  The study examined the research data management and related services offered
by South Asian countries' academic libraries. Research applied quantitative
approach and survey research design method were used for this study. The survey
questionnaire was distributed randomly to academic library professionals in
five countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The
sample population comprised 67 library professionals from various institutes of
five countries. The study recommends that institutes or funding organizations
support staff to attend conferences and workshops on research data management,
library professionals have to join MOOC to take courses related to research
data services, Institute or professionals conduct in-house staff workshops and
presentations. The study also found that 64.2 per cent agreed compliance with
funder requirements and preservation are major issues.
