The document discusses the development of a research data management (RDM) policy at University of the Arts London (UAL). It describes establishing a working group to draft the policy, input from the Digital Curation Centre, and progress made. Key accomplishments include approving a statement of commitment to RDM, defining research data in the context of art and design, and outlining sections of the draft policy. The goal is to have a finalized RDM policy by October.

1. Developing an RDM Policy at UAL
18 July 2012
John Murtagh, KAPTUR Project Officer at UAL

2. • Background
• The working group
• DCC Institutional Engagement
• RDM Progress
• Research data definition
• Overview
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3. Background
JISC MRD II programme – 17 funded projects
• A Data Management Infrastructure for Research (ADMIRe)
• CERIF for Datasets (C4D)
• Data Management Rollout at Oxford (DaMaRO)
• data.bris
• DataPool
• Essex Research Data Repository (Essex-RDR)
• iridium
• KAPTUR
• Managing Research Data: a pilot study in Health and Life Sciences
• MiSS (MaDAM Into Sustainable Service)
• Open Exeter
• Orbital
• Portable Infrastructure for the Metafor Metadata System (PIMMS)
• Research360
• RoaDMaP
• Service Oriented Toolkit for Research Data Management
• SWORD-ARM: SWORD & Archaeological Research data Management
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4. Background
• KAPTUR Steering Group meeting in February
agreed:
• Ideal scenario of targeting an Autumn policy
meeting would be ideal.
• a draft policy document should be in place as
soon as possible.
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5. Working Group
• First Meeting 10 April 2012
• Membership
• Library Services
• Research Management & Administration;
• Research active community
• IT
• Early on a request a working definition of research data from the KAPTUR
project team, and examples or case studies.
• Timescale too tight to propose a draft RDM policy to Research Standards and
Development Committee in May, ideally a Commitment to Research Data
management should be proposed with a policy and ideally an implementation
plan agreed for October
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6. Working Group
• Paper of Commitment (based on KAPTUR project paper giving background and
RCUK, EPSRC requirements) given to RSDC May 1st – approved
• It was agreed that the UAL Policy on RDM should also state its position on the
value of research data.
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7. DCC Institutional Engagement programme
• 18 HEIs
• Across the UK
• 60 Days of effort
• Using DCC Tools such as DMPOnline, CARDIO
• Advice and expertise
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8. DCC Institutional Engagement
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9. DCC Institutional Engagement
I. Second working group (11 June) - DCC attendance
I. 7 point Strategy action plan agreed
II. Tight timetable (Mid-July deadline)
III. ID currently funded research projects
IV. Telephone interviews (20)
V. DCC meeting for transcriptions analysis
VI. Post Doc support “sounding board”
VII. In depth follow up interviews arranged
• Technical Infrastructure Diagram
• RDM Drafting
• UAL agrees to endorse funding for an additional day per week for work on RDM
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10. Technical Infrastructure
• KAPTUR technical pilot: DATA BANK AND DATA STORAGE
• Analysis of how KAPTUR technical pilot would work if it were to be dropped into
UAL tomorrow?
• Information Services to be consulted. What issues/technical things
• Does policy refer to the UAL Records Management Policy, existing
infrastructures, Institutional Repository, KAPTUR Technical infrastructure? What
needs to be done to implement KAPTUR and DCC tools?
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11. Developing an RDM Policy at UAL

12. RDM Policy - Research Data definition
• Definition of Research Data for Art & Design
• Using multiple sources
• AHRC, RCUK
• KAPTUR
• American Semiotics idea
• JISC CAiRO
• The National Research Council
• National Science Board
• Still to be achieved – considerable progress if defined
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13. RDM Policy Progress
• Table of Contents – second draft formulated
• Meeting with RMA Director and DCC on 19 July
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14. Thank you for listening
E-mail: j.murtagh@arts.ac.uk
Twitter: @UALKaptur
Developing an RDM Policy at UAL