Department of Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Department of Library and Information, Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea.
Health Info Libr J. 2022 Dec;39(4):347-356. doi: 10.1111/hir.12433. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
The study investigated the research data management (RDM) practices of biomedical researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) representing various biomedical disciplines.
This study aimed to analyse the state of biomedical researchers' RDM practices based on RDM practice levels (individual, laboratory, institution and external). The findings of the study are expected to provide directions to information professionals for effective RDM services.
Semi-structured interviews with 11 researchers were conducted. The interviews were analysed by levels of RDM practices.
The findings revealed that biomedical researchers focus on storing and sharing data and that RDM is performed mainly at the individual level. There seems to be a lack of laboratory level RDM system that allows consistent RDM practices among researchers. External RDM practice is often challenged by not having one responsible for RDM.
Findings suggested a need for an agreed RDM system and customized support, particularly at the laboratory level. Also, institutional support can help researchers prepare for long term data preservation.
Our suggestions emphasize the importance of RDM training and support for long term data preservation, especially at the laboratory level.
本研究调查了代表不同生物医学学科的美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）的生物医学研究人员的研究数据管理（RDM）实践。
本研究旨在根据 RDM 实践水平（个人、实验室、机构和外部）分析生物医学研究人员的 RDM 实践状况。研究结果有望为信息专业人员提供有效 RDM 服务的方向。
对 11 名研究人员进行了半结构化访谈。访谈按 RDM 实践水平进行分析。
研究结果表明，生物医学研究人员专注于存储和共享数据，并且 RDM 主要在个人层面进行。似乎缺乏允许研究人员之间保持一致 RDM 实践的实验室层面的 RDM 系统。外部 RDM 实践常常因没有一个人负责 RDM 而受到挑战。
研究结果表明需要一个商定的 RDM 系统和定制支持，特别是在实验室层面。此外，机构支持可以帮助研究人员为长期数据保存做好准备。
我们的建议强调了 RDM 培训和长期数据保存支持的重要性，特别是在实验室层面。
