1.1. The role of a data steward
Today data stewards play a critical role in supporting researchers. This module will help you to better understand why the role of a data steward is so important and what responsibilities it involves in the changing data landscape. You will also learn about different approaches to stewardship service provision.
By the end of this module, you will:
- Understand the range of skills and knowledge associated with data stewardship.
- Be aware of different approaches to stewardship service provision.
Watch a video about the roles of data stewards (14 min).
Learning activities
After watching the video, take a short quiz to test your knowledge of the role of data stewards (5 min).
Learning resources
Below are some additional readings you may find useful:
- Turning FAIR into reality. Final report and action plan from the European Commission expert group on FAIR data (2019).
- Building digital workforce capacity and skills for data-intensive science. This OECD report looks at the human resource requirements for data-intensive science, focusing primarily on research conducted in the public sector, and the related challenges and training needs (2020).
- Digital skills for FAIR and Open Science. Report from the EOSC Executive Board Skills and Training Working Group providing a framework for building competence and capabilities for EOSC (2021).
- Turning FAIR into reality. Final report and action plan from the European Commission expert group on FAIR data (2019).