Ms. Kit Greenhill1
1Australian Research Data Commons, Adelaide, Australia
Biography:
Kit helps researchers build better skills to create, analyse and retain HASS and Indigenous data. She applies expertise developed as a university lecturer and a professional librarian to support HASS and Indigenous researchers and data custodians to build communities identifying and addressing skills gaps. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9357-6006
Abstract:
The solution to digital research skills deficits is not always another workshop, nor yet more training. In some cases, examining and changing external conditions beyond the control of researchers may be a more effective way to ensure researchers are better at using eResearch infrastructure.
Other areas to work on include:
– how our universities value the acquisition of eResearch skills,
– making eResearch tools simpler so training sessions are not necessary; or
– providing links to potential skills mentors.
These and other necessary conditions for acquiring eResearch skills were described in feedback from over 600 registrants across 10 two-hour workshops, as part of the co-design process for the Australian Research Data Commons Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and Indigenous Research Data Commons (ARDC HASS & Indigenous RDC).
In outlining the type of digital research infrastructure they needed, HASS and Indigenous researchers and data custodians also discussed their e-research skills needs. This included the types of delivery they prefer, who needs eResearch skills and basic eResearch skills topics needed across all activities in the HASS & Indigenous RDC. Just one proportion of this rich discussion, the necessary conditions for eResearch skills uplift, is described here.