Library Progress (International)

  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 2

A Study on Research Data Management in University Libraries: A Modern Day Scenario

1Department of Library and Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu627012, India. E-mail: meenakicha@gmail.com

2University Librarian & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu627012, India. E-mail: bala_phd2010@yahoo.com

*Corresponding Author: Dr. P. Balasubramanian, University Librarian & Head, University Librarian & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu627012, India. E-mail: bala_phd2010@yahoo.com

Abstract

The study was done for assessing how research information is being managed in University libraries in Tamil Nadu. The examination additionally tried to survey the difficulties that are in research information managed by University libraries in Tamil Nadu. Twenty five libraries of higher learning and different associations that manage research were chosen utilizing purposive inspecting to take an interest in the examination. An online questionnaire on Survey Monkey was sent to choose the members and telephone conversations were done to catch up with members who neglected to react on schedule. Information that was gathered utilizing interviews were entered manually into Survey Monkey for simple analysis. It was discovered that the required research information managing is not being done. Analysts were dealing with their very own examination information. Information is a by product of the research procedure where published results are the direct outcome. Increasingly more university libraries are getting keen on this information. Information could be as insights, experimental outcomes, observational information, interview recordings, and so forth. Sorting out the fluctuations in the information is a tough challenge for any university library. This is especially so in the present situation of continually changing advancements in technology for information storage and recovery.

Keywords

Research, Interviews, Data, Management, Technologies, Retrieval, Survey Monkey