Get to Know Your Data Specialists for Love Data Week
New Brunswick
February 10 through 14 is Love Data Week, and this year's celebration is all about getting to know your data specialists. We have several librarians across the university who specialize in working with different types of data, so read on to learn how they can help you with all of your data needs.
Have you worked with one of our experts on a data-related project? Show them some love on social media with the hashtag #lovedata20.
Francesca Giannetti (@jo_frankie)
Who are you?
I am Francesca Giannetti, the digital humanities librarian at Rutgers–New Brunswick, and subject liaison to the Departments of Classics, French, and Italian, and the Program in Comparative Literature.
What are your areas of expertise?
In my digital humanities work, my areas of expertise include humanistic applications of XML technologies such as text and music encoding, statistical programming in R for data and text analysis, and geographic information systems for narrative and thematic mapping.
How can you help people with their research data?
I can help you with taking a data-driven approach to the study of cultural and historical texts and events, whether that involves mapping the references to places in a novel, visualizing historic demographic data, curating and preserving humanistic datasets, or creating an online edition of a text or piece of music.
Laura Palumbo (@LauraBPalumbo)
Who are you?
I’m Laura Palumbo, the physical sciences librarian and science data specialist for the New Brunswick Libraries. I am the liaison to the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Physics and Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. I provide guidance on information resources and research, and instruction in information literacy and data management. I’m the team leader of the Research Data Services Team in New Brunswick.
What are your areas of expertise?
I’m knowledgeable about the data management requirements of funding agencies, including metadata, data repositories, data management tools and platforms, and policies and best practices for data sharing. I have experience in instruction, and have organized workshops in these areas for undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and librarians. I am a presenter of the ACRL Roadshow on Research Data Management for liaison librarians across the country.
How can you help people with their research data?
I can advise on data management plan requirements for your project and find appropriate data repositories for your data. I can provide you with resources and guidance on data management tools and electronic lab notebooks. I’m happy to provide instruction or organize a workshop on data management plans and practices for your students, your lab group, your department, or other Rutgers organization.
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