The growth of data intensive e-research combined with funder requirements in North America and Europe have led to a recognition of the importance of effective research data management (RDM). In response universities, as research institutions, have started to create new infrastructures of support for RDM. These demand both new skills from researchers, and new forms of support by libraries, archives, computing services and research administration.

The workshop will create a space to think about the questions this raises, such as:

• What sorts of new tasks for librarians and archivists are required and what skills are needed to carry these roles out?
• What are the implications for the LIS professions?
• How far does this create new hybrid or even third space roles?
• How far will such support be supplied by outsourcing, shared services and technical solutions?
• And are these simply new services or do they represent a further advance of managerialism, and erosion of academic freedom?

Dr Andrew M. Cox is a senior lecturer in the Information School, University of Sheffield, the UK's first and best information school. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/staff/cox