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Federa&on University, Australia RHD Workshop Why do we care? Why do we share? Why Research Data? The work of ANDS. 23.07.15
Dr Richard Ferrers, ANDS Fed Uni Outreach Officer
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Surfing the Information Tsunami – tools to cope
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Surfing the Information Tsunami – tools to cope
Science as an Open Enterprise. Royal Society. 2012. 104pp.
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ANDS Purpose:
To make Australia’s research data assets more valuable for its researchers, research ins@tu@ons and the na@on.
ANDS enables transforma&on of:
Data that are:
Unmanaged Disconnected Invisible Single use
To Structured Collec=ons that are:
Managed Connected Findable Reusable
so that Australian researchers can easily publish, discover, access and use/re-‐use research data.
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What do we mean
by Research
Data?
Diagram sources: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/campaigns/res3/jischelp.aspx
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.175 Title: Data reuse and the open data citation advantage
Increase your citations by up to 69%
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Australian Research Council ARC Discovery Grant requirements February 2014
Funders & Policy
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (NHMRC, 2007) Sec=on 2: Management of Research Data & Primary Materials
Australia’s Chief Scien&st
“The collabora=ve response to global challenges isn’t possible unless we get [research infrastructure] fundamentals right first, and one of those fundamentals is sharing high quality research data.” Aug 2014
Australia – Declara&on of Open Government 2010
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OECD principles and guidelines for access to research data from public funding 2007
Research Councils UK Common Principles on Data Policy 2014
Na&onal Ins&tutes of Health USA Data Sharing policy + Obama Feb 2013
Funders & Policy
Antarc&c Treaty 1959
European Commission – Digital Agenda 2013
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Governments “Making research data openly available helps to build then sustain… Australia’s comparative advantage. Australia’s research data is a significant national resource…”
“The Government also understands the importance of investment … [so] committed a further $300 million in the 2015 budget to continue to support NCRIS.”
Senator Scott Ryan Parliamentary Sec, Education & Training
Open Research Data Showcase, 19 June 2015
G8 Open Data Charter
hZps://www.gov.uk/government/publica=ons/open-‐data-‐charter/g8-‐open-‐data-‐charter-‐and-‐technical-‐annex
US open data portal hZps://www.data.gov
UK open data portal hZp://data.gov.uk
hZp://open-‐data.europa.eu/en/data/
G8 Open Data Charter
hZps://www.gov.uk/government/publica=ons/open-‐data-‐charter/g8-‐open-‐data-‐charter-‐and-‐technical-‐annex
US open data portal hZps://www.data.gov
UK open data portal hZp://data.gov.uk
hZp://open-‐data.europa.eu/en/data/
We, the G8, agree that “open data” are an untapped resource with huge potential to encourage the building of stronger, more interconnected societies that better meet the needs of our citizens and allow innovation and prosperity to flourish. 2013
Publishers Research Institutions
The University understands that doing so [managing research data] will contribute to
increased research impact,
enhanced research prac=ce (including collabora=on) and improved educa=onal outcomes,
all of which add value to the ins&tu&on’s educa&on and research agenda.
-‐ Prof Ian Smith, Vice-‐Provost (Research & Research Infrastructure, Monash University)
hZp://ands.org.au/newsleZers/newsleZer-‐2014-‐20.pdf
Publishers
Nature
“…a condi=on of publica=on in a Nature journal is that authors are required to make materials, data and associated protocols promptly available to readers without undue qualifica=ons”.
hZp://www.nature.com/authors/policies/availability.html
Publishers
Public Library of Science (PLOS) New data policy, December 2013
“PLOS journals require authors to make all data underlying the findings described in their manuscript fully available without restric=on, with rare excep&on”.
hZp://www.plosone.org/sta=c/policies#sharing
Research Data Management in five slides; an online intro.
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Store data: MANAGED
Figshare, USB, Dropbox Network drive, Access to collaborators. Fed Uni Guide coming soon.->!
Connect data: CONNECTED
People (who), projects (why), publications (how, what), literature (what not), licensing, Institution RDM policy.
Describe data; MANAGED
metadata adds context to data - Subject – description – date – location – file format – electronic location – geo and time coords
Share / recycle data: FINDABLE
Publicise / publish your data Get data | Share data
=> Add value to data: REUSEABLE
• Why manage data? Benefits/risks; so what
• Where to store your data? • What resources can you go to for assistance on managing your Fed Uni Data?
• Who owns your data? • What are the penal=es for not complying with the NHMRC Code of Research Conduct?
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Quiz on Research Data Mgmt
• Why manage data? Data deluge, Interna=onal trend, Government, Publisher trend
• Where to store your data? USB, network, cloud, figshare • What resources can you go to for assistance on managing your Fed Uni Data? Lib Guide, Kay Steel in the Library.
• Who owns your data? Check your RDM policy. • What are the penal=es for not complying with the NHMRC Code of Research Conduct? Funder impact, Quality audit.
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Quiz on Research Data Mgmt
Welcome to 21st century research challenges…
Richard.Ferrers@ands.org.au ANDS -‐ Federa=on Uni
Outreach Officer ands.org.au
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