An overview of the KAPTUR project

John Murtagh

Introduction to Research Data Management at University of the

Arts London – 19 November 2012

1 October 2011 – 31 March 2013

Aims KAPTUR will discover, create and pilot a sectoral

model of best practice in the management of research

data in the visual arts.

Kaptur will support the creation of the model

Apply, test and pilot it within the respective institutions.

Results will be fed back into the model, revised & then

published freely to the wider HE community for use and

reuse.

Outcomes 1 Environmental analysis report

Sectoral model of best practice in the management of

research data specifications

Toolkits, training materials, workshops, case studies,

guidance notes, policies, technical requirements

analysis, and financial and sustainability plans.

Outcomes 2 Creation of a pilot demonstrator data management

research service.

Creation of four institutional pilot data management

research systems.

Project Milestones 1 • Monthly progress reports

• Environmental Assessment Report

• Research Data Management Discussion paper

• Technical Analysis Report

• Training Plan

• Four Institutional Workshops for visual arts data

managers

Project Milestones 2 • Toolkit for visual arts researchers

• Toolkit for visual arts data managers

• Four Institutional Data Management Policies (drafted

and in the process of approval)

• Four Institutional Business and Sustainability Plans

• Pilot Demonstrator Service

Project Milestones 3 • At least 3 external presentations/papers/publications

• Four case studies (to be presented at the conference)

• End of project conference (scheduled for 6th March

2013)

• Final report

Key Achievements

SO FAR... Raised awareness

of what research

data is in the visual

arts

(12 in depth

interviews) raised

awareness of

research data

management with

researchers

Increased

knowledge in

types of the

research data

being produced

RDM Policy and

procedures in each

institution by

January 2013

Key Achievements

SO FAR... Increased

awareness with

different

stakeholders of

RDM

Conference:

Managing the

Material: Tackling

Visual Arts as

Research Data

14 September 2012

Developed

working

definitions and

discussed

complexity of

data

Opened discussions

with IT about data

storage

Data Storage - Research Data Management Pilot

Demonstrator

Three different systems

- The Comprehensive Knowledge

Archive Network (CKAN)

Training

programme

2012-2013

DCC Institutional Engagement

Further information

• Kaptur Project http://www.vads.ac.uk/kaptur/

• Kaptur Project blog http://kaptur.wordpress.com

• Presentations http://www.slideshare.net/kaptur_mrd

Managing the Material: Tackling

Visual Arts as Research Data

14 September 2012

http://kapturmrd01.eventbrite.co.uk/

Slide 1 photo London Hatwalk by kenjonbro

Contact

http://twitter.com/UAL_Kaptur

#kaptur_mrd

#jiscmrd

Slide 1 photo London Hatwalk by kenjonbro