Investigation of Research Data Maturity in Academic Libraries of Developed Countries
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Date
2025
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University of Embu
Abstract
A major development in academic libraries has been their recog-
nition of the need to support research data services (RDS) to ad-
vance knowledge and science, augment novel solutions to social and
economic impediments, and amplify immense potentials for com-
petitiveness, productivity, and livability. This study investigated
research data service maturity in academic libraries of developed
countries with the intent to provide valuable insights and implica-
tions for other academic libraries. The maturity model informed
the study. The study used in-depth web analysis and literature re-
view to examine research data services in top-rated 100 university
libraries of developed countries. Study findings showed a clear and
well-developed landscape of research data services in these aca-
demic libraries; 81 (94%) of the investigated universities offered a
wide array of both informational and technical services. The most
common services consisted research data curation and storage ser-
vice 81 (94%), research data management and training service 81
(94%), research data management reference service 80 (93%), re-
search data introduction service 80 (93%) and data management
plan and guidance 79 (92%) respectively. The least common service
was the resource recommendation service 64 (74%). Study findings,
therefore, suggest that the current services are extensive, robust
and mature, signifying an overall maturity of the RDS landscape in
academic libraries of developed countries
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Research data management, academic libraries, developed Coun- tries
Citation
https: //doi.org/10.1145/3560107.3560153