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Robin RiceEDINA and Data Library, University of EdinburghRepository Fringe, Edinburgh, 2-3 September 2010
Developing services to support research data management and sharing
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Data Library service
Edinburgh DataShare
Recent JISC projects DISC-UK DataShare
(2007-2009) Data Audit
Framework Implementation (2008)
Research Data MANTRA (2010-2012)
Services and projects
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What is a data library?
A data library refers to both the content and the services that foster use of collections of numeric, audio-visual, textual or geospatial data sets for secondary use in research.
Support for using data at UoEfinding…accessing …using …teaching …
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DISC-UK DataShare project
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Barriers to deposit
Lack of clarity about ethics, rights, ownership
Fear of errors found by users
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More barriers
Fear of ‘scooping’
Poor documentation
No incentives
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Recommendation to JISC: “JISC should develop a Data Audit Framework to enable all universities and colleges to carry out an audit of departmental data collections ...” Liz Lyon (2007). Dealing with Data: Roles, Rights,
Responsibilities and Relationships
Findings from DAF pilots
Inadequate storage space and backup
Lack of understanding of research data management (RDM)
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More findings from DAF
Lack of good practice guidance and advice
Lack of clarity about roles and responsibilities
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Responses
Develop services & support for RDM
Develop online guidance
Develop training
Develop University policy
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Online guidance
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Research Data MANTRA project (MANagement TRAining)
Open online learning materials in RDM for postgrads and early career researchers
Grounded in three disciplines, working with graduate schools
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More MANTRA
Video stories from senior researchers
Data handling exercises in four software analysis packages.
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Towards a University Data Policy
Clarify data ownership
Guidance on retention periods
A formal procedure for data transfer
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Procedures and plans should include:
documentation to an identified minimum standard
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Data Management Plans
as well as:
arrangements for access and re-use
legal compliance
secure storage & backup 18
Data Management Plans
5 strands
RDM infrastructure projects
RDM planning projects
Support and tools projects
Citing, linking, integrating and publishing (CLIP) research data projects
RDM training materials projects 19
JISC Managing Research Data Programme
Image attributions
iStock Photo, slide 2 iStock Photo, ChartsBin - flickr, mkandlez –
flickr, 4 Donald McLeod – flickr, 7 remuz – flickr, 8 European Parliament – flickr, 10 .ash – flickr, 14 quasimondo – flickr, 15 litherland – flickr, 16 Photo courtesy Orange County Archives,
17 Steve Rhode – flickr, 18 20