Apr 15, 2023

Looking at data

Research Data Management Workshop 1.3

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Session 1.3 overview

• Five ways of looking at research data• Research data case studies

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Five ways of looking at research data

• The Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton has developed a template of five ways of looking at research data, and five case studies of research data

• http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338816/

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Five ways of looking at research data

1. How research data is collected2. The forms of research [=forms of data]3. Electronic storage of the research data4. Electronic data volumes5. Data life cycle

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Activity 1: Five ways of looking at research data

• Carefully study the five ways of looking at research data on page 1-5

• Is there anything you do not understand?• You have 10 minutes.

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Activity 2: Research data case studies

• On page 6-22 you will find 5 case studies of research data in:– Medical research (human genetics)– Materials engineering (long crack growth fatigue

testing)– Aerodynamics (simulations using computational

fluid dynamics)– Chemistry (crystal structures)– Archaeology (an excavation)

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Activity 2: Research data case studies

• Look in-depth at one of the case studies.• Discuss:– How do the five ways of looking at research data

apply to this research?– Can you identify any potential research data

management issues?– How would the Library be able to assist this

research(er)?• You have 20 minutes.

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REFERENCES

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References

• Scott, M., Boardman, R.P., Reed, P.A.S., & Cox, S.J. (2012). Introducing research data. Southampton: University of Southampton, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment. Retrieved from http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/338816/.