RDAP15 Summit Report: Introduction

Abstract

EDITOR'S SUMMARYThe 2015 ASIS&T Research Data Access & Preservation (RDAP) Summit presented an opportunity to explore the current state and challenges facing librarians providing research data services. From pre‐conference meetings and the opening keynote through lightning talks, posters and roundtable discussions, Summit attendees considered data education, outreach and networking and evaluation of progress, all of which are represented in the articles of this special section. Keynote speaker Claudia Neuhauser spoke of the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in research data services, equally challenging for big data and small. Special attention was paid to curating student research data and specialized documentation. A special panel examined the mandate in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo and responses to it.