（本文发表于Open Access Library Journal 2022年第9卷第2期）

Abstract

Research data management (RDM) practices in China are underdeveloped despite the release of RDM policy on 2nd April 2018 and research to unearth these challenges cannot be overemphasized. The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship among critical stakeholders in RDM specifically from librarians’ perspective to speed up the RDM agenda for maximum benefit. This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to study the relationship among critical stakeholders in RDM. The findings revealed that the relationships among different stakeholders are significantly positive, and that institutions mediate the positive effect of Librarian on researchers’ work. The effect of government on librarians is not significant. This later finding may be largely due to the poor attitudes of government towards the librarians, however, there could be a positive mediating effect rather than direct. This means that the librarians could bring a paradigm shift in RDM. Librarians should take a leadership role in RDM and should be involved in decision making. This could be the way forward to change the status quo in RDM. This study contributes to the discourse by helping to strengthen the existing relationship and also to understand the role of librarians in RDM.

Keywords

Research Data Management, Stakeholders, Librarians, Relationship, Stakeholders’ Relationship

摘要：尽管我国于2018年4月2日发布了科学数据管理办法，但我国的科学数据管理（RDM）实践仍不发达，挖掘这些挑战的研究无论怎样强调都不为过。本研究旨在从图书馆员的角度调查RDM中关键利益相关者之间的关系，以加速RDM进程，实现最大效益。本研究采用结构方程模型（SEM）来研究RDM中关键利益相关者之间的关系。研究结果表明，不同利益相关者之间的关系显著正相关，机构在图书馆员对研究人员工作的积极影响中起到了中介作用。政府对图书馆员的影响并不显著。后面的这一发现可能主要是由于政府对图书馆员的态度不友好，然而，这可能是一种积极的中介效应，而不是直接的。这意味着图书馆员可能会带来RDM的范式转变。图书馆员应在RDM中发挥领导作用，并参与决策。这可能是改变RDM现状的前进方向。本研究有助于加强现有的关键利益相关者之间关系，也有助于理解图书馆员在RDM中的作用。

关键词：科学数据管理；利益相关者；图书馆员；关系；利益相关者关系

链接：Research Data Management in China: Can Librarians Bring a Paradigm Shift? https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=115183 

引用本文：Zotoo, I.K., Liu, G.F., Lu, Z.P. and Essien, F.K. (2022) Research Data Management in China: Can Librarians Bring a Paradigm Shift?. Open Access Library Journal, 9, 1-11. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1108341.