Level, Allison V., authorOehlerts, Beth, authorCranston, Catherine, authorMcLure, Merinda, authorCulbertson, Mike, authorThe Johns Hopkins University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032014portal: Libraries and the Academy 14, no. 2 (2014): 139-164.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81401Colorado State University librarians conducted five focus groups with thirty-one faculty, research scientists, and research associates. The groups explored: (1) The nature of data sets that these researchers create or maintain; (2) How participants manage their data; (3) Needs for support that the participants identify in relation to sharing, curating, and preserving their data; and (4) The feasibility of adapting the Purdue University Libraries' Data Curation Profiles Toolkit interview protocol for use in focus groups with researchers. The authors report their review of related literature, themes that emerged from analysis of the focus groups, and implications for related library services.born digitalreportseng©2014 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in PORTAL: LIBRARIES AND THE ACADEMY, Volume 14, Number 2, April, 2014, pages 139-164.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.focus groupsdata curationdata managementfacultyacademic librariesText