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Data inventory, audit and management tools
Veerle Van den Eynden UK Data Archive
Useful tools for ESRC Research Centres
Which tools can help ESRC research centres with data management:
• ESDS data inventory template• DCC data audit framework• Data management planning tools
ESDS data inventory template
To help co-ordinate data management and future data submissions for ESRC data centres
• Funding source • Programme or initiative (ESRC or otherwise)• Project title• PI name• Other researchers / data contact• Project start & end date • New datasets created?• How many datasets created• Dataset type (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods,
model)• Offering data for deposit at ESDS? (Note problematic
issues surrounding data sharing)• Other plans to share data
www.esds.ac.uk/aandp/create/datatemplate.xls
DCC Data Audit Framework (DAF)
• provides organisations with the means to identify, locate, describe and assess how they are managing their research data assets
• online tool • helps ensure that research data produced in
UK Higher Education Institutions is preserved and remains accessible in the long term
www.dcc.ac.uk/tools/daf/
DCC Data Audit Framework (DAF)
• define purpose and scope of audit • identify research data assets• assess management of data (vital assets)• identify weaknesses in data policy and
current data creation and curation procedures
• improve data management
DCC data audit framework
Data assets inventory• Name of data asset• Description of the asset• Asset manager(s)• Reference • Asset classification (vital,
important, minor)• Classification comments • General comments
Data management assessment (core elements)• Data asset ID • Data creator(s) • Title • Description, incl. spatial, temporal or
subject coverage• Subject • Creation date • Purpose • Source • Updating frequency• Type • Format • Rights and restrictions• Usage frequency• Relation • Back-up and archiving policy• Management to date
Data management planning
Examples:
• Relu data management plan – developed by ESDS / UKDA and NERC
• DCC data management templatewww.dcc.ac.uk/docs/templates/DMP_checklist.pdf
DCC data management template
• Introduction and context • Legal, rights and ethical issues: IPR, copyright,
licenses, ethical issues, consent agreements• Access, data sharing and reuse: how share, access
restrictions, potential uses• Data collection/ development methods, incl
metadata, standards, quality assurance• Data standards: data type, formats, platforms• Short-term storage and data management, incl.
access management, back-up• Deposit and long-term preservation: where, how,
which preparation, which documentation• Resourcing: roles and responsibilities, costs• Compliance and review: adherence to DMP, DMP
reviews • Agreement/ratification by stakeholders (if useful)
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