Post on 06-May-2015
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Policies and InfrastructureTen Recommendations on Research Data Management - What's Next?Scholarly Communication and Research Infrastructures Steering Group
Wolfram Horstmann
Associate Director, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
e-mail: wolfram.horstmann@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Today
Two examples – one medium, one large scale
Commonalities and differences
Reflections
Bielefeld: central RDM activities
Research Data Policy: “Principles” Fully library led IT Services provide servers and storage Coordination post funded by the University Focus group with leading academics Colloquium Knowledge Infrastructure
Bielefeld: centrally supported RDM activities
Data-Service Centre “Business and Organisational Data” Infrastructure for Collaborative Research Project (50PIs,
12 Years) “From Heterogeneity to Inequality” Excellence Cluster “Cognitive Interaction Robotics”
(100PIs, 10 years) Services: metadata, DOIs, storage, VMs, software,
calendars, websites… Storage and housing in IT Services
Bielefeld: local RDM activities
The majority! Desktops, departmental servers, Drop-Box etc.
Several larger specific RDM activities Computer Science Biotechnology/Nanotechnology Spectroscopic Services (multi-department) Physics …
Oxford: central RDM activities
RDM Policy RDM working group Multi-agency approach with Research Services, IT Services, Library,
eResearch and Divisions Externally funded projects for development (e.g. JISC)
Research Services Website Research Data Planning Tool DataBank DataStage DataFinder etc.
Oxford: centrally supported RDM activities
Training in Doctoral Training Centres Storage and housing in IT Services Generic, on demand services, e.g. DOIs, preservation in
the libraries Digital Humanities specialization in the libraries (…Rollout yet to come)
Oxford: local RDM activities
The majority! Desktops, departmental servers, Drop-Box etc.
Several (really large) specific RDM activities Medical Sciences Supercomputing Physics …
Commonalities
Mix of central, centrally supported and local stuff Start with a policy Collaboration of the library, IT and research services
Differences
Bielefeld with vertical rollout Funding through subject specific research University supports coordination post Seeks to connect generic aspects of subject-specific services
Oxford with horizontal rollout Funding for generic tools University develops RDM business models Seeks to adapt to subject specificity during roll out of generic
services
Rollout model
Vertical
Humanities Social Sciences
Science & Technology Medicine
Subject specific services
GenericServices
Horizontal
Humanities
Social Sciences
Science & Technology
Medicine
GenericServices
Subject specific services
Reflections on the LIBER recommendations
4. Actively participate in institutional research data policy development, including resource plans. Encourage and adopt open data policies where appropriate in the research data life cycle. Contact University administration with concrete proposals Build partnerships with individuals in administration Make your numbers – there is nothing more effective than having
a price tag and benchmarking with competitors
Reflections on the LIBER recommendations
9. Get involved in subject specific data management practice. Liaise with researchers for common projects (as service partner) Provide a PI role through the libraries Identify library champions and encourage them to speak with
researchers
Reflections on the LIBER recommendations
10. Offer or mediate secure storage for dynamic and static research data in co-operation with institutional IT units and/or seek exploitation of appropriate cloud services. Work with IT Services, on the basis of a requirement spec. Prepare very simple explanations for storage, preservation and
publication And, again, numbers…
Take home message
RDM works (only) in partnership
Locally with researchers, research services, IT services
Nationally and internationally with subject specific data services, funders, organisations such as
LIBER