With presenters covering topics ranging from provenance to preservation to publication of data, the RDAP13 Poster Session provided a wealth of information on recent trends in research data management. Posters ran the gamut with new explorations into systems and support for accessing, preserving and sharing research data.

The poster presented by David Fearon and Betsy Gunea of the Johns Hopkins University Data Management Services team demonstrated the challenges inherent in supporting previously published data. In a time when many librarians and information professionals are exploring methods to engage with faculty and student researchers, JHU presents a compelling model for working with PhD candidates to archive data related to their publications. The experience posed a challenge in providing support to document and prepare data underlying already published results and reaffirmed the importance of working with researchers earlier in the data collection process to effectively create project metadata.