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On a (cultural) journey towards FAIR data

Marta Teperek, Workshop: EOSC in Progress, 20 September 2018

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What (according to researchers) are the key barriers to FAIR and Open Science?

Go towww.menti.com

Use the code: 18 20 85

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Similar question asked to 600 active researchers in psychology

https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245917751886

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To what extent do you agree with the following statements about barriers related to data sharing?

https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245917751886

5https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245917751886

Only two reasons close to the bottom are technological

To what extent do you agree with the following statements about barriers related to data sharing?

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Similar findings in other reports (from other disciplines), e.g.

- Life sciences, social sciences and humanities:

- Van den Eynden et al. (2016)

- https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4055448.v1

- All disciplines:

- Johnson et al. (2016)

- http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.177856

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Conclusion:

• The main obstacles to Open Science and FAIR Data are cultural, not technological

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How to achieve cultural change?Case study from Delft

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Good data management is a necessary prerequisite to FAIR Data

Central funding to kick-start Data Stewardship at TU Delft• 3 years: start of 2018 - end of 2020

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Key principles behind the project

• Research is central

• Data stewards are consultants, not police!– Objective: improve culture (not compliance)

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Research is central: importance of disciplinary support

Subject-specific Data Steward at every Faculty

Training in data management provided: https://openworking.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/training-for-data-stewards/

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What do the Data Stewards do?

• First contact points for any data questions

• Advocacy and training

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Are we achieving cultural change?

Jasper van DijckData Steward

https://openworking.wordpress.com/2018/02/07/do-as-you-preach-results-of-2017-data-management-survey-now-published/

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• The main obstacles to Open Science and FAIR Data are cultural, not technological - should be reflected in EOSC Rules of Participation

Some final reflections...

https://www.eudat.eu/sites/default/files/prompting_an_eosc_in_practice_eosc_hleg_interim_report.pdf

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• The main obstacles to Open Science and FAIR Data are cultural, not technological

• Need for a close collaboration between EOSC and research institutions: institutions need to be clear about EOSC to convince researchers about it

• These should be reflected in all strategic documents and priorities

Some final reflections...

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Contact

Slides available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1422232

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