... in adapting to the digital change and how librarians should adopt contemporary technologies. Presentations focused on research data management, ethical challenges in digital preservation and opportunities for innovation through collaboration. Originality/value Conference stands out for its combination...

...Lulu Qiu; Elsie Zhou; Tiffany Yu; Neil Smyth Purpose Librarians are challenged by technology transformations in research data metrics to re-position in the evolving cycles of research production, communication and evaluation. They are also are challenged by the new and emerging strategic needs...

...Carolyn Schubert; Yasmeen Shorish; Paul Frankel; Kelly Giles Purpose The purpose of the paper is to report on the presentations and discussions from The Evolution of Data conference. Design/methodology/approach Conference report. Findings Review of presentations about research data...