are peer reviewed before selection, emphasis on new developments in the field |
| RDAP Summit | Three-day, global conference. Competitive proposal submissions | +++ | Broad range of talks and formats. Presenters with recognized expertise. |
| IASSIST Annual Conference | Global conference on all aspects of social science data | Broad range of topics and discussions, not all pertinent to United States |
| Level | |
| Novice | New to librarianship, new to data librarianship |
| Intermediate | Library experience, new to data librarianship |
| Experienced | Skill development for working data librarians |
| Training | Focus | Level |
| Research Data Management Librarian Academy | Reskilling for librarians who are new to data librarianship | Intermediate |
| Data Curation Network (DCN) | Modules for learning specific data curation skills | Experienced |
| Library Juice Academy | Online courses, professional development for certification or reskilling. Paid registration | All |
