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J Med Libr Assoc. 2018 Jan;106(1):120-126. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2018.327. Epub 2018 Jan 2.
REDCap, an electronic data capture tool, supports good research data management, but many researchers lack familiarity with the tool. While a REDCap administrator provided technical support and a clinical data management support unit provided study design support, a service gap existed.
Librarians with REDCap expertise sought to increase and improve usage through outreach, workshops, and consultations. In collaboration with a REDCap administrator and the director of the clinical data management support unit, the role of the library was established in providing REDCap training and consultations. REDCap trainings were offered to the medical center during the library's quarterly data series, which served as a springboard for offering tailored REDCap support to researchers and research groups.
Providing REDCap support has proved to be an effective way to associate the library with data-related activities in an academic medical center and identify new opportunities for offering data services in the library. By offering REDCap services, the library established strong partnerships with the Information Technology Department, Clinical Data Support Department, and Compliance Office by filling in training gaps, while simultaneously referring users back to these departments when additional expertise was required. These new partnerships continue to grow and serve to position the library as a central data hub in the institution.
电子数据采集工具REDCap有助于实现良好的研究数据管理，但许多研究人员对该工具并不熟悉。虽然有一位REDCap管理员提供技术支持，还有一个临床数据管理支持部门提供研究设计支持，但仍存在服务缺口。
具备REDCap专业知识的图书馆员试图通过宣传、举办研讨会和提供咨询服务来增加并改善其使用情况。图书馆与一位REDCap管理员以及临床数据管理支持部门主任合作，确立图书馆在提供REDCap培训和咨询方面的作用。在图书馆的季度数据系列活动期间，为医疗中心提供了REDCap培训，这成为为研究人员和研究团队提供量身定制的REDCap支持的跳板。
事实证明，提供REDCap支持是使图书馆参与学术医疗中心数据相关活动并发现图书馆提供数据服务新机会的有效方式。通过提供REDCap服务，图书馆通过填补培训缺口与信息技术部、临床数据支持部和合规办公室建立了牢固的伙伴关系，同时在需要额外专业知识时将用户转回到这些部门。这些新的伙伴关系不断发展，有助于将图书馆定位为机构的中央数据中心。
