Presentation at JISC Research Tools Workshop, Birmingham, 2013. The data.bris project has published a lightweight adaptation of the DCC‘s comprehensive Collaborative Assessment of Research Data Infrastructure and Objectives (CARDIO) survey tool. The lightweight survey is released as a customisable template through Bristol Online Surveys (BOS) and is freely available to the majority of UK Higher Education institutions with an existing BOS account.

1. Adapting CARDIO for BOS
David Boyd / Simon Price
data.bris project
25-26 October 2012
JISCMRD Progress Workshop / DCC Institutional Engagements Workshop

2. WP1: Assessing research data infrastructure
Key objective: “Improve communication and understanding
between the various stakeholders involved in data management
and curation within an institution.”
Collaboration and interaction via CARDIO tool
Bristol engagement with stakeholders,
e.g.,
Steering Group (Service Providers)
Digital Projects Support Officer (Data Originators)

3. Bristol Online Surveys (BOS)
https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk

4. Assessing research data infrastructure
Alternative option: CARDIO pulse check (CARDIO-lite) - ten
questions designed to provide a quick assessment
Replicate CARDIO-lite questions within BOS

13. What BOS adds to the existing CARDIO
BOS is already familiar to many people in HE
BOS allows comparisons of surveys at same institution
BOS allows groups of institutions to benchmark their results
against the averages for the group (NB. free text not shared)

14. Further information
https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk
If you already have BOS at your institution, simply contact the
BOS team and ask them to add the CARDIO template to your
account.