Robin RiceEDINA and Data Library, University of EdinburghRepository Fringe, Edinburgh, 2-3 September 2010

Developing services to support research data management and sharing

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Data Library service

Edinburgh DataShare

Recent JISC projects DISC-UK DataShare

(2007-2009) Data Audit

Framework Implementation (2008)

Research Data MANTRA (2010-2012)

Services and projects

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What is a data library?

A data library refers to both the content and the services that foster use of collections of numeric, audio-visual, textual or geospatial data sets for secondary use in research.

Support for using data at UoEfinding…accessing …using …teaching …

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DISC-UK DataShare project

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Barriers to deposit

Lack of clarity about ethics, rights, ownership

Fear of errors found by users

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More barriers

Fear of ‘scooping’

Poor documentation

No incentives

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Recommendation to JISC: “JISC should develop a Data Audit Framework to enable all universities and colleges to carry out an audit of departmental data collections ...” Liz Lyon (2007). Dealing with Data: Roles, Rights,

Responsibilities and Relationships

Findings from DAF pilots

Inadequate storage space and backup

Lack of understanding of research data management (RDM)

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More findings from DAF

Lack of good practice guidance and advice

Lack of clarity about roles and responsibilities

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Responses

Develop services & support for RDM

Develop online guidance

Develop training

Develop University policy

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Online guidance

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Research Data MANTRA project (MANagement TRAining)

Open online learning materials in RDM for postgrads and early career researchers

Grounded in three disciplines, working with graduate schools

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More MANTRA

Video stories from senior researchers

Data handling exercises in four software analysis packages.

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Towards a University Data Policy

Clarify data ownership

Guidance on retention periods

A formal procedure for data transfer

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Procedures and plans should include:

documentation to an identified minimum standard

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Data Management Plans

as well as:

arrangements for access and re-use

legal compliance

secure storage & backup 18

Data Management Plans

5  strands

RDM infrastructure projects

RDM planning projects

Support and tools projects

Citing, linking, integrating and publishing (CLIP) research data projects

RDM training materials projects 19

JISC Managing Research Data Programme

Image attributions

iStock Photo, slide 2 iStock Photo, ChartsBin - flickr, mkandlez –

flickr, 4 Donald McLeod – flickr, 7 remuz – flickr, 8 European Parliament – flickr, 10 .ash – flickr, 14 quasimondo – flickr, 15 litherland – flickr, 16 Photo courtesy Orange County Archives,

17 Steve Rhode – flickr, 18 20