History
The University Libraries began offering full-time Data Services in spring, 2015, with the creation of a full-time Data Librarian. This position was charged with gathering and leading a campus-wide committee of key stake holders to identify campus concerns and issues and work collaboratively to implement solutions.
The campus committee, motivated by the OSTP Memorandum of April 2013, which required results of federally funded research to be made publicly available, worked to develop a system to assist USU researchers in managing their federally funded data and publications. The committee concluded its work in late 2016.
Research Data Management Services (RDMS) resides in and is managed by the University Libraries by one full-time faculty member, the Data Librarian, one full time non-exempt employee, and student assistants.