3. What is it?
• A concern with all the material
produced during digital research
• Not just the publications!
• Extension of digital literacy and good
research practice
• Stronger input / expectations from
research stakeholders
4. Roots of RDM
• Digital realm
• Expansion in research and research
collaboration in academia
• Digital media drawbacks
• Inflexible formats
• Easily lost
• Lack organisation
• Short-termism
5. Growth of RDM
• Digital media strengths
• Easily stored
• Produces perfect copies
• Great potential for sharing, re-use
• Evolution of digital literacy
• More data being made available
6. Practical examples
• Documents, spreadsheets
• Research notebooks/Codebooks
• Questionnaires, transcripts,
• Audio, images & videotapes
• Resource: UK Data Archive / UK
Data Service
7.
8. Research Data Objects
• Acquired or generated during the
research process
• Databases
• Standard operating procedures,
guidelines or protocols
• Metadata - context
9. Language of Research Data
Management
• Type - Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed
• Terms - created or converted
• Formats - alternatives
• Proprietary
• Non-proprietary
• Obsolete
• Greater involvement in research process
• Resource: University of Leicester RDM
10.
11. A Wider Area for Support
• Data underlies publications and merits
as much attention
• It will be archived and accessible
• Preservation and multiple use depends
on curation of data
• Avoid some of the pitfalls of working
with digital data
12. Understanding the research
process
• Where do we contribute?
• Discuss their research activity
• Assess needs
• Identify opportunities to assist
• Overcome reluctance about RDM
• Wider institutional support mechanisms
13. Common Themes
• Storage and preservation issues
• Metadata
• Research Ethics
• of data creation
• and sharing
• Data Management Plan and
Planning
14. ‘The Plan’
• Describes the research data being
created or collected
• Key responsibilities
• How the data will be organised
• Documentation during the collection
and analysis phase
15. Other aspects of ‘The Plan’
• Policy on data storage and security
• Facilities and equipment?
• Ownership and access rights
• Long term availability
• Plan v. Planning
• Resource: Digital Curation Centre
16.
17. More Common Areas for
Support
• Building on advice during initial
research
• Developing funding proposals
• Advising/ being aware of digital, data
or RDM issues
• Advising/ being aware of ethical and
legal issues
18. Ethical and Legal issues
• Research Ethics
• Access Restrictions
• Participatory / Confidentiality agreements
• Ethics Committees and Informed Consent
• Responsible Conduct
• Legal Issues
• Usage conditions
• Data Protection FOI Legislation
• Researcher aware and confident
19. Other Resources
• Edinburgh Data Library – Mantra
• University of Bristol – Data.bris
• University of Oxford – Damaro
• Support Agencies: JISC
20.
21.
22. Key Elements
• What is your data?
• What data will you collect and wish to keep?
• Will it be kept for the short or long term
• How will you describe this data to enable
future access? (metadata)
• Where will it will be stored?
• Who will and will not have access to it?
• How will that access be managed?
23. Supporting Research
Through RDM
• Answer this question
"What would you do if you lost your
research data tomorrow?”
• Not just compliance
• Help researchers complete their work
• Share data and results
• Get credit for what they have done
Hinweis der Redaktion
What is it? A concern with all the material produced during digital research Not just the publications! Extension of digital literacy and good research practice Stronger input / expectations from research stakeholders
Roots of RDM Digital realm Expansion in research and research collaboration in academia Digital media drawbacks Inflexible formats Easily lost Lack organisation Short-termism
Growth of RDM Digital media strengths Easily stored Produces perfect copies Great potential for sharing, re-use Evolution of digital literacy More data being made available
Practical Examples Documents, spreadsheets Research notebooks/Codebooks Questionnaires, transcripts, Audio, images & videotapes Resource: UK Data Archive / UK Data Service
Typical research data Objects Acquired or generated during the research process Databases Standard operating procedures, guidelines or protocols Metadata - context
Language of RDM Type - Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Terms - created or converted Formats - alternatives Proprietary Non-proprietary Obsolete Greater involvement in research process
A Wider area for support Data underlies publications and merits as much attention It will be archived and accessible Preservation and multiple use depends on curation of data Avoid some of the pitfalls of working with digital data
Understanding the research process Where do we contribute? Stages for library in research process to consider/reflect upon Discuss their research activity Assess needs Identify opportunities to assist Overcome reluctance about RDM See where library fits into wider institutional support mechanisms Resource
Common Themes Storage and preservation issues Metadata Research Ethics of data creation and sharing Data Management Plan and Planning Resource mantra
The Plan Describes the research data being created or collected Key responsibilities How the data will be organised Documentation during the collection and analysis phase
Other aspects of the plan Policy on data storage and security What facilities and equipment will be required Ownership and access rights Long Term availability : How the data will be preserved and made available in the long term once research is completed Plan v. Planning Resource: Digital Curation Centre
Common areas for support Building on advice during initial research Developing funding proposals Advising/ being aware of digital, data or RDM issues Advising/ being aware of ethical and legal issues
Ethical and legal issues Research Ethics Access Restrictions Participatory / Confidentiality agreements Ethics Committees and Informed Consent Responsible Conduct Legal Issues Usage conditions Data Protection FOI Legislation Researcher aware and confident
Key elements What is your data? What data will you collect and wish to keep? Will it be kept for the short or long term How will you describe this data to enable future access? (metadata) Where will it will be stored? Who will and will not have access to it? How will that access be managed?
Supporting research through RDM Answer this question " What would you do if you lost your research data tomorrow? ” Not just compliance Help researchers complete their work Share data and results Get credit for what they have done