声明
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Abstract
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
CHAPTER1：INTRODUCTION
1．1Introduction
1．1．1Research background
1．2Present statement of Kenyan Academic Libraries
1．3Research questions
1．4Significance of the study
CHAPTER 2：LITERATURE REⅥEW
2．1Research Data Management (RDM)
2．1．1 Research Data
2．1．2Research data management in academic libraries
2．2Legal and policy guidelines influencing RDM activities
2．2．1Thelegal framework influencing RDM activities
2．2．2Policy guidelines affecting RDM activities
2．2．3Quality check for RDM
2．3Data curation activities
2．3．1Data capture
2．3．2Data appraisal
2．3．3Data disposal
2．3．4Data description
2．3．5Preservation of data
2．3．6 Data repository
2．3．7Data access
2．3．8Data use and reuse
2．3．9Data transformation
2．3．10Research data sharing
2．4Human resource capabilities(RDM Knowledge，skills and training requirements)
2．4．1 Data training，advocacy and support programs
2．4．2Data management plan (DMP)
2．5Technology and infrastructure for RDM activities
2．6Collaborative partnerships affecting RDM activities
2．7Scholarly communication
2．8Theories supporting RDM
2．8．1Maturity Model
2．8．2Open Archival Information System (OAIS)
2．8．3Other theories supporting RDM
2．9Pertinent literature in relation to research methods
2．10Pertinent literature in relation to data analysis methods
2．11Academic library organizational structure and RDM
CHAPTER3：THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3．1Introduction
3．2Theoreticai Framework
3．2．1 The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model
3．2．2 The Gaps in utilization of the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model
3．2．3Community Capability Model Framework (CCMF)
3．2．4 Suitability of the Community Capability Model Framework to this study
3．2．5 Rationale of using the Community Capability ModelFramework and the DCCC uration Lifestyle Model
CHAPTER4：RESEARCH DESIGN
4．1Introduction
4．2Study paradigm
4．2．1Pragmatist paradigm
4．3Research methods
4．3．1 Mixed methods research
4．4Research design
4．4．1Case study design
4．4．2Survey design
4．5Target population
4．6Sampling techniques and sample size
4．6．1 Sampling techniques
4．6．2Sample size
4．7Data collection techniques
4．7．1Questionnaires
4．7．2Interviews
4．8Validity and Reliability
4．9Data collection procedures
4．10Data analysis
4．11Ethical considerations
CHAPTER 5：PRESENT STATE OF RDM lN KENYAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
5．2Return rate
5．3 Demographic characteristics of participants
5．4 Legal and policy guidelines influencing research data management activities at the University of Nairobi Library
5．4．1Aformal legal framework
5．4．2Availability of policy guidelines that governed RDM activities
5．4．3Research data
5．5Investigation of the data curation activities at the University of Nairobi library
5．5．1Capturing data
5．5．2The types of datasets commonly generated by researchers
5．5．3Volume of research data generated
5．5．4Appraisal of research data
5．5．5Metadata creation
5．5．6 Storage and preservation of research datasets
5．5．7 Access，sharing and reusing research data
5．5．8Responsibility for RDM after leaving the university
5．6 Human resource capabilities (Knowledge，skills and training requirements for RDM activities at the University of Nairobi Library)
5．6．1Level of knowledge you possess in regard to RDM activities
5．6．2Types of skills you possess in regard to RDM activities
5．6．3RDM training needs
5．6．4Research data services and quality (RDS)
5．6．5Data management plan (DMP)
5．7Level of technology and infrastructure readiness for RDM activities at the University of Nairobi Library
5．7．1Satisfaction with computing facilities supporting RDM activities
5．7．2Satisfaction with software solutions supporting RDMActivities
5．7．3Satisfaction with RDM media
5．7．4Sarisfaction with RDM data backup
5．7．5Sarisfaction with RDM security solutions
5．8 Collaborative partnerships affecting research data management activities at the University of Nairobi Library
5．8．1Satisfaction with internal collaborative partnerships
5．8．2Satisfaction with external collaborativepartnerships
5．8．3Satisfaction with collaborative partnerships at international level
5．8．4Benefits of collaborative
5．9Importance，challenges and suggestions of RDM activities
5．9．1Benefits of research data
5．9．2Challenges facing research data management at the library
5．9．3Suggestions to address the challenges
CHAPTER 6：FINDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR RDM IN KENYAN ACADEMIC LIBRAIUES
6．2Preliminary information
6．3Legal and policy guidelines influencing RDM activities
6．3．1Legal framework affecting research data management activities
6．3．2Policy guidelines that governed RDM activities
6．3．3Research data ownership
6．4Data curation activities
6．4．1Research data capture
6．4．2The types of datasets commonly generated by researchers
6．4．3Volume of research data generated
6．4．4Appraisal of research data
6．4．5Metadata creation
6．4．6Research data storage and preservation
6．4．7Access，sharing and reusingof research data
6．4．8Responsibilily of research data once a researcher left
6．5．1 Level of knowledge possessed regarding RDM
6．5．2Knowledge on specific data curation activities
6．5．3Types of skills you possess in regard to RDM
6．5．4RDM training needs
6．5．5Satisfaction with quality of the research data Services
6．5．6Data management plan (DMP)
6．6Level of technology and infrastructure readiness for RDM activities
6．6．1Level of satisfaction with computing facilities
6．6．2Levelof satisfaction with RDM software solutions
6．6．3Level of satisfaction with storage media
6．6．4Level of satisfaetion with RDM data backup tools
6．6．5Level of satisfaction with RDM security solutions
6．7Collaborative partnerships affecting research data management activities
6．7．1Level of satisfaction with collaborative partnerships internally
6．7．2Level ofsatisfaction with collaborative partnerships at national level
6．7．3Level ofsatisfaction with collaborative partnerships at an international level
6．7．4Benefits of collaborative partnerships
6．7．5Benefits of research data management
6．7．6Challenges facing research data management
6．7．7Suggestions to address the RDM challenges
6．8RDM unit
CHAPTER7：SUMMARY
7．2Conclusions
7．3Limitations of the study
7．4．Future research
References
APPENDICES
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