Data & services

Library – RDM Support Project

Basic training course for information specialists

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informing advising

referral training

information specialist(specialist in academic information)

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Informing, advising and referral

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Informing

Supply-oriented: what does the researcher need to

know?

Active: ‘on the road’

Passive: seize the opportunity

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Informing

How do you obtain your information?

What information do you pass on?

To whom do you give information?

What time do you choose?

What channel do you choose?

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How do you obtain your information?

websites

newsletters

conferences, congresses, courses

social media

of relevant organisations and people

Tip: the information sources in the Notes to this training

course

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What channel do you choose?

Personal contact

Newsletter

Staff meetings

Email

Social media

…

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Advising

Demand-driven: what does the researcher want to know?

Not: having the answer to every question

Do: know what questions and counterquestions to ask

Not: making decisions or taking on the work yourself

Do: set out the pros and cons

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Informing and advising: at which time?

Before the start of the research project:

1) Data management planning

2) Searching for data for reuse

3) Data storage and management

UvAweb: grant allocated, research group established

“My grant provider requires a data management plan.

What is that?”

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Informing and advising: at what time?

During research project:

1) Data storage and management

2) Sharing data during research

3) Publishing data with article “We are looking for an online environment in

which we can work together”

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Informing and advising: at what time?

Around completion of research project:

1) Publishing data (with article)

2) Archiving data after completion of research

3) Citing data

UvAweb: news items on obtained doctorates

“I want to publish my data. What is the best

way to do that?”

Network drives

UvA Communities/FLUOR

Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

External data archives

RDM Storage: store and share

data during research

RDM Repository: store data

after completion of research

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Data facilities

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Signposting and referral

Internal: UvA RDM website (information)

Internal: UvA RDM service desk (request for

advice/assistance)

External parties (information, advice, courses,

services)

UvA RDM website

Basic information

Discipline-specific pages

Dutch and English

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UvA RDM service desk

One stop shop for researchers

‘Plan B’ for information specialists

One telephone number, one email address

Behind it: network of internal and external experts

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UvA RDM service desk: internal experts

University Library

ICT Services Audiovisual Centre (AVC)

Technology Transfer Office

Department of Records and Information Services (DIV)

Legal AffairsInstitute for Information Law (IvIR)

ICT & Education (ICTO)

Ethics committees

Faculty Expert IT Support Group (FEIOG)

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Can RDM service desk answer

question?

Information specialist (IS) answers question (with

message to RDM service desk)

Can information specialist answer

question?

RDM service desk answers question (with message to IS)

Can UvA expert answer

question?

Can external expert answer

question?

UvA expert answers question (via RDM service desk, with

message to IS)

External expert answers question (via RDM service desk, with message to IS)

Question from researcher to RDM service

desk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

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Training

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Target groups for RDM training course

Students (research master)

PhD students

Researchers

Content of RDM training course

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generic field-specific

theoretical practical

‘everything’ one RDM theme

Form of RDM training course

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face to faceonline

one-off series

stand alone part of curriculum

direct: training by IS indirect: course material

lecture tutorial

RDMS Data & services 23http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/

RDMS Data & services 24http://www.projectcairo.org/module/unit1-0.html

RDMS Data & services 25http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/learning/DataTrain

RDMS Data & services 26http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/dataman/datatrain/datatrainintro.html

RDMS Data & services 27https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/article/Data-Management-3.htm

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http://dmconsult.library.virginia.edu/spring-2014-data-management-workshop-series/

https://dmconsult.library.virginia.edu/training-sessions/

RDMS Data & services 29http://rdm.herts.ac.uk/rdm/rdm-courses.html

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http://research-data-toolkit.herts.ac.uk/2013/07/who-wants-training/

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UvA RDM training course

1) Inventory: do Graduate Schools (GS) and research

institutes (RI) offer RDM training, and in what way?

2) Discussions with GS and RI: where is RDM training

needed? Can information specialists help?

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UvA RDM training course

3) If desired: development of training course and/or course

material for face-to-face education

4) Development of generic RDM workshop for researchers

(pilot)

5) Development of online training modules

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What next…

RDM SUPPORT

Questions? Points for discussion? Suggestions

welcome!

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Conclusion of training course

Evaluation of training course using questionnaire

Brainstorming session with management

Write field-specific web text

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Knowledge updates

Own initiative: newsletters, RSS feeds, etc.

RDM theme sessions with guest speaker, once or

twice a yearWhich themes?

Suggestions welcome!

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a) GS & RI inventory

b) Discussions with GS & RI

c) Development of workshops / course

material for GS & RI

d) Development of online RDM training

modules

e) Staffing of RDM service desk

f) Organisation of RDM knowledge

updates

http://projectstratos.nl/2013/06/18/

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Publication information

Presentation:

Mariëtte van Selm | selm@uva.nl

Images, unless credited otherwise:

Jørgen Stamp | http://www.digitalbevaring.dk/

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