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Biography

Kevin Read is a Research Data Management Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). In this role, he collaborates with and supports researchers in managing, preserving, and sharing their research data. Kevin is involved in a number of research data management (RDM) and sharing efforts both at USask as well as nationally through Canada's Digital Research Alliance RDM Network. He has provided RDM and open science training to health sciences librarians throughout his career and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine to do so. His research focuses on identifying methods to improve the discovery, access, management and preservation of sensitive biomedical research data, and how to integrate RDM and open science best practices into undergraduate and graduate education programs.

Activities

Employment (7)

University of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, CA

2019-09 to present | Research Data Management Librarian
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NYU Langone Health: New York City, New York, US

2013-09-01 to 2019-08-31 | Lead, Data Discovery and Data Services Librarian (Health Sciences Library)
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National Library of Medicine: Bethesda, MD, US

2012 to 2014 | Associate Fellow
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British Columbia Women and Children's Hospital: Vancouver, CA

2012 to 2012 | Embedded Librarian (Developmental Centre for Child Health)
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University of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC, CA

2011 to 2012 | Student Reference and Instructional Librarian (Biomedical Branch Library)
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British Columbia Medical Association: Vancouver, BC, CA

2011 to 2012 | Instructional Workshop and Technology Consultant (College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia)
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University of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC, CA

2010 to 2012 | Student Reference and Instructional Librarian (Science and Engineering Library)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC, CA

2010 to 2012 | Master of Library Science (School of Library, Archival and Information Sciences)
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University of British Columbia: Vancouver, BC, CA

2010 to 2012 | Master of Archival Science (School of Library, Archival and Information Science)
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University of Victoria: Victoria, BC, CA

2003 to 2008 | Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) (History in Art)
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Funding (3)

Preparing Medical Librarians to Understand and Teach Research Data Management

2015-09 to 2017-07 | Grant
National Institutes of Health (MD, MD, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1 R25 LM012283-01
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Kevin B. Read

Multicultural Community Dementia Screening

Grant
U.S. National Library of Medicine (MD, MD, US)
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Kevin B. Read

Synaptic Basis of Perceptual Learning in Primary Auditory Cortex

Grant
U.S. National Library of Medicine (MD, MD, US)
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Kevin B. Read

Works (39)

Implementing and Learning from a Summer Research Data Management Training Program for Student Researchers

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
2025-01-06 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1911-9593
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Sarah Rutley
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University of Guelph - Open Journal Systems
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Identifying metadata commonalities across restricted health data sources: A mixed methods study exploring how to improve the discovery of and access to restricted datasets

Journal of eScience Librarianship
2024-08-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Grant Gibson; Ambery Leahey; Lynn Peterson; Sarah Rutley; Julie Shi; Victoria Smith; Kelly Stathis
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Understanding the challenges associated with finding and accessing restricted data in Canada: a mixed methods study

FACETS
2024-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Grant Gibson; Amber Leahey; Lynn Peterson; Sarah Rutley; Julie Shi; Victoria Smith; Kelly Stathis; Carolyn Emery
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Integrating open science education into an undergraduate health professional research program

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2023-03-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Jessica Lieffers; Merle Massie
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A scoping review of ageism towards older adults in cancer care

Journal of Geriatric Oncology
2022-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1879-4068
Contributors: Kevin B. Read
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Health sciences librarians’ engagement in open science: a scoping review

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2021-11-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1558-9439
Part of ISSN: 1536-5050
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Kevin B. Read

Data-sharing practices in publications funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research: a descriptive analysis

CMAJ Open
2021-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2291-0026
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Kevin B. Read

Embracing the value of research data: introducing the JCHLA/JABSC Data Sharing Policy

JCHLA
2021-04 | Journal article
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Kevin B. Read

Data Management Plan Template: Interdisciplinary Health Software/Technology Development

2021-03-02 | Research tool
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Kevin B. Read

Data Management Plan Template: Qualitative Health Sciences Research

2021-03-02 | Research tool
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Kevin B. Read

The Medical Library Association Data Services Competency: a framework for data science and open science skills development

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2020-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Lisa Federer; Erin Diane Foster; Ann Glusker; Margaret Henderson; Kevin Read; Shirley Zhao
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Announcing the Journal of the Medical Library Association’s data sharing policy

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2019-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Katherine G. Akers; Kevin B. Read; Liz Amos; Lisa M. Federer; Ayaba Logan; T. Scott Plutchak
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A model for initiating research data management services at academic libraries

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2019-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Jessica Koos; Rebekah S. Miller; Cathryn F. Miller; Gesina A. Phillips; Laurel Scheinfeld; Alisa Surkis
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A two-tiered curriculum to improve data management practices for researchers

PLOS ONE
2019-05-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; O. Roger Anderson; Catherine Larson; Colleen Gillespie; So Young Oh; Alisa Surkis
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Adapting Data Management Education to Support Clinical Research Projects in an Academic Medical Center

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2019-01 | Journal article
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30598653

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New York University

Practicing what we preach: developing a data sharing policy for the Journal of the Medical Library Association

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2018-04-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin B. Read; Liz Amos; Lisa M. Federer; Ayaba Logan; T. Scott Plutchak; Katherine G. Akers
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A New Hat for Librarians: Providing Redcap Support to Establish the Library As a Central Data Hub

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2018-01 | Journal article
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29339942

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New York University

Common Metadata Elements for Cataloging Biomedical Datasets

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Data Day to Day: building a community of expertise to address data skills gaps in an academic medical center

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2017-04 | Journal article
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New York University

Improving data collection, documentation, and workflow in a dementia screening study

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2017-04 | Journal article
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New York University

Dats: the Data Tag Suite to Enable Discoverability of Datasets

Biorxiv.org : the Preprint Server for Biology
2017-01 | Journal article
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New York University

Building Data Management Services at an Academic Medical Center : an Entrepreneurial Approach

The Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians
2016-11 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN:

1442264284

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NYU HSL FacBib: 2793302

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New York University

Cost Savings and Palliative Care Referrals from the Emergency Department

Physician Leadership Journal
2016-10 | Journal article
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30571866

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New York University

WG3-MetadataSpecifications: DataMed DATS specification v2 - NIH DB2K bioCADDIE

Zenodo
2016-06-01 | Dataset
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Kevin B. Read

Evidence-Based Management Of Caustic Exposures In The Emergency Department

Emergency medicine practice
2016-05 | Journal article
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New York University

NYU Data Catalog

2016-04-27 | License
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Kevin B. Read

Book Review: The Accidental Data Scientist

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada
2016-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin Read
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OF INTEREST * Research data management

JMLA
2015 | Journal article
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Kevin B. Read
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Starting the data conversation: Informing data services at an academic health sciences library

JMLA
2015 | Journal article
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Kevin B. Read
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BUILDING A DATA CATALOG: PROMOTING DATA REUSE AND COLLABORATION AT AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER

Journal of the Medical Library Association
2015-10 | Journal article
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FacBib:1926552

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New York University

Promoting Data Reuse and Collaboration at an Academic Medical Center

International Journal of Digital Curation
2015-02 | Journal article
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Sizing the Problem of Improving Discovery and Access to NIH-Funded Data: A Preliminary Study.

PloS one
2015-01 | Journal article
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Kevin B. Read
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A Commitment to First Nations Data Governance: A Primer for Health Librarians

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association = Journal de l'Association des bibliotheques de la sante du Canada
2014 | Journal article
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New York University

How to avoid a data management nightmare

2014-03 | Website
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FacBib:2187022

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New York University

Building an eScience Thesaurus for Librarians: A Collaboration Between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region and an Associate Fellow at the National Library of Medicine

Journal of escience librarianship
2013 | Journal article
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New York University

Kevin the Librarian : Libraries, data, teaching & technology

2012 | Website
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FacBib:464082

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New York University

Teaching Matters: Increasing Library Visibility through Integrated Classroom Instruction

Partnership: the Canadian journal of library & information practice & research
2011 | Journal article
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FacBib:461232

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New York University

Social media for health care managers: creating a workshop in collaboration with the UBC Centre for Health Care Management

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association
2011-12 | Journal article
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Digging into Digg: Genres of Online News

Proceedings of the 2011 Iconference : 2011 Proceedings : Seattle, Wa, Usa : February 08-11, 2011
2011-08 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN:

1450301215

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NYU HSL FacBib: 2666792

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New York University