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RDM SurveySurvey questions and polling data collected at the LIASA Research Data Management workshop
Cape Town27 March 2014
Event web page: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/digital-curation-101/liasa-rdm-workshop/liasa-research-data-management-workshop-27-march-20
Survey questions and polling data also available at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/webfm_send/1638 Survey report data available at Survey report data also available at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/webfm_send/1637
Survey data published in Research Data Management in South Africa: How We Shape UpMichelle Kahn , Richard Higgs , Joy Davidson , Sarah Jones
Australian Academic & Research Libraries Vol. 45, Iss. 4, 2014
DOI:10.1080/00048623.2014.951910
Polling carried out using TurningPoint version 5.3.1.3337
On a scale of 1 to 5, rate your understanding of and confidence in supporting the concept of research data
management (RDM
1 2 3 4 5
10%
17%
12%12%
49%1. Poor2. Below average3. Average4. Above average5. Excellent
What type of institution do you represent?
1 2 3 4
85%
5%0%
10%
1. University / Higher Education Institution
2. Research council3. Funding body4. Other
Whose responsibility should it be to create RDM policy? You may choose more than one
response
1 2 3 4 5 6
13%
21%
18%
13%
16%
18%
1. Government2. Institution (e.g.
Research Council)3. Professional body (e.g.
HPCSA)4. Funding body5. Individual research
group6. Publisher
Do you know of any existing government RDM policies or frameworks in South Africa?
1 2
84%
16%
1. Yes2. No
Does your institution have a RDM policy?
1 2 3
21%
5%
74%1. Yes2. No3. I don’t know
Whose responsibility should it be to curate (manage, store and preserve) research data?
You may choose more than one response.
1 2 3 4 5 6
11%
6%
19%
11%
31%
22%
1. Individual researcher2. Library/Librarian3. ICT department4. Professional/
disciplinary body5. Funding body6. Publisher
Where would you consider the largest knowledge and skills gap to be in RDM. Place in
order from most to least important
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13%
25%
5% 5%
20%20%
13%
1. Awareness of the concept of RDM2. Database development and
software skills3. Metadata management4. Long-term preservation of data
and hardware infrastructure5. Policy and governance of data 6. Data sharing7. Finding and re-using data
Where would you consider the largest resource gap to be in RDM? Place in order from most to
least important
1 2 3 4 5
15%
10%
35%
23%
18%
1. Storage and network infrastructure
2. Curation tools and software
3. Policy frameworks4. Curation skills and
training5. Guidance and support
In general, do you feel researchers at your institutions are receptive to data sharing and
Open Data?
1 2
41%
59%1. Yes2. No
At what level should co-ordination of RDM in South Africa be led?
1 2 3 4 5 6
0%
34%
2%
44%
15%
5%
1. Regional (e.g. SADC)2. National (government)3. Professional body4. Institutional
consortium (e.g. CALICO)
5. Government and institutional consortia collaboration
6. Institutional