Research@Library at The University of Melbourne

All research support services and information is available under the "logo" Research@Library. See   http://library.unimelb.edu.au/research

The services are delivered across the research lifecycle, that means there is this online platform for the researchers/users, so that they can get what they want when they need it. Have a look at the link above to see what information and services are offered under the various stages of the research lifecycle.

The library also has a Digital Scholarship team. The library's webpage states: 

"Digital Scholarship aims to modernise scholarly practice via digital techniques with the aim of maximising the value of research data. We provide training, advice and examples of good practice in digital humanities, digital archiving and preservation and research data management."

Digital Scholarship services are:

• Research Data Forensics  (services for examining, analysing, recovering, re-using and preserving data stored in digital media in a forensically sound manner)
• Research Data Management  (supporting researchers in managing their research data)
• Research Data Curation  (ongoing, structured processes for capturing and providing stewardship for research data)
• Training and outreach  (workshops that educate on Digital Scholarship-related tools and best practices; events that equip researchers and information professionals with global knowledge of trends in the area of technology and scholarship)

Another interesting thing is SCIP, the Social and Cultural Informatics Platform, that supports research in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and the Visual & Performing Arts. Have a proper look here:  http://scip.unimelb.edu.au/
 
When having the conversation with Donna, the Director for Research and Collections, she also mentioned MANTRA, from the University of Edinburgh.
MANTRA is an online course designed for researchers or others planning to manage digital data as part of the research process (it was funded by JISC Managing Research Data programme).
Research Data MANTRA has developed online learning materials aiming to reflect best practice in research data management grounded in three disciplinary contexts: social science, clinical psychology, and geoscience.
In addition to web-based learning units that students can work through at their own pace, the course includes video interviews with leading academics about data management challenges, and practical exercises in handling data in four software analysis environments: SPSS, NVivo, R and ArcGIS.
The resultant materials are available on a website for anyone to use and will also be deposited with an open licence in JorumOpen, a national repository for open educational resources.
Here you have the link to the online course: http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/

Last but not least, I got to know there is a Researcher@Library Week. 
Researcher@Library Week showcases the many ways the library can support researchers through the research process. There is a range of activities, including hands-on sessions, tours, keynote speakers and presentations. Several of these events are recorded and are made available online. In 2016 there was an ePoster competition. University of Melbourne graduate researchers designed posters to showcase their research, bu they didn't do the 'classic' conference poster but an electronic version that visualised their theses. Btw, the first prize was a $1,000 Visa cash card.
Another great idea that we can adopt at NTNU, can't we???