Post on 20-Dec-2015
Background• Study funded under HEFCE Shared Services
Programme consists of 3 parts:• Feasibility Study: Case study sites researcher
and support services data gathering completed – Analysis and initial options in interim report put to
Steering Cttee 10 July• Business Plan and Governance developed
July-Oct• Final Report by December 2008 to HEFCE
July Interim Report to UKRDS Steering Committee
(copies of interim report available from: www.ukrds.ac.uk)
Final versions of component parts of the Study to be released later
Coverage
• Analysis of the present situation• Identification of a range of options for
provision of a UKRDS• Options Appraisal for further work• Appendices - Interim Report UKRDS Survey of
the Researcher Viewpoint
UKRDS Survey of the Researcher Viewpoint
• Survey covered 4 universities: Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Oxford
• Online Questionnaire completed by Bristol, Leeds, Leicester – 179 responses covering 500 researchers
• Oxford 40 separate interviews with their research groups covering approx 200 researchers
UKRDS “Strawman”Options• No Change – This would leave the current situation in place and
UKRDS does not exist in any form (except in a long-forgotten report). Some disciplines would be well-provided for, others would not.
• Massively Centralised – Many of our contacts assumed that UKRDS was all about providing a massive national data repository, either a new facility at a single location or a virtual repository spread over a number of institutions. We consider this option to be the most invasive and expensive of the options.
• “Hybrid/Umbrella” – In this model, UKRDS acts as an umbrella organisation, representing the interests of many UK data repositories, both those based around single institutions and those based on storage for a single discipline.
• Business case and processes for “Hybrid/Umbrella” Option being developed
UKRDS Delivery Options
• Separate legal entity or..• UKRDS embedded within an existing legal entity/host
organisation • Have begun mapping possible relationships and
processes...
Research Professional
Prepares Proposal (Including DMP)
Funder Approves Proposal
Research Team Carries Out
Research Project
Project Report
Research Data
Inst
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nal
Dat
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ervi
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Data Management Plan
Research Project Process
Research Data Sharing Process
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User Enquiry
Update for status + changes since initial registration
UKRDS Planning and Administration Functions
UKRDS Management and administration
Service Provider Administration
Policy and Strategy
Access Management
Training and Development
Relationship Management
Advisory Services
Foresight Development
Tools, Methodologies and Handbooks
International Access Services
Citation Repositories
Capacity planning & Investment
Accreditation & Certification
UKRDS Basic Processes
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Processes mapped
• Macro level processes and functions• Processes mapped to both:
– Generic services, and – The DCC Curation Lifecycle model (Conceptualise
level)
Testing Processes under particular scenarios
• Four scenarios following stages of a research project
• Consider relevance of scenarios• Look at processes associated with each• Look at points at which UKRDS might deliver
or assist to improve upon current practise
UKRDS Stakeholders
Processes defined by
needs of the Communities
Venture Capitalists
Commercial users & generators
of data
Public sector users &
generators of data *
Other educational institutions
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Processes defined by
needs of the Communities
Venture Capitalists
Commercial users & generators
of data
Public sector users &
generators of data *
Other educational institutions
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Processes defined by
needs of the Communities
Venture Capitalists
Commercial users & generators
of data
Public sector users &
generators of data *
Other educational institutions
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Venture Capitalists
Commercial users & generators
of data
Public sector users &
generators of data *
Other educational institutions
Venture Capitalists
Commercial users & generators
of data
Public sector users &
generators of data *
Other educational institutions
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Communities of interest
Early
Adopters
Later
Adopters
Vendors .
UKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
UKRDSUKRDSUKRDS
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts
Funders
Service providers
International links
Journal and data publishers
HEIs & Research Institutes
(academic status)
• Researchers• IT Directors• Librarians• Archivists• other experts Others
.
Where do we go from here?
• Draft Business Plan to Steering Committee/HEFCE
• Tough Financial Backdrop• “Pathfinder” approach to build UKRDS
incrementally• Hope to build on partnerships established
with case study sites, and involve others including some funders and service providers.