Summit for Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS)

Goals of the STAIRS Summit:

The STAIRS summit brought together data service providers, institutional repository (IR) managers, data curation professionals and other key stakeholders from across universities who support managing and sharing research data. We used the summit to build up our communities of practice for institutionally based research data services and repositories in academic libraries, identifying common areas of need and exploring ways to strengthen connections between institutions. 

Attendees can expect topics to include:

• What is the current state of institutionally based data services and repositories?
• What are current and emerging expectations for data sharing, as identified in documents such as the Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally-Funded Research, and how can we best incorporate them into institutional policies and practices?
• What challenges and opportunities are common to institutions and where could institutional data service providers work more closely together as a community to address them?

Learn more about the Data Curation Network webinar series and view past events.