Practices of Big Data and Data Science Researchers at the University of Virginia: An Ithaka S+R Local Report

This poster includes select findings and the recommendations from an investigation of research practices of Big Data and Data Science Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA). The study was conducted by a team of staff from the UVA Academic Library and UVA Research Computing (RC). Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit research organization, oversaw this study, along with comparable studies at 20 other academic institutions. The goal of Ithaka S+R was to understand the resources and services that researchers who use Big Data and Data Science practices need to be successful in their work. Themes include Data Acquisition and Preprocessing; Ethics of Data Handling; Data Analysis and Programming Languages; Compute Infrastructure; Data/Code/Research Sharing; Teaching and Learning; and Advancing the Discipline. Recommendations to support Big Data and Data Science researchers are provided. This poster was presented at the Research Data Access and Preservation (RDAP) Summit, March 2022.