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Research data services in libraries: a systematic
literature review
Muhammad Safdar
National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Shafiq Ur Rehman
Deanship of Library Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Arif
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and
Murtaza Ashiq
Islamabad Model College for Boys H-9, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to systematically collect and review all studies which have been conducted on research data services in
libraries across the globe.
Design/methodology/approach – Six world-renowned scholarly databases were searched and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews
and Meta-Analyses guidelines were used for the identification and selection of eligible studies. The studies were then assessed using a well-
renowned framework for the quality assessment of research studies.
Findings – The results revealed that the libraries were engaged in providing different types of research data services such as identification,
acquisition, management and preservation of research data. They also arranged training programs, supported the publishing and sharing of data
and dealt with the licensing and copyright issues related to data.
Research limitations/implications – The results of this study would be helpful for researchers and organizations, especially those engaged in
educational activities, in understanding the current scenario of research data services in the world libraries. Furthermore, the findings offer valuable
insights to library professionals regarding the types of research support services available globally. This would enable them to play an integral role in
planning, designing and implementing such services in their libraries.
Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind that systematically collects and reviews the literature on
research data services in libraries worldwide.
Keywords Data management, Data services in libraries, Library and research data, Research data, Research data services,
Researchers and research data
Paper type Literature review

Introduction Library services are now of paramount importance for both

individuals as well as educational institutions (Jamshed et al.,
Libraries have been part of human civilization since ancient 2020; Mahesh and Adithyakumari, 2017).
times and are considered to be an integral part of all educational Academic and research libraries offer various services
and research institutions. They help facilitate faculty, ranging from the acquisition to the preservation of data,
researchers and students to achieve their academic and information and knowledge. Library professionals not only
research goals (Cha and Kim, 2015; Jurkowski, 2006; Korobili facilitate library patrons but are also involved in the
et al., 2006; Makworo, 2012). The technological developments management of library collections and other research-related
during the past two decades have greatly impacted the mode activities (Ashiq et al., 2018; Flores et al., 2015; Haddow and
and access to information, knowledge, resources and services. Mamtora, 2017; Kennan et al., 2014; Kumar, 2015). It is,
They have also extended the role of libraries beyond the therefore, imperative to recognize the emerging role of library
traditional (Ashiq et al., 2020), and libraries are now professionals in the knowledge-based economy. Librarians play
considered to be critically important for the various educational an important role in human capacity building, policymaking, as
activities that occur in an information-rich environment. well as in creating compatible smart services (e.g. maker spaces,
scholarly communication, outreach services and information

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and digital literacies), and raising societal awareness in this This study is intended to identify the type of research data
digital age (Ashiq et al., 2020). services reported in libraries and methods used to conduct the
Presently, libraries offer numerous traditional as well as reviewed literature Another purpose of this study was to
knowledge-based services to their users and are one of the main identify the quality of the reviewed studies and research trends
stakeholders in institutional research activities (Flores et al., on the topic under the study. The review is finalized in March
2015; Johnson et al., 2012). However, they routinely face 2021 and structured into multiple sections such as research
various challenges, especially from policymakers, and are questions investigated and methodology used in the study,
required to justify their presence in contemporary institutions. results on the topic, discussion to compare the findings with the
The fast-paced developments in information and previous literature, implications, limitations and conclusion of
communication technologies, the increasing trend in research the study.
and the decreasing library budgets further aggravate the
situation in educational institutions worldwide. Despite all Research questions
these issues, this challenging environment also brings The aim of the study is to shed light on the type of research data
opportunities for libraries to innovate and develop services that services reported in libraries and methods used to conduct the
can facilitate research and development at their institutions in reviewed literature. The review also aimed to identify the
these difficult times (Corrall et al., 2013; Kennan et al., 2014). quality of the reviewed studies and research trends on the topic
Consequently, innovative research support services are the under the study. Therefore, the following research questions
leading trend in higher education institutions (Pryor et al., were framed to achieve the study’s aim:
2014). Some researchers consider them “ground-breaking” in
higher education (Hswe and Holt, 2011; Sanjeeva, 2018), Q1. What types of research data services studies have been
whereas others (Cox and Tam, 2018) consider them to be a reported so far in libraries?
black-box of research for academic libraries that can be opened
Q2. What methods were used to explore the research data
with the support of all concerned stakeholders, i.e. researchers,
services in libraries?
faculty and students. Keeping this in mind, library
professionals need to stay abreast of all emerging research Q3. What is the quality level of the reviewed studies?
services and related trends and be involved in research data
services. These services encompass multiple research-related Q4. What are the trends of research in research data services
tasks such as supporting researchers in planning, collecting, in libraries across the globe?
describing, preserving, discovering as well as analyzing research
data. They enable library professionals to support researchers
in the research data life cycle (Flores et al., 2015; Volentine Methodology
et al., 2017). Furthermore, these services not only facilitate
This research study was conducted using the systematic
researchers but also make libraries relevant in the current
literature review method and the preferred items for systematic
environment. They also raise them to a position of strength in
reviews and meta-analysis guidelines (PRISMA) were used
their receptive organizations in this era of budgetary constraints
(Moher et al., 2015) to conduct this review. PRISMA
and competitive research. Consequently, library professionals
guidelines provide a comprehensive checklist for conducting a
have made concerted efforts to re-orient themselves and offer systematic review (Meert et al., 2016). PRISMA guidelines are
innovative services to cater to the needs of their users (Cox, also considered vital for researchers aiming to produce a quality
2018). systematic review and judge (critically) the research produced
Several researchers have investigated research data services in different subjects and different geographical locations of the
(Cox et al., 2015; Ince et al., 2021; Joo and Peters, 2020; world (Moher et al., 2009).
Koltay, 2017) and have emphasized that an in-depth
exploration of research data services was needed (Zaidane and Search strategy
Koizumi, 2019). However, researchers identified a dearth of a The following keywords were used to conduct a systematic
literature on the topic under this study. Therefore, this search of the related literature: “research data and library or
systematic literature review was conducted to report a libraries” OR “research data service or research data services and
comprehensive view of the research being conducted on library or libraries” OR “data service or data services and library
research data services across the globe and to fill the research or libraries” OR “research service or research services and library
gaps. It is hoped that this scholarly effort would support faculty, or libraries” OR “research data management and library”.
students and researchers in getting acquainted with the Total 6 world-renowned databases such as Education
research data services being offered in the world libraries and Resources Information Center (ERIC), Scopus, Information
might play an integral role in facilitating them in demanding Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Library and
such services, if not available in their libraries. This study would Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Web of Science (WoS)
help educational institutions, libraries and information science and Google Scholar were searched to retrieve the relevant
professionals to know the current scenario of the world studies on the topic under this systematic review.
libraries’ research data services. It would also play a vital role in
helping them in designing and offering innovative research data Studies’ selection and exclusion criteria
services in their libraries to support the academic and research Studies reporting research data services and published in the
activities of their users. English language were reviewed in the study. Research contents
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produced in a language other than English were excluded. However, medical literature reports numerous checklists for
However, no exclusion criterion regarding the year of judging the quality of qualitative and quantitative research
publication of a study was applied. Therefore, publications (Boynton and Greenhalgh, 2004; Khan et al., 2011; Kmet
published in any year were eligible for inclusion. Similarly, et al., 2004) and various researchers have used different
there were no limitations imposed about the region of the checklists to conduct systematic reviews. The authors choose
published studies. All contents types such as journal research Boynton and Greenhalgh’s (2004) checklist to judge the quality
articles, conference papers, dissertation and theses were of the selected studies in this review. Several other researchers
considered for this systematic review. However, books were have also used this checklist for assessing the quality of research
excluded, given the lengthier nature of a book. in previously conducted systematic reviews (Rafique and
Mahmood, 2018; Safdar et al., 2020).
Data extraction In this review, researchers considered 6 dimensions to
Criteria regarding the selection of studies for this scholarly work evaluate the quality of the selected studies. These included
are explained in Figure 1. The details of the screening, selection scores related to research questions and objectives, sample size,
and exclusion of the studies are also documented in the figure. scale, responses, coding, analysis of data and presentation of
In total, 3,511 relevant records were retrieved from 6 well- the research findings. The maximum possible score was 13 for a
reputed research databases, namely, ERIC, Scopus, LISTA, study that fulfilled the entire criteria. However, majority (19) of
LISA, WoS and Google Scholar. The researchers selected the the studies’ quality score remained between 8 and 13. This
relevant studies in two stages. First, by scanning the collected shows that research conducted on the topic under the study is
studies’ titles and abstracts, and second, by the reading of full- of good quality.
text publications of the studies. A total of 26 studies were
chosen for the review after applying the exclusion criteria. The
Results
authors then created a table for the extraction of the data
related to authors, publication years, countries, population, Researchers searched six world-renowned scholarly databases
sampling (size), services related to research data, scales used such as ERIC, Scopus, LISTA, LISA, WoS and Google
from the selected studies. Scholar and identified 3,511 potential records for the review.
Following the PRISMA guidelines, each study’s title was then
Assessment of studies’ quality scanned. All duplications and irrelevant results were also
Assessment of research studies to be considered for a review removed. The process helped to identify and retrieve eighty-
(systematic) is critically important. Non-availability of a single seven (n = 87) full text potentially relevant records. A total of 61
(agreed) definition regarding studies’ quality makes it quite (n = 61) records were further excluded, as they did not meet the
challenging to assess research quality (Kitchenham, 2004). devised inclusion criteria. In the end, 26 (n = 26) studies were

Figure 1 A PRISMA procedure for research data services in libraries

Identification

Identified by manual
Databases search
search (n = 23)
records, n = 3511

Records after duplicates removed

(n = 2685) Records excluded
(n = 2593)
• Irrelevant.
Screening

• Language other
than English.
Potentially relevant records after
screening title and abstracts
(n = 92)
Records excluded
(n=5)
• Full text not found
Eligibility

Full text articles assessed for eligibility

(n = 87)

Full text articles excluded

(n = 61)
•No service related to RDS found
Included

Studies included in review

(n = 26)

Source: Adapted from Moher et al. (2009)

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found to be eligible for this study. Table 1 presents the details of to policy development, licensing and other issues associated
the characteristics of the selected studies such as country, with the copyright protection of data.
publication year, population, sample size, types of research data
services and data collection tool used in the study. Range of the years of publication and population of the
reviewed studies
Research data services in libraries The data presented in Table 1 explains that the publication
year of the reviewed studies ranged from 2013 to 2020 and
Services related to identification, access, organization, most of the research studies (23) collected the data from the
sharing of research data library professionals or from the library websites.
The results presented in Table 1 reveal that libraries were
offering different types of research data services to help support
Methods and types of data collection scales used in the
research-related activities in academic institutions. These reviewed studies
services included the identification, location and acquisition of Among the 26 studies that were reviewed, nine had used the
data. The systematic review also highlighted that libraries also questionnaire method, two had used the interview method and
offered research data services related to the organization, two had used both interview and questionnaire methods for
dissemination and sharing of data to their patrons. data collection. Surprisingly, 13 studies, out of 26, had not
explicitly mentioned the technique used for data collection.
Facilitating researchers identify platforms offering Furthermore, only 5 studies shared details of the scales used
research support services in the research process, and the remaining 21 studies did not
Libraries were found to support researchers in leveraging mention anything in that regard. This, non-reporting about the
platforms offering research support services to access extended scale used in the research, contributed toward reducing the
services related to their research. maximum quality score of the reviewed studies.
For this systematic literature review, the researchers used
Research-related training and logistic support services Boynton and Greenhalgh’s (2004) guidelines for assessing the
for researchers quality of the studies reviewed. The results presented in
The reviewed studies reported various research support Table 2 highlight that the score of the studies included in this
services which offered logistical support to researchers in review ranged from 6 to 13. The reviewed studies scored lowest
sharing and managing the computer-related facilities such as for the instrument, as most of the research studies had not
software, hardware and internet needed to manage their reported pilot testing, validity and reliability of the used scales.
research data. The reviewed research indicated that training Furthermore, 10 studies had not shared any information about
opportunities for working with research data and its the tools that were used in the research. This resulted in the
management were also being provided by libraries, and they lowest score for research instruments. Despite this, majority
arranged workshops and seminars to train researchers in the (19) of the reviewed research papers scored from 8 to 13.
efficient and smooth handling of research data. The results of this study highlighted that the USA was
leading (seven studies) the way in research on research data
Research consultancy, analysis, publishing, handling services in libraries. There was also a visible trend toward
and management of metadata services collaborative research (six studies) among researchers
The systematic review also highlighted that the research data belonging to different countries (Figure 2).
services related to the handling and management of metadata
were also available for researchers. For such services, libraries Publishing journals and databases/sources
tended to provide consultancy services to the researchers for Results presented in Table 3 confirmed that journal Journal of
the creation and handling of metadata files. Furthermore, the the Australian Library and Information Association and database
studies confirmed that libraries provided support in the “Taylor & Francis Online” stood first in terms of having studies
analysis, data visualization and citation-related tasks. Services (three and four, respectively) on the topic. Detailed results are
related to the publication of research were also identified in the presented in Table 3.
reviewed research.
Discussion
Institutional repository, preservation and copyright The detailed review of the relevant studies revealed that
related services libraries were offering research data services in terms of
The systematic review also highlighted that libraries developed identification and acquisition of data. These results are in line
and maintained institutional repositories for the organization with those of previous research studies (Meert et al., 2016;
and storage of research data. It can be maintained that this Mounce, 2010; Todd and Kuhlthau, 2005), which had
service, ultimately, ensured the long-term safe storage of the concluded that libraries supported researchers in identifying
institutional research data and played a pivotal role in providing and acquiring research-related contents and acted as research
access to research data in the future. In addition to the services support entities. The results also highlighted that libraries
mentioned above, libraries were also offering services such as supported researchers in identifying other avenues of gaining
curation, data mining and preservation of data to support research support services related to their research data. Gibson
research in their institutions. Finally, the findings of the et al. (2009) had also pinpointed that libraries supported their
reviewed studies showed that libraries provided services related researchers in collecting information about research support
Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

Scale used
(Adopted,
adapted, or
self-developed)
Type of research (NR denotes Data collection
Study Country Population Sample size data service not reported) technique
Faniel and USA Library professionals 36 Data management plan, data submission, data NR Interview
Connaway (2018) management
Chiware and Botswana, Lesotho, Library professionals 57 IR support, data sources’ usage and Adapted Questionnaire
Becker (2018) Malawi, Namibia, South and IT professionals identification, support regarding geospatial
Africa, Swaziland, analysis and GIS, purchase of data, advice to
Zambia and Zimbabwe acquire, subscribe, copyright sand patents,
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support for software and analysis, planning,

management, publishing, identification,
Research data services in libraries

citation, sharing, access, policies and

application of standardized metadata, data
mining, storage, organizing and backup of data,
workshop, and training on research data
Cox et al. (2017) Australia, Canada, Library professionals 361 Research data related support, guidance, and Adapted Questionnaire
Germany, Ireland, the advocacy
Netherlands,
New Zealand, and the
UK
Peters (2017) UK Library 1 Curation of research data, awareness, NR NR
mentoring, and literacy related to data
Tenopir et al. USA and Canada Library professionals 223 Prepare manuals, finding, identification, NR Questionnaire
(2014) consultation and preparation and management
of data
Sesartic and Switzerland Library 1 Publishing and preserving data NR NR
Töwe (2016)
Wang (2013) USA Library 1 Services related to reference, collection, NR NR
computing, analysis, visualization, and
management of data
Yu et al. (2017) Australia Library 1 Library guides, training to archive, publish, – –
process and analysis of data, repositories
Van Loon et al. USA Academic institutions 119 Backups, sharing and preserving of data, data NR Questionnaire
(2017) (Colleges and Schools) repository
Tenopir et al. European academic Directors 333 Support (technical) research data services (RDS), Adapted Questionnaire
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(2017) research libraries data identification, creation of metadata, data

de-accessioning, consultative RDS such as
training colleagues, data management plan,
metadata standards, outreach, citation, web
guides, participation with researcher
(continued)
Table 1

Scale used
(Adopted,
adapted, or
self-developed)
Type of research (NR denotes Data collection
Study Country Population Sample size data service not reported) technique
Shelly and Australia Websites 13 Policy related to research, management and NR NR
Jacksonm (2018) open access support, guides, storage,
repository, research data storage
Pinfield et al. UK Liberians 26 Support regarding plans for management of NR Interviews
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(2014) data, trainings, helpdesk

Tenopir (2016) USA Library professionals 333 Data management plan related consultation, NR Questionnaire
Research data services in libraries

services related to outreaching and

collaboration with other platforms providing
RDS, creation of web guides and aids for data,
participation with researchers in research
related projects, finding and citation of data,
training fellow workers on RDS, policy
development, technical support for RDS, data
deselection, preparation of data for submission,
creation or transformation of metadata,
identification, and selection of data
Morgan et al. Australia Libraries 3 Trainings and workshops about management of NR NR
(2017) data
Kvale and Norway Nr NR Trainings and seminars on research data NR NR
Stangeland
(2017)
Khan, Chang and USA 20 web sites CA Data management, citing, and sharing manuals, NR NR
Kim (2018) support in understanding requirements of
funders, help in finding RDS websites,
availability of data repository, submission,
analysis, consultancy, life cycle, acquisition,
curation, access, processing and planning of
data
Si et al. (2015) America, UK, Australia, Libraries and Librarians 87 Introducing research data, data management NR NR
Canada, Netherland, plans’ guidelines, curation and storage of data,
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China, Sweden trainings on management of data, data

management references, recommendations for
resources
(continued)
Table 1

Scale used
(Adopted,
adapted, or
self-developed)
Type of research (NR denotes Data collection
Study Country Population Sample size data service not reported) technique
Tripathi et al. India Libraries 47 Trainings stuff, manuals, data management NR NR
(2017) plan, maintenance and preservation, publishing
and depositing data, description of data and file
formats, managing and handling data,
organization and saving data of qualitative
nature, referencing and citation of data,
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licensing data, education, workshop, trainings

programs, repositories (institutional)
Research data services in libraries

Chawinga and South Africa Researchers and 169 Computers, repository, software, flash disks, NR Questionnaire
Zinn (2020) Librarians hard drive, accounts for emails, commercial and interview
service, compact disks (hardware, software, and
internet support)
Chiware (2020) South Africa Libraries 13 Creation and management of data systems, Adapted Questionnaire
data management, analysis, interpretation and
preservation, development of software and
policies, security as well as quality control,
standardization and manipulation of metadata,
programming of languages, promotion
regarding open access and data sharing, data
literacy and best practice related teaching, data
interview to assess needs, advice for copyrights,
support to access data, training
Si et al. (2019) USA, UK, China, Libraries 101 Research data management, open access, NR NR
Australia, Canada, scholarly publication, research impact, guides,
Sweden, Singapore, recommendation for research and related tools
New Zealand, The
Netherlands, Ireland,
Denmark, Switzerland,
Finland, Belgium
Tammaro et al. Australia, Austria, Libraries, research 26 Instructions, referencing, outreach, access, NR Questionnaire
(2019) Canada, Germany, centers, departments, preservation and policy, data management, and interview
Netherland, Sweden, data services and system design, support related to research,
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Switzerland, UK, USA archive communicating scholarly, life cycle of data,

domain expertise, open access, statistics, data
management plan, rights, data services, data
science
(continued)
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Scale used
(Adopted,
adapted, or
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self-developed)
Type of research (NR denotes Data collection
Research data services in libraries

Study Country Population Sample size data service not reported) technique
Féret and Cros France Library 1 Data management and related plans, preserving NR NR
(2019) data
Hamad et al. Jordan Library Professionals 215 Databases’ subscription, support regarding use NR Questionnaire
(2019) of databases, sharing and management of data
as well as trainings on use of citation
management and data analysis software
Li, Dressel and USA Library 1 Awareness and education for management of NR NR
Hersey (2019) data and its plans, data reference, help to
purchases, licensing of tools and datasets
related to analysis of data, analysis and
visualization of data related trainings, data
preservation, reuse, GIS, sharing and publishing
related support
Yoon and Schultz USA Libraries 185 Planning, consultation, publishing, sharing, and Adapted Questionnaire
(2017) depositing
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Table 2 Quality assessment details of the included studies

Questions and Coding and Presentation of
design score Sample score Instrument score Response analysis score results score Total score
Studies (Out of 2) (From 2) (Out of 4) score (Out of 2) (Out of 2) (Out of 13)

Faniel and Connaway

(2018) 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Chiware and Becker
(2018) 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Cox et al. (2017) 1 1 3 1 2 2 10
Peters (2017) 1 2 0 1 2 2 8
Tenopir et al. (2014) 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Sesartic and Töwe
(2016) 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Wang (2013) 1 2 0 1 2 2 8
Yu et al. (2017) 1 2 0 1 2 2 8
Van Loon et al. (2017) 1 2 1 1 2 2 9
Tenopir et al. (2017) 1 1 3 1 2 2 10
Shelly and Jacksonm
(2018) 2 1 0 1 2 2 8
Pinfield et al. (2014) 1 1 2 1 2 2 9
Tenopir (2016) 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Morgan et al. (2017) 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Kvale and Stangeland
(2017) 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Khan et al. (2018) 2 2 0 1 1 1 7
Si et al. (2015) 1 2 0 1 2 2 8
Tripathi et al. (2017) 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Chawinga and Zinn
(2020) 2 2 1 1 2 2 10
Chiware (2020) 1 1 1 1 2 2 8
Si et al. (2019) 2 2 0 1 2 2 9
Tammaro et al. (2019) 2 1 1 1 2 2 9
Féret and Cros (2019) 1 2 0 1 1 2 7
Hamad et al. (2019) 2 2 4 1 2 2 13
Li, Dressel and Hersey
(2019) 1 2 0 1 1 1 6
Yoon and Schultz
(2017) 2 2 1 1 2 2 8
Total Score (obtained) 33 42 21 26 45 46 211
Total Score (expected) 52 52 104 26 52 52 338

Figure 2 Country wise number of studies

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
USA Australia UK South Africa Switzerland India Norway France Jordan European USA andAmerica, USA, UK,Australia, Botswana, Australia,
academic Canada UK, China, Austria, Lesotho, Canada,
research Australia, Australia, Canada, Malawi, Germany,
libraries Canada, Canada, Germany, Namibia, Ireland, the
Netherlands, Sweden, Netherlands, South Netherlands,
China, andSingapore, Sweden, Africa, New
Sweden New Switzerland, Swaziland, Zealand, and
Zealand, United Zambia, andthe UK
Netherland, Kingdom Zimbabwe
Ireland, (UK), and
Denmark, United
Switzerland, States (US)
Finland, and
Belgium
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Table 3 Publishing journals and databases/sources

Sr. No. Publishing Journal Quantity S. No. Database/Source Quantity
1. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 3 1. Taylor & Francis Online 4
2. LIBER Quarterly 2 2. Emerald 3
3. IFLA Journal 2 3. SAGE 2
4. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 2 4. Elsevier 2
5. The Electronic Library 2 5. Wiley 2
6. College & Research Libraries 2 6. College & Research Libraries 2
7. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 1 7. Ebscohost 2
8. African Journal of Library Archives and Information Science 1 8. ERIC 1
9. Library Management 1 9. Mircoblogging 1
10. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 1 10. De Gruyter Sau 1
11. New Review of Academic Librarianship 1 11. PLOS One 1
12. Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE on Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 1 12. IFLA Library 1
13. Grey Journal 1 13. ACM 1
14. IFLA WLIC 2017 1 14. ResearchGate 1
15. PLoS One 1 15. liberquarterly.eu 1
16. Libri 1
17. Library & Information Science Research 1
18. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 1
19. Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems 1

service providers. Furthermore, services related to the Tenopir et al., 2017) have emphasized that the provision of
organization, dissemination and sharing of data were being relevant training was vital for libraries in supporting research.
provided to patrons. These results are also consistent with past These results highlight the efforts being made by today’s
literature (Bains, 2017; Daland, 2016; Todd and Kuhlthau, libraries to fulfilling the changing requirements of their
2005) findings that had found that libraries offer such services researchers and facilitating them where ever possible. They also
(organization, dissemination and sharing of data). Hence, it showcase the importance of libraries to the research community
can be maintained that role of libraries as research support and policymakers.
department cannot be ignored. The study results have also This systematic review found the availability of consultancy
reiterated the importance of libraries in information services for researchers regarding the preparation and
acquisition, organization and dissemination; all functions management of the metadata of the produced data. These
which are critical requirements of today’s researchers while services are perhaps because of the current issues, being faced
conducting research in their areas of studies. No doubt, services by researchers, regarding everchanging technology as well as
identified in the reviewed studies are not only the demand of handling and management of research data. Ragon (2019) and
library users of the day but also a requirement of institutions of Tenopir et al. (2017) also indicated that libraries offered
the current era. consultancy services for handling and the management of data.
Another finding of the study was that libraries were providing Such services might also be due to the necessity of data security
hardware, software and internet-related facilities to researchers. as, in the current era, it is important to keep track of records
These results are in line with what has been reported previously and ensure proper data storage and security. Such services
(Ayyanar et al., 2019; Egharevba, 2018). Libraries facilitate make the backbone of data management and are valued by
researchers concerning their ICT requirements, something that present and future researchers. Data management has a central
is the need of the hour and are adapting with the evolving role in the execution of successful research, and it is
technological requirements of the researchers. Doubtlessly, encouraging to see that libraries are venturing into this domain
technological services are considered an integral part of library of research data. However, it has been opined that the
services in this technology-led era. It was, however, noted that developing world libraries need to make further strides in this
the developed countries, such as the USA, were leading the way arena if they are to align themselves with the modern research
in the establishment of innovative research data services. requirements of their dynamic customers.
Developing countries need to follow suit by offering innovative The review disclosed that libraries were offering research
research services to their library users. This can play a pivotal data support services such as analysis, publishing and
role in blurring the concept of decreasing role of libraries visualization of research data to their users. These results are
toward academia and research in the technological era. similar to those of previous studies (Bains, 2017; Borrego
The review indicated that libraries supported researchers et al., 2018). Nowadays, libraries are considered to the
regarding research data management by providing training primary research support service providers within
opportunities. In the current era, it is evident that library organizations. They play an integral role in the overall
professionals are involving themselves in the training sessions research process. The libraries have also reported supporting
for their library users to support their academic- and research- their researchers by developing institutional repositories for
oriented tasks. Several researchers (Southall and Scutt, 2017; the storage of the produced data. Bains (2017) has similarly
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argued that libraries provide institutional repository services Conclusion

to support research services at their institutions. The
The review highlighted that libraries were providing research data
development of such repositories ensures the long-term safe
services to identify, access, manage, store, organize, preserve,
storage of data that can be easily retrieved by all researchers. It
cure, mine, collaborate, publish and share data. They were also
was found that the developed countries appear to be taking the
facilitating policymaking, understanding, training and licensing
lead and the developing world needs to enhance its services in of research for the copyright protection of data. Such support
this regard. The developed countries are taking the lead services are important, as they help researchers in executing
perhaps due to the fact that they have better resources as well timely and worthy research. They also help raise the research
as infrastructure than the developing nations which, as a profile of individuals and their organizations. Furthermore, they
result, facilitates them toward having better services or it enable the institutions to meet their research and academic
might be due to the less interest of developing nation libraries requirements and better align themselves with world trends.
to establish repositories. Moreover, the results disclosed that the reviewed studies
The preservation, curation, data mining and licensing issues were mainly conducted by collecting data from either the
have become central issues in the current climate of rapid library professionals or the library websites. Furthermore, most
technological innovation. This systematic review has found that of the reviewed studies used questionnaires to collect data.
libraries were providing preservation, curation and mining and Majority of the studies had failed to mention the scale used
copyright-related research data services to their users. (adapted, adopted or developed) in the data collection tool.
Numerous researchers (Darch et al., 2020; Michels, 2019; Similarly, the majority of the reviewed research did not share
Nilsson, 2016; Vavousis et al., 2020) have highlighted that the information about the pilot testing, reliability and validity of
library offer such services to make the produced material the tools used. The non-availability of such information
lawful, secure, available to support research in the long-term. It affected the quality score of the reviewed studies. However,
can be said that services related to the preservation and majority (19) of the reviewed research papers scored from 8
copyright can contribute a lot towards proving the importance to 13.
of libraries in this digital era. All libraries should focus on the The results of the study reveal that research on the research
provision of such services and raise awareness among data services in libraries has been conducted across the globe. It
the research community about the value that they can bring to has been reported that while the libraries in both the developed
the research process in institutions. In this technology rich era, and developing countries were offering research data services to
such services are not only of great value but also requirements their clients, the developed countries, especially the USA, were
of the institutions as well as researchers. Therefore, such leading the way. So, the libraries from the developing world
services should be part and parcel of libraries’ research support need to enhance their research data services to better support
services. their researchers.
Finally, it was found that the quality score of most of the This review has multiple theoretical and practical
reviewed studies was less than stellar owing to the lack of implications. The systematic review filled the research gap
information regarding research tools used in the reviewed regarding the research support services being provided in the
studies. Even the studies which shared information regarding world libraries and this, filled research gap, might help
researchers and academicians in knowing the research data
the research scales failed to provide complete details about the
services-related trends in the libraries. The findings of this
pilot testing, validity and reliability of the research instrument
study would be helpful for organizations, especially those in
leading to a low-quality score. Sharing of information (related
academia, in identifying the modern role of libraries in the
to pilot testing, validity, reliability) about the data collection
research life cycle. This systematic review might also help
tool in a study is critically important (Brooks et al., 2016; Tsang
policymakers in understanding the trending library research
et al., 2017). It contributes to letting readers understand the
support services worldwide. Such understanding could
source, quality and meaningfulness of the collected data.
facilitate them in planning trending research related library
Therefore, future research should focus on this area so that services at their institutional libraries to facilitate their students,
readers can clearly understand the quality of data being shared faculty as well as researchers. The faculty and research
in the research studies. graduates could also benefit by understating the role that
research data services play in the research process and help
Limitations of the study them to make their research more successful. The results might
also be beneficial for library professionals, especially those from
This study considered the relevant literature written in the the developing world, in identifying world trends and learning
English language only. Another limitation of this review could from the innovative research services emerging from the
be the possibility of missing important information while developed world libraries. This, as a result, could help them in
assessing the quality of the studies, even though every reviewed planning and implementing such services in their libraries to
research was read comprehensively using a reliable quality facilitate their researchers and institutions. To conclude, it can
assessment tool. Researchers made a comprehensive search of be argued that results of this review might help policymakers,
literature from six well-reputed databases. However, any library professionals, faculty, students as well as researchers
important study might be missed during search and collection understand the current trending research support related
of relevant literature. Therefore, this, missing any valuable library services around the globe and, hence, meet their targets
study, might be counted another limitation of this study. and requirements.
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