The Reality of the Performance of Egyptian Libraries and Information Centers in Managing Research Data in the Field of Agriculture: An Evaluation Study

The Role of Libraries and Information Centers in the Management of Research Data within the Agricultural Sector in Egypt is critically significant. It encompasses the collection, preservation, maintenance, and dissemination of Research Data to support educational and scholarly endeavors. The Researcher employed a descriptive-analytical approach, utilizing a validated checklist comprising four main aspects to assess various aspects of Research Data Management, to achieve this objective. The study concluded several important results, the most prominent of which are : the Research Data deposit function is considered a fundamental task for all libraries included in the study, with a 100% implementation rate ; library specialists make up 57.14% of the study population; Research Data, in its various forms, represents 33.33% of the contents of the libraries ; the results showed that only 23.80% of the studied libraries manage Research Data effectively; and 38.09% of libraries were found to lack an official policy that defines the procedures for handling Research Data of Agricultural Researchers.