Because good research needs good data

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Research Data Management:The UK National Change Program

Kevin Ashley

Director, DCC

director@dcc.ac.uk

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Because good research needs good data

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Why care?• Data is expensive – an investment• Reuse:

• More research• Teaching & Learning• Planning

• Impact – with or without publication• Accountability• Legal & regulatory requirements

Because good research needs good data

5-year programme to realise maximum value and benefit from research data

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Focus on creating capacity and capability within research institutions

National services, support, coordination from DCC

Because good research needs good data

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Without good RDM – BAD THINGS HAPPEN

With good RDM – GOOD STUFF HAPPENS

Because good research needs good data

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Funder pressures

Researcher demand

Legal issues

Value Realisation

Because good research needs good data

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http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/about/standards/researchdata/Pages/expectations.aspx

EPSRC expects all those institutions it funds

•to develop a roadmap that aligns … with EPSRC’s expectations by 1st May 2012;

•to be fully compliant … by 1st May 2015.

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• Awareness of regulatory environment

• Data access statement

• Policies and processes

• Data storage

• Structured metadata descriptions

• DOIs for data

• Securely preserved for a minimum of 10 years from last use

Because good research needs good data

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TOOLS & SERVICES

ON-SITE SUPPORT

ADVICE

Because good research needs good data

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Understanding Data Requirements

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/

Because good research needs good data

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Data management plans

Because good research needs good data

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How to cite data

What data to keep

Because good research needs good data

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Data Licensing

• Bespoke licences• Standard licences• Multiple licensing• Licence mechanisms

Because good research needs good data

Institutional Engagement

• In-depth support from team of DCC staff• Helping with:

• Re-skilling• Policy development• Costing• Use of tools• Professional liaison

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Because good research needs good data

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Because good research needs good data

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