Assessing Research Compliance for Federally Funded Projects: The Good,the Bad,and the Publicly Accessible |
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| Authors: | Rebekah Cummings Andrea Payant Betty Rozum Michael Shelton Ryan Bushman |
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| Institution: | 1. Digital Matters Librarian, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-2050;2. Metadata Librarian, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9873-1538;3. Data Librarian, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-8424;4. Research Data Library Assistant, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-3937;5. Data Analytics Assistant, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-2000 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract In 2016, Utah State University launched a program to ensure their campus’ federal grant recipients were in compliance with funder mandates to share any data or publications produced as a result of the award. This article discusses how a cross-institutional team of librarians and administrators evaluated the success of this program using online asynchronous focus groups (OAFG) in conjunction with a traditional survey. The challenges and successes of using OAFGs to assess library services are also examined. An OAFG gave participants greater convenience, flexibility, participation, and time to craft answers, eliminating some of the hurdles to traditional focus group participation. |
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| Keywords: | Research data management assessment online asynchronous focus groups (OAFG) grant compliance |
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