Emerging RDM Services - Angus Whyte
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The document discusses the emerging roles and services of repository managers in Research Data Management (RDM) at universities. It identifies key service priorities such as policy development, advisory services, and training for postgraduate researchers, along with challenges related to data ownership and licensing. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for effective collaboration and new workflows for handling data publication and retention.
Emerging RDM Services - Angus Whyte
- 1. Emerging RDM Services Angus Whyte Digital Curation Centre a.whyte@ed.ac.uk Repository Fringe 2 August 2013, University of Edinburgh
- 2. Emerging RDM Services We find Repository Managers taking active role in shaping ‘soft’ liaison roles as well as technical ones. So what RDM services should the repository deliver and how do these integrate with other university provision? •Figures from 1 Cox & Pinfield (N=81) 2 Corrall et al (N-82) Top 12 Service priorities 1. Rank by Top future Priority 2. Current (Planned) % Policy dev/ advocacy 1 17 (60) Advisory service 2 10 (40) PGR Training 3 = 14 (43) Early career awareness 3= Awareness reusable resources – data archives 5= 41 (20) Data repository 5= 37 (37) Data citation advice 7 41 (20) Copyright, IPR 8 Web portal, guidance 9 Metadata, data catalogue 10 DMP advice 11= 9 (49) External data sources – research & retrieve 11=
- 3. Issues Who does the repository need to interact with to address e.g. • Commercial data – licensing complexities? • Who deals with abandoned data in ‘active’ storage? • How to deal with data from retiring staff, unfunded groups? • When staff leave what should go with them? • How do we trust external repositories? • What new workflows and roles for data publication?