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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We proudly announce the launch of Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA). RDMLA is the result of a unique and successful partnership between a LIS academic program, academic health sciences
and research libraries, and Elsevier. The RDMLA and accompanying background information are available at
</span><a href="https://rdmla.github.io/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://rdmla.github.io/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RDMLA is a free online research data management (RDM) professional skill development program for librarians, information professionals, and other professionals who work in a research-intensive environment
throughout the world. As a community built learning program, RDMLA addresses the gap experienced by practicing professionals who wish to learn key aspects of providing RDM services in libraries or other information settings.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The RDMLA differs from other RDM service-learning programs in that it is completely online and can be taken at learners’ convenience for no charge. The RDMLA program consists of the following 8 units,
which can be taken in sequence or separately:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Foundations of Research Data Management (RDM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Navigating research data culture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Advocating and marketing the value of RDM in libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Launching data services in libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Project management and assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Overview of data analysis and visualization tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Overview of coding tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•Overview of platform tools (e.g.,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">Open Science Framework, Mendeley Data</span><span style="color:#111111">) </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Starting 2020<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, Simmons University SLIS will provide CE credit to those who wish to obtain such for a minimal fee.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jean P. Shipman<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">VP, Global Library Relations<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Global Strategic Networks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elsevier<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:j.shipman@elsevier.com">j.shipman@elsevier.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">385-347-1829<o:p></o:p></p>
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