Doug Blair is Director of Digital Strategy for Carnegie Mellon's University Libraries. In this role, he is helping Libraries develop new services to support research, teaching, and learning. He holds an ITIL Expert certification and has experience with a number of other process frameowkrs (PMI, TQM, Six Sigma, etc). Prior experience includes systems supporting web content management, HR, facilities, mobile devices, and more. Doug holds a BS in Technical and Professional Writing and Editing from Carnegie Mellon. He periodically threatens to finish one or more of the three graduate programs he's started over the past 25 years.
This paper provides guidance on establishing a data stewardship program for administrative data. It clarifies the different types of data stewards and managers and their roles and responsibilities, where they reside in an organization, how they work with colleagues to ensure that the data are maintained, and what special skills or training are needed to meet both university responsibilities and best practices.
In higher education, data about students, employees, administrative and educational activities, and research are increasingly recognized as valuable assets that can be explored to reveal competitive advantages of cost savings, brand image, and improved service delivery.
The ECAR Data Management Working Group (ECAR-DM) has created a framework for research data storage as an aid for higher education institutions establishing and evaluating their institution’s research data storage efforts.
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