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<div>The School of Information and Library Science and the Odum Institute at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the MANTRA team at the University of Edinburgh are pleased to announce the forthcoming Coursera MOOC (Massive Open Online Course),
Research Data Management and Sharing. </div>
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<div>This is a collaboration of the UNC-CH CRADLE team (Curating Research Assets and Data Using Lifecycle Education) and MANTRA. </div>
<div>CRADLE has been funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop training for both researchers and library professionals. MANTRA was designed as a prime resource for postgraduate training in research data management skills and
is used by learners worldwide.</div>
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<div>The MOOC uses the Coursera on-demand format to provide short, video-based lessons and assessments across a five-week period, but learners can proceed at their own pace. Although no formal credit is assigned for the MOOC, Statements of Accomplishment will
be available to any learner who completes a course for a small fee.</div>
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<div>The Research Data Management and Sharing MOOC will launch 1<font size="1"><span style="font-size:4.3pt;"><sup>st</sup></span></font> March, 2016. Subjects covered in the 5-week course follow the stages of any research project. They are:</div>
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<li>Understanding Research Data</li><li>Data Management Planning</li><li>Working with Data</li><li>Sharing Data</li><li>Archiving Data</li></ul>
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<div>Dr. Helen Tibbo from the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill delivers four of the five sets of lessons, and Sarah Jones, Digital Curation Centre, delivers the University of Edinburgh-developed
content in Week 3, Working with Data. Quizzes and supplementary videos add to the learning experience, and assignments are peer reviewed by fellow learners, with questions and answers handled by peers and team teachers in the forum.</div>
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<div>Staff from both organizations will monitor the learning forums and the peer-reviewed assignments to make sure learners are on the right track, and to watch for adjustments needed in course content.</div>
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<div>The course is open to enrolment now, and will ‘go live’ on 1<font size="1"><span style="font-size:4.3pt;"><sup>st</sup></span></font> March.</div>
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<div>Hashtag: #RDMSmooc</div>
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<div>A preview of one of the supplementary videos is now available on Youtube:</div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="4"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Please join us in this data adventure. -Helen</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor </span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">President, 2010-2011 & Fellow, Society of American Archivists</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">School of Information and Library Science </span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">201 Manning Hall, CB#3360</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill </span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Tel: 919-962-8063</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Fax: 919-962-8071</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri"><a href="mailto:tibbo@ils.unc.edu"><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="blue"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><u>tibbo@ils.unc.edu</u></span></font></a></font></div>
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