1. Research Data Management consultation
workshop
13 May 2014, Brettenham House, Jisc
Rachel Bruce, Director of Technology Innovation
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2. The co-design process
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3. Selecting the themes
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4. Questions & discussion
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5. 4 pre workshop questions
»1) In an ideal world what could be delivered via Jisc
investment in 2 years time?
»2) In the context of research data management what is it
that we should be aspiring to in 5 years time?
»3) What are the key principles that should underpin future
Jisc work in this area?
»4) What should we be doing to push the boundaries of
current practice in research data (management or use)?
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6. Why Research Data Management?
• Research Excellence & Impact – data will be cited; used
by others including peers, other disciplines, the public,
industry, in learning – ability to meet global challenges;
innovate & create new research areas.
• Research integrity - replication, verification of research,
improvement of methods & results.
• Efficiency - save duplication of research effort, data
creation & therefore costs; ease of access & re-use.
• Managing risks – ability to meet FOI requests; protect
reputation.
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7. What is underway in Jisc
»Digital Curation Centre – advice & guidance; DMP online;
Cardio, institutional engagements, training
»Training materials available in Jorum
»Sherpa Juliet – funders policies
»Research data registry – discovery of data
»Journal research data policies
»Software for medical research data management and
sharing - BRISSKit
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8. What is underway in Jisc
»Preservation & storage – Arkivum framework agreement
»Cloud services – guidance, shared purchasing & due
diligence
»Access & identity management
»Standards & protocols – Sword; Cerif; metadata for
discovery; citation
»Data deposit & re-use – experiments & prototypes
»Foresight/clarification – incentives; funding; costs; value
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9. Hybrid solutions
University of Nottingham
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10. Institutional drivers
53
54
54
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
EU Horizon2020 policy on data
management
Strategy to expand support for
research
Governance of research integrity /
academic conduct
Government policy on open data
UK Research Council data policies
92
57
% Agreeing
Institutional drivers
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11. Where is there most progress?
% indicating piloting or live
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
RDM skills training & consultancy
Data Management & Sharing Plans
Policy development
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12. Getting there?
% indicating piloting or live
32 34 36 38 40 42
Managing implementation as a
whole
Data cataloguing & publishing
Access & storage systems
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13. Where is there least progress?
% indicating piloting or live
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governance of data access &
reuse
Digital preservation &
continuity planning
Business planning &
sustainability
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14. Obstacles
Low priority for researchers
Availability of funding
Lack of appropriate staff resources
and infrastructure
64
71
59
% citing
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15. 2. Your Priorities – Delegate Poll
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16. 2. Your Priorities – Delegate Poll
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17. 2. Your Priorities – Delegate Poll
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18. Poll on where HEIs are …
Blue = exploring through to Red = implementing
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19. Thank you…
»r.bruce@jisc.ac.uk
»Thanks to Angus Whyte & Joy Davidson, DCC & Martin
Hamilton, Jisc for the charts.
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