This paper will explore some of the views that were expressed during the Library and
Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) workshop held in cooperation with
the UK’s Digital Curation Centre (DCC) in March 2014. The event provided an ideal
opportunity to assess librarians’ views on the changing research data management
landscape and to consider how these changes might affect the role of academic
librarians in South Africa. The paper compares these views with experiences garnered
through the DCC’s work to support universities in the UK.