DMPonline- changes
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• Good to have an online tool
• Technically well-coded
• Liked ‘sharing’ feature
• Demand for customisations
• Desire to feed into plans
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• Process very long and overwhelming
• Too many questions – too detailed
• Mappings caused confusion
what’s the minimum you can actually get away withwhat’s the minimum you
can actually get away with
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Many of the things people dislike are related to how the Checklist is used in the tool
• Shorten the Checklist
• Change how the Checklist is used in the tool
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Many of the things people dislike are related to how the Checklist is used in the tool
• Shorten the Checklist
• Invert how the Checklist is used in the tool
How the Checklist was used
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• Often asked several questions instead of one
• Questions don’t always match perfectly
• Can make output too long to submit
New approach
Funder or institutional questions asked & answered directly
Use themes to draw in guidance from funders, unis and
disciplines
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This change:
• Asks fewer questions to keep plans short
• Emphasises guidance to help users respond
• Lets users to delve into guidance as needed
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New Checklist for a DMP
13 questions under 8 sections
www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans/checklist
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• Use cases and database re-design complete
• Expect v.4 beta in Aug/Sept for testing
• Roll-out of v.4 from October 2013
Register: https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/users/sign_up
Request new features on GitHub: https://github.com/DigitalCurationCentre/DMPonline
Contact us about collaboration on: [email protected]
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• Screengrab of tool / new look
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Three things you may want to do to customise DMPonline for your university:
1. Provide guidance and suggested answers
2. Ask additional questions
3. Have your own template for DMPs
Get a demo after the session
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