New Research Support Coordinator at UH Libraries
Adam Townes is the new research support coordinator at UH Libraries.
The University of Houston Libraries welcomes Adam Townes, the new research support coordinator in Liaison Services.
In this role, Townes will help UH faculty and graduate students with data management planning, and will address research-related inquiries. He is also working to strengthen the Libraries’ partnership with the UH Division of Research in order to better align the Libraries’ data management services with the needs of the University, and to help expand the Libraries’ role in the broader scope of research activities on campus. Other projects include collaboration on the creation of an institutional repository.
While working in the library at the University of Alabama as an undergraduate, Townes was encouraged to pursue a PhD in information science at Drexel University. There, his research focused on low-income populations and public libraries. He then moved on to a grant-funded project with the Federal Aviation Administration, in which he led a software development team on streamlining data repository functions for researchers. The project involved bringing data management systems into compliance with federal mandates stating that National Science Foundation researchers must file a data management plan, including the sharing and preserving of data.
Townes’ focus in the next six months to a year will be on instructing graduate students with data management issues and serving as a consultant on the use of research tools and methods.
Miscellany about Adam
- Favorite books are The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End.
- Favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan.
- He is an avid computer gamer.
- First impressions of the University and Libraries: “It’s a beautiful campus. The institutional culture of Liaison Services and the library has helped me get acclimated to the way of life and the workflows here. It’s been a positive experience for me.”