Teaching Data Literacy : (What is the Existing Curriculum, what must be added, and what will be the Role of Libraries?)

The planned and secure handling of data and its conscious and ethically-reflected use is increasingly important in teaching and research. Preparing students for their roles in actively and responsibly shaping a networked knowledge society is closely linked to the development of competencies in professional and responsible data collection, management, evaluation, and use. Data literacy (data competency) is the core competency of the future, but how can it be taught, and can libraries play a role in this? This article deals first with the diverse definitions of the term and then, using this information, develops the theoretical basis of the Data Literacy Initiative (DaLI) of the TH Köln, establishing a link to the research data cycle. DaLI considers technical and mathematical-statistical competencies, as well as the ethical, social, and legal aspects of dealing with all phases of data. First, the various components of the DaLI initiative are explained, the basis of which is the DaLI basic module. Based on the contents of this module will be analyzed, which tasks libraries already address in teaching data literacy and which additional requirements libraries will have to meet in the future.