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Introductionto RDMRose v3
The JISC fundedRDMRose project(June 2012-May 2013) wasa collaborationbetweenthe libraries
of the Universityof Leeds,SheffieldandYork,withthe InformationSchool atSheffieldtoprovide an
OpenEducational Resource forinformationprofessionalsonResearchDataManagement. The
materialswere revisedbetweenNovember2014 and February2015 forthe consortiumof North
WestAcademicLibraries(NoWAL).
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/research/projects/rdmrose
The materialsare available forreuse byothereducatorsandhave alsobeendesignedforself-
supportedCPD.
One of the central assumptionsmade inthe designof the module isthatlibrariansthemselvesoften
do nothave in-depthexperience of research.RDMandan increasingnumberof otherrolesto
supportresearch,require more understandingof the perspective of the researcher.Therefore
considerable timeinthe module isdevotedtoactivelyexploringthe nature of researchandresearch
data. The module alsoencouragesyoutothinkaboutthe potential role of otherprofessional
services,suchasresearchadministrationandcomputing.
The module issplitinto4 sessions,each consistingof 4 to 6 parts. Each part consistsof PowerPoint
slidesthatinclude pointers toresourcesandreadings.
Overviewof all sessions
Session 1 – Introduction
The firstsessionintroducesthe RDMRose module (1.1) anddiscussesRDMbasics(1.2).The session
thenfocusesonthe nature of research(1.3),exploresthe conceptof research dataincludinga
frameworkthatoutlinesdifferentwaysof lookingatdata anda numberof researchdata case
studies(1.4),anddiscussesandevaluatesthe lifecycleof researchdatawitha particularemphasison
the Digital CurationCentre’slifecycle model (1.5).The sessionisconcludedbyanintroductionto
researchdata services(1.6).
1. The basics: whatisdata, policycontext,LISrole
2. The nature of research
3. Lookingat data
4. The data lifecycle
5. Data ManagementPlans
6. ResearchData Services:introduction
Session 2 – Research Data Services
The secondsessionisdevotedtoresearchdatamanagementservices.The sessionopenswiththe
resultsof a comprehensive surveyof institutional RDMservice provision(2.1).Thenseveral
componentsof these servicesare discussed:practical researchdatamanagement(2.2),institutional
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citation(2.5).The sessionisconcludedwithanintroductiontothe module’soverarchingactivity:an
interview witharesearcher(2.6).
1. InstitutionalResearchDataServices
2. Practical RDM
3. Institutionaldatarepositorypolicies
4. Designinglibrarywebpages
5. Metadata and data citation
6. Interviewingaresearcher
Session 3 – Researchers’ perspectives
The third sessionisdevotedtoresearchers’perspectives. Inthe faceto-facecourse,itisat thispoint
that participantsshare the findingsof theirowninvestigationof one researcher.Analternativecould
be lookingatthe extensive collection of interview material collectedbyRDMRose itself
(http://rdmrose.group.shef.ac.uk/?page_id=10#session-71-case-studies-of-researchers-and-
research-projects).Fourof these case studiesare alsoavailable oniTunesU
(https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/id976552565). The face-to-face taughtpartof the session
openswithanintroductiontoData AssetFramework(DAF) surveys,anddiscussesthe resultsof one
of those surveysconductedatthe Universityof Sheffield(3.1).The sessionthenproceedswith
advocacy of RDM and opendata(3.2), a frameworkfordevelopingRDMtrainingmaterialsfor
researchers(3.3) and concludeswithanexplorationof available onlinetrainingmaterials(3.4).
1. Data AssetFramework surveys
2. Opendata and advocacy
3. Trainingresearchers
4. Online trainingmaterials
Session 4 – Putting it all together
Thissessionopenswithafictional institutionalcase studythatexploresthe viewpointsof the
differentRDMstakeholderswithinHEinstitutions,suchasresearchersandinstitutional policy
makers, the library,researchoffice,andcomputingservices(4.1).RDMisthenexploredasaWicked
Problem(4.2).Finallythe sessionsare reviewed(4.3) andresourcesforfurtherstudyare given(4.4).
1. An institutional case study
2. RDM as a WickedProblem
3. Review of the workshops
4. Resourcesforfurtherstudy