This demonstration explored a few ideas and the collborative process implemented by Jisc R&D to select ideas and gather feedback for technical tools, software and service solutions to support the management of research data.

2. Research data spring

3. » What is research data spring
» First phase
» Ideas
» Next phases
Summary
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4. What is research data spring?

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Aim and mission
Aim
To find new technical tools,
software and service solutions,
which will improve researchers’
workflows and the use and
management of their data.
Mission
To support the creation of
innovative partnerships between
researchers, librarians,
publishers, developers and other
stakeholders engaged in the
research data lifecycle.

6. » Research data deposit and sharing protocols and tools
» Data creation, deposit and re-use by discipline
» Research data systems integration and interoperability
» Research data analytics
» Shared research data services
Five key strands
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7. Structure and timeline
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8. First phase

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IdeaScale involvement
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238
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Ideas VotesComments Users

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» Arkivum
» Bangor University
» City of Glasgow College
» City University London
» Consortium for Research
Excellence, Support and
Training (CREST)
» Digital Curation Centre
» F1000 Research Ltd
» Figshare
» Ken Chad Consulting
» KFU
» Lancaster University
» LeedsTrinity University
» London Metropolitan University
» Nine by Nine
» Open University
» PLOS
» Ravensbourne University
» STFC
37 organisations contributing ideas
Institutions involved

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» UCA
» UCL
» University of Bristol
» University of Cambridge
» University of East London
» University of Edinburgh
» University of Hull
» University of Kent
» University of Leeds
» University of Leicester
» University of London
Computing Centre
» University of Oxford
» University of Sheffield
» University of Southampton
» University of St Andrews
» University of Sussex
» University of the Arts London
» University of York
» Wiley
37 organisations contributing ideas
Institutions involved

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» 275 organisations in total
» 39 countries
Institutions involved
Researchatrisk.IdeaScale.com

13. IdeaScale activity
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» 73 participants
» 26 ideas presented in press
conference session
» Collaboration on local and
global level initiated
IDCC workshop: 12 February

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» 110 attendees
» 5 birds of a feather
» 44 ideas = 27 project pitches
Sandpit workshop: 26-27 February

16. Ideas

17. Themes
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18. IdeaScale digest
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19. » Systems integration
» Researcher experience
» Sensitive data
» Provenance
» Standardising discourses
» Re-use
» Analytics and visualisation
A few of the 44 shortlisted ideas
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» Systems and plugins for
partial or overarching research
data management services
» Wrapping ORCID and DOIs
into Hydra or developing a
data registration process
» A template implementation of
an integrated repository
within six months
Systems integration

21. » Using clipper to enhance annotations of online material
» Developing a platform for collaboration in the area of
qualitative research
» A software that cleans data
» An academic cloud solution enhanced with analysis tools
» Using Alfresco for RDM
» A one-click process for depositing data when publishing an article
Researcher experience
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» Using biomedical tools to
remotely analyse humanities
data
» Designing standards for
sensitive data
Sensitive data

23. » Solutions for gathering metadata during a project – GeosMeta
and DRN
» Tools for sharing linked data and research objects without a
data schema
» A framework that would record the process at the point of creation
» A tool to capture specific interactions between the artist and his or
her computer, providing better contextual information
Provenance
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» Standard protocol for research
equipment
» Automating the collection and
tagging of data from a range
of machines
Standards and equipment

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» Persistent identifiers forsoftware
» Persistent identifiers and
archiving of recomputational
experiments
» Persistent identifiers for UK
thesis data
Re-use
keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/p/
keep-calm-and-use-persistent-identifiers/

26. » Dealing with 3D data
» Analysing large
scale digital
collections
» RDM analytics
» Browsing and
visualisation tools
for repositories
Analytics and visualisation
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27. 27 pitches
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3.2 Using Alfresco for management of research data 2.5 Use semantic desktop to capture RDM
4.1 Open Source Database-as-a-service with Data Publishing 3.6 Cloud workbench
4.6 Extending OPD to cover RDM 4.2 Pushing databaseWiki out of the nest
5.6 Seemless RDM, Seemless integration 1.5 Enabling complex analysis of large scale digital collections
5.1 Distributed knowledge sharing platform for RDM 3.9 Managing sensitive data
5.8 Streamlining deposit:OJS to repository plugin 1.8 Scientific data management
3.5 Giving researchers credit for their data 1.1 3D data workflow
1.7 Filling the digital preservation gap 3.8 Methods for accessing sensitive data
1.4 RDM AdministrationAnalytics 3.3 An intelligent data cleaning software for research data
5.2 A consortial approach to building and integrated RDM system 2.9 Unlocking the UK's thesis data through persistent identifiers
2.6 Software reuse, repurposing and reproducibility 4.7 Sound matters: a framework for use and reuse of sound
3.1 Clipper: enhancing time based media for research 1.6 Develop a DataVault
2.1 CREAM (GeosMeta, Provenance and Packaging) 4.9 Standards MetaProject
4.4 DAF question bank

28. Next phases

29. » Judging panel review of ideas
» Announcing the projects receiving funding for three months
» Prepping for the next workshop in June!
What’s happening now?

30. Find out more…
Contact…
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Daniela Duca
Senior co-design manager, Jisc
daniela.duca@jisc.ac.uk
Jisc.ac.uk