Summary of the research data services establishment, funding and structures in the case study institutions
| Main similarities between case institutions | Main differences between case institutions |
|---|---|
In all case institutions, data stewardship teams were supported by
| Data stewards are employed in different service organizations. In TU Delft, they are faculty staff. In Purdue, they are employed by the library organization. In Aalto, researchers working at the departments receive a part-time compensation from research services for their data stewardship activities Unique to Purdue: Besides PURR research data staff working as data stewards, Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies Research Data Department also employed Professors, Researchers and Subject Liaisons who also supported researchers’ data handling and sharing Unique to Aalto: Aalto has no dedicated library organization, but library service functions reside in research services |
| Main similarities between case institutions | Main differences between case institutions |
|---|---|
| In all case institutions, data stewardship teams were supported by Full-time professionals at library services or in units providing similar service functions Full-time research software engineers Full-time IT specialists Full-time professionals at legal services Institutional review boards (research ethics committees) | Data stewards are employed in different service organizations. In TU Delft, they are faculty staff. In Purdue, they are employed by the library organization. In Aalto, researchers working at the departments receive a part-time compensation from research services for their data stewardship activities |
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