RDMLA – Research Data Management Librarian Academy

The Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) is a free online training program for librarians, information professionals and other professionals working in a data-intensive environment worldwide. Within this framework, a wide range of different topics and content is offered, consisting of eight asynchronous self-paced learning units: introduction to RDM, research data lifecycle and “research culture and ecosystem”, stakeholders, project management, data visualization tools such as R and Tableau, introduction to data analysis, programming skills in Python and Jupyter Notebook, copyright, licensing and privacy issues, and curation and archiving of data. Each unit includes several components of the following three features: On an informational level, learning objectives are taught and provided in the form of video lectures, presentation slides and reading material. Case studies and interactive formats can be used to supplement the content. And after each learning unit, discussion questions and quizzes on the concept can be used as assessment methods.