This workshop will serve as an introduction to the processes and challenges of being a Data Librarian. Using real questions from real users, this hands-on workshop will go through the process of: Acquisition -- finding and obtaining dataArchiving -- preserving and cataloging data for daily and long-term useAccess -- providing the means for users to get the dataAssistance -- helping users make sense of data and metadata in order to get the file or files in a format they can use Participants are

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... ncouraged to bring their own experiences to share and explore with one another. No prior experience will be necessary to attend. Intended Audience: Individuals providing data services.