Research Data Librarian
Research Data Librarian

Biography

Shannon Sheridan is the Research Data Librarian with Research Information Services (RIS) at PNNL. She’s experienced in scientific data management and works with RIS and Research Computing on building data management capabilities and data literacy across PNNL. Shannon consults with PNNL staff on research data management, supports required data management plans, embeds with research groups to manage and curate data, and leads a focused education program for the PNNL research community on a variety of data management skills. Beyond her role in data management support, Shannon serves as a liaison librarian, conducting literature searches, facilitating information retrieval, generating publication and metrics reports, and delivering user assistance within the library. Shannon received her MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh, and BAs in history, Spanish, and political science from Lycoming College. 

Disciplines and Skills

Research data management

Information management

Data and information literacy instruction

Funder data policy alignment

Data workflow management

Information Retrieval and Literature Search Expertise

Publication metrics

Education

  • Masters In Library & Info Sci in Library/Info Science, University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus
  • Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Lycoming College
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Lycoming College
  • Bachelor of Arts in History, Lycoming College

Affiliations and Professional Service

Research Data Alliance

Research Data Access and Preservation Association

Publications

2020

  • 2020. Generating Interdisciplinary Dialogue. ResearchDataQ Editorial.
  • 2020. Connecting across campus. RDA 16th Plenary Meeting.
  • 2020. Bite-size data skills. Midwest Data Librarian Symposium.
  • 2020. Generating Interdisciplinary Dialogue. ResearchDataQ Editorial.
  • 2020. Building a better badge program. LOEX.
  • 2020. What’s in a Data Story?. Research Data Access and Preservation Association Annual Summit.

2021

  • 2021. An Abnormal Curve: An Exploratory Study of Pre-Service Teachers’ Trials and Tribulations with Data Visualization and Coding. 2021 Colorado/Wyoming Association for Teacher Education (CWATE) Annual Conference.

2019

  • 2019. Converting a face-to-face EBM class to online modules. Medical Library Association Annual Conference.
  • 2019. Reach Out to Elevate Your Research Data Management Services. Medical Library Association Annual Conference.

2018

  • 2018. Constructing a computable biomedical knowledge base for tracking the temporal trends of medical procedures in literature and real-world usage. Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge Conference.

2017

  • 2017. In Support of Cloud Data Storage as Secondary storage for Researcher. Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia ACRL Chapter Spring Conference.