Recently, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was one of twenty institutions participating in a Supporting Big Data Research Study. The study was organized by Ithaka S+R , a not for profit research and consulting services for libraries and academia. From fall 2020 to spring of 2021, the authors conducted fifteen semi-structured interviews with researchers and faculty at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). This study specifically focused on exploring the role of big data and data science within the context of research, collection, analysis, research communication, training and support. This work presents faculty and researchers practices acquiring data, working with data, issues and challenges. The responses created an opportunity to learn how researchers define big data, use technological resources and share big data. It also provided an opportunity for information professionals to learn of opportunities to expand or create services. Presented by: Chris Wiley, Grainger Engineering Library; Jen Yu-chien, University Library; Carissa Phillips, University Library Zoom Recording ID: 83369387494 UUID: JGSLPJDSSmOrMWmkndLAyw== Meeting Time: 2021-11-04T19:11:09Z