Overview of Research Data Management services

Open Access and Data Curation Team7th August 2013

Who are we?

• Jill Evans – Open Access and Data Curation Manager

• Gareth Cole – Data Curation Officer• Meg Hunt – Open Access administrator• Hannah Lloyd-Jones – Advocacy and

Governance Officer• Previously the “Open Exeter” team• We work closely with RKT, Exeter IT and College

PS staff

What do we do?

• Manage Open Research Exeter (ORE)• Online resources – OA and RDM• Training• Inductions• Advise research groups on good practice and

developing policy and guidance• Data management plan (DMP) guidance• Support good research data management at

Exeter

What is RDM?

• Management of research data• Enables the preservation of data after end of

project• Ensures that data isn’t lost during the project• Ensures that data can be shared effectively and

efficiently• Ensures that research groups work efficiently• Relationship with open access e.g. transparency,

value for money, “public good”

ORE

• Previously ERIC, DCO, EDA• For articles, working papers, theses,

conference presentations, data etc.• Pete will demo new upload tool• Academics deposit papers through Symplectic• PGRs deposit through the ORE interface

Online resources

• RDM one-stop-shop websitehttp://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/resources/rdm/– E.g. guidance on DMPs

• Training materials in ORE– E.g. survival guide:

http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3738• Created by PGR students

Training

• Seven RDP sessions– http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/resources/rdm/train

ingsupportandguidance/trainingforpgrstudentsandsupervisors/

• Also:– PCAP– New Doctoral Supervisors course– Bespoke training for SSIS researchers– College PS staff – Research and Finance Teams

etc.• Not just PGRs – also ECRs and Researchers

Inductions

• New PGR students– 3 this year – one at each campus

Advice to research groups

• Help groups formulate good practices, procedures and policy.

• E.g. Marine Renewable Energy group in Penryn– http://hdl.handle.net/10871/12107

Data Management Plan guidance

• DMPs are now required by most funding bodies• Include:

– What data is being created– How and where the data will be stored– How and where the data will be backed up– Who is responsible for the data management– If and how the data will be shared– Where the will the data be preserved

• So far helped 45 researchers• Bids have brought in over £4m of research funding

Any questions

http://as.exeter.ac.uk/divisions/crs/ae/open_access_&_data/

?rdm@exeter.ac.uk

openaccess@exeter.ac.uk