Research Data Management for Research Support staff30th June 2015

Isabel Chadwick,

Research Data Management Librarian

rdm-project@open.ac.uk

Contents• What is RDM?

• Project update

• Policy

• Support for RDM

• Coming soon...

What is research data?

“The evidence on which academic researchers build their analytic or other work” (HEFCE 2008)

What is research data management?

“Research data management concerns the organisation of data, from its entry to the research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of

valuable results. It aims to ensure reliable verification of results, and permits new and

innovative research built on existing information."

Digital Curation Centre (2011) Making the Case for Research Data Management

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/Making%20the%20case.pdf

Project update• Initial project: Summer 2012-Winter

2014• Infrastructure project: Summer 2014-

present• Implementation: from September 2015

RCUK policy

“Publicly funded research data are a public good, produced in the public interest, which should be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a timely and responsible manner that does not harm intellectual property.”

RCUK Common Principles on Data Policyhttp://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/datapolicy/

RCUK policy (2)

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/policy-and-legal/overview-funders-data-policies

Horizon 2020 pilot“The notion of 'publication' increasingly includes the data underpinning the publication and results presented, also referred to as 'underlying' data. This data is needed to validate the results presented in the deposited scientific publication and is therefore seen as a crucial part of the publication and an important ingredient enabling scientific best practice.”

Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/hi/oa_pilot/h2020-hi-oa-pilot-guide_en.pdf

Other funders

OU Principles of Research Data Management

“Research data must be managed to the highest standards throughout their lifecycle in order to support excellence in research practice”

Appendix to the OU Research Code of Practice

Selling RDM• Work efficiently and

effectively–Save time and reduce

frustration–Highlight patterns or

connections that might otherwise be missed

• Data is precious• Enable data re-use and

sharing

Services available nowCreating data

•Intranet site•DMPonline •DMP checking•DMP examples•Costing RDM•Ethics – obtaining consent to share data•Drawing up collaboration agreements (with CLS)•Enquiries : rdm-project@open.ac.uk

Processing data

•Intranet site•Help with setting up processes •Tailored training on demand•Zendto

Services available now (2)

Services available now (3)

Analysing data

•Researcher knows best!•IT provide software packages (e.g. NVIVO, SPSS)

Services available now (4)

Preserving data

•Advice on selection/ appraisal•Preparation of data for archive •Help to find a suitable repository

Services available now (5)

Giving access to data

•Data catalogue (ORO)•Data access statements•Advice on licensing•Help to decide access restrictions

Services available now (6)

Re-using data

•Help understanding licences•Help to understand IP and ownership•Help to draw up agreements with data owners (with CLS)

Coming soon...

• Tool for secure collaboration/storage

• Institutional data archive• More training (online and F2F)• Website review

Image credits

Unless otherwise stated, all images are by Jørgen Stamp at http://www.digitalbevaring.dk