Other DCC tools and resources: a quick overview
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This document provides an overview of tools and resources from the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) for supporting research data management. It describes DCC services like the Data Asset Framework and CARDIO for assessing needs and infrastructure, guidance on developing data management plans and policies, and tools for cataloguing metadata and managing risks. The DCC website provides additional resources around digital curation standards, training, and engaging institutions on custodianship of research data.
Other DCC tools and resources: a quick overview
- 1. Other DCC tools and resources: a quick overview Marieke Guy Digital Curation Centre m.guy@ukoln.ac.uk This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/scotland/ ; or, (b) send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Funded by: Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 2. Support from the DCC Institutional Assess data catalogues Needs Workflow assessment Pilot RDM tools DAF & CARDIO Develop DCC support assessments Guidance and support team training and services RDM policy Advocacy with senior development management Customised Data Make the case Management Plans …and support policy implementation University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 3. Data Management Strategy Five components: •Policy •Advocacy •Planning •Tools •Training University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
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- 5. DCC Web site • Definitions of digital curation, glossary, reasons why to curate, FAQs etc. • History of DCC, staff etc. • News, blog • Events • Resources • Training • Project work • Institutional Engagements • Tools catalogue and metadata schema registry University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 6. Disciplinary metadata standards University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 7. Tools catalogue University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 8. DCC Events • International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC) • Research Data Management Forum (RDMF) • Workshops and training • Presentations at external events University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 9. DCC Resources • Briefing Papers, How-to Guides • Curation Reference Manual, Curation Lifecycle Model • Policy and legal • Data Management Plans • Case studies • Repository audit and assessment • Standards • Publications and presentations • Curation journals, Informatics research University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 10. • Informatics: disciplinary metadata schema, standards, formats, identifiers, ontologies • Storage: file-store, cloud, data centres, funder policy • Access: embargoes, FOI • How to: appraise and select, cite data sets, develop a data management plan, licence research data New: How to set a RDM service – coming soon! How to cite data University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 11. DCC Tools University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 12. What is DAF? • A methodology to investigate / assess research data management practice. • What are the characteristics of research data assets? • How do researchers work with data? University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 13. How does DAF work? • Set the focus and scope of your study - Investigate data holdings, capacity growth, current practice… • Decide what approach(es) will work best - Online survey, interviews, focus groups, desk research… • Look at earlier examples that you can repurpose www.data-audit.eu/docs/DAF_Implementation_Guide.pdf University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 14. How has it been used? Two-stage data collection 1. Multiple-choice, online questionnaire of all research-active staff 2. One-to-one interviews with selected researchers Topics covered: – types, sizes and formats of research data – data ownership – storage – security – sharing and access (short and long term) University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 15. UAL ‘DAF’ University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 16. Examples • 'Pre-interview questionnaire' from Queen Mary University of London, downloadable from: http://rdm.c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/blog/DAF-interviews • The University of West of England's 'researcher questionnaire', downloadable from: http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/usingthelibrary/servicesforresearchers/datam • ‘Interview protocol' from the University of Hertfordshire, downloadable from: http://research-data-toolkit.herts.ac.uk/2012/06/rdm-audit-and-project-bene University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 17. Some results…. • University of Southampton http ://eprints.soton.ac.uk/196243/1/IDMB_Survey_Report.pdf • University of Lincoln survey: http://orbital.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2012/04/30/data-assets- framework-survey-summary • University of Oxfordhttp://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/damaro/2013/01/03/univer sity-of-oxford-research-data-management-survey-2012-the- results University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 18. What is CARDIO? Collaborative Assessment of Research Data Infrastructures & Objectives An online tool for departments or research groups to identify and communicate their current data management capabilities and identify options for enhancement using a dedicated knowledge base. CARDIO emphasises a collaborative, consensus-driven approach, and enables benchmarking with other groups and institutions. http://cardio.dcc.ac.uk/ University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
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- 20. Aims of CARDIO? • A tool to agree RDM strengths and weaknesses • Aims for consensus across multiple viewpoints • Uses a 1-5 scale for maturity • Based on the three-legged stool model from Cornell & AIDA toolkit University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 21. How is CARDIO used? • Provides quantitative analysis of RDM support • Highlights areas of best practice • Used for gap analysis/strategy development • Makes the case for future investment • Demonstrates progress University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 22. Practice has been adapted • Mini-CARDIO – http://www.cardio.dcc.ac.uk/quiz/ • Workshop templates (paper exercise) • Benchmarking against EPSRC requirements • Customised online versions also available University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 23. Customised CARDIO University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 24. Data Management Planning • Data management planning is a growing requirement from funders, publishers and HEIs, in the UK and internationally • Supportive of good research practice, according to RCUK • A cross-cutting activity involving multiple stakeholder types (researchers, librarians, IT managers, support staff) University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 25. What is DMP Online? A web-based tool to help researchers write plans It features: • Templates based on different requirements • Tailored guidance (disciplinary, funder etc) • Customised exports to a variety of formats • Ability to share DMPs with others https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/ University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 26. How does DMP Online work? Select templates for your context... University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 27. What is DRAMBORA? • DRAMBORA is an audit methodology and tool for identifying and planning for the management of risks • These risks may threaten the availability and/or usability of content in a digital repository or archive. www.repositoryaudit.eu University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 28. DRAMBORA • A variety of risk factors, both internal and external, affect the management of digital research data • Risks can be tangible (fire/flood) or intangible (accidental data loss leading to reputational impact) • They may exist in isolation, or lead to other risks if not adequately managed University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 29. Other services... CARDIO Used at research group or department level to assess activity and data management infrastructure and contribute to an institution-wide view Data Asset Framework DAF is a structured mechanism used to identify what data exists and understand how research data are being managed and shared Customised DMP We can work with you to develop an institution-specific instance of DMP Online for developing data management plans that fit funder requirements before and after an award of grant Policy development We can assist in the development of institutional policy Workflow assessment Using tested methodologies we can analyse current research data workflows Training We can train people in the use of many of the above tools and in generic skills such as data quality assessment Costing We can assist with the development of costing and pricing for data management services Risk management Working with you to identify risks in current or planned research data management practice, we will make recommendations on mitigation and the elimination of those risks Institutional data We can recommend options for exposing metadata about your research data via CRIS systems, repositories, or a mix of these catalogues University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 30. DCC Institutional Engagements University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
- 31. Further Assistance • Help desk: 0131 651 1239 • Email: info@dcc.ac.uk • Web site: www.dcc.ac.uk University of the Arts London, 13th March 2013
Editor's Notes
- #13: DAF is a survey method that has primarily been used to investigate RDM practice. JISC ’s original hope was to identify and register data assets too, but the scale of holdings was found to be too great. Originally it was called the Data Audit Framework and this was changed to ‘Asset’ so you’ll see it under both names
- #14: There are various things you may want to investigate, so the first task is to set the scope and then decide the best way to collect that information Lots of people have already done similar studies so repurpose their work
- #15: Here ’s an example of how DAF was used at Northampton. They used a few interviews to set the scope, then did an online survey and used the results to identify researchers for in-depth interviews Coverage addressed the nature of the data and most activities / issues that may be encountered throughout the research lifecycle
- #18: Results can be quite similar across institutions - researchers often face the same issues. Differences in practice and requirements tend to be characterised more by the discipline.
- #21: CARDIO is a tool to gain consensus across researchers & services on current RDM capability – How well does an institution/school/department manage it ’s data? It ’s based on the three-legged stool model and uses a 1-5 scale for maturity modelling There ’s a mini quiz and full online tool
- #26: I’ll give a quick over view to DCC’s main tools DMP Online is a tool to help researchers write plans. It pulls together the various requirements and relevant support to make the process easier.
- #27: At the outset you ’re asked to select templates that are appropriate for your context e.g. funder templates if applying for funding, disciplinary or institutional ones etc