How Libraries are involved in RDM CQU Librarians workshop, 11 February 2015 Kathryn Unsworth –...

How Libraries are involved in RDM

CQU Librarians workshop, 11 February 2015Kathryn Unsworth – Data Librarian

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Research data policy and governance

Services/roles Working with business units, faculties and

researchers in the development and implementation of policy

RDM working groups/committees Incorporating RDM in Library strategic planning

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

http://monash.edu.au/library/researchdata/resources/case-studies/pharmacy/

Research data management policy implementation pilot

RDM working groups

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Monash University Southern Cross University University of the Sunshine Coast University of Melbourne Deakin University? And no doubt many others

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http://library.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/about/Library_Strategic_Plan_2013_-_2017_-_WEB.pdf

Libraries and strategic planning

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https://www.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/227399/DLS-OPP-2013-2105.pdf

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Data seeking for analysis

Services/roles: Finding appropriate data for analysis Referral to appropriate experts/resources

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

RDM Libguides – finding data

http://libguides.usc.edu.au/content.php?pid=345268&sid=4682658

http://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/content.php?pid=220059&sid=2033452

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Data documentation and metadata

Services/roles: Identifying appropriate disciplinary standards Providing instruction on how (and why) to

document data Assisting with creation of metadata for deposit in a

repository

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

Guides to describing datasets

Guidelines for best practice

http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/content.php?pid=314427&sid=2573512

http://libguides.anu.edu.au/content.php?pid=372387&sid=3050506

http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/528993/Best_Practice_Guidelines.pdf

Data collections metadata capture

Monash University online data collection form

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Data storage and backups

Services/roles Advice on secure storage options Referral service Best practice advice on backing data up

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

http://monash.edu.au/library/researchdata/file_links/storage_options_web_vers15_10_2013.pdf14

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http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/eresearch/manage-data/store

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Data archiving and preservation

Services/roles Identifying best practices (e.g. file formats) for

preservation Locating appropriate archives/repositories Providing instruction/resources on the importance

of archiving and preserving data for future use

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/content.php?pid=319161&sid=2626643

Library websites

http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/research/manage-and-share-data/preserve

http://library.unimelb.edu.au/research/preserving_research

Archives/repositoriesUTS – Data Archives

QUT – Research data finder / Spatial data finder

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Data sharing

Services/roles Helping to locate tools for sharing among

collaborators Identifying appropriate repositories/archives for data Providing instruction/resources on policies (or

recommended practices) and the importance of sharing data

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

Guide to sharing data

http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/content.php?pid=319161&sid=2612329

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Data citationServices/roles Referring to repositories/archives that provide citations Providing instruction/resources on how (and why) to

cite data Generating citations (including identifiers like DOIs)

Who’s doing what? Some examples:

Guides to citing data

http://libguides.usc.edu.au/content.php?pid=345268&sid=4928706

http://guides.library.uq.edu.au/content.php?pid=547615&sid=4556534

Minting DOIsAustralian institutions registered as data centres on DataCite – through ANDS M2M DOI minting service

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Data and teachingServices/roles Finding appropriate datasets for use in teaching Identifying opportunities for students to engage with data

creation Identifying opportunities for students to use data in learning

assessment exercises (e.g. assignments, presentations, etc.) Advocating for and partnering with academics for the inclusion

of data in their teaching

Who’s doing what? Not so sure – what about Deakin?

http://www.esds.ac.uk/resources/teaching.asp Finding datasets for teaching

http://www.teachingwithdata.org/

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http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2007

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http://www.ala.org.au/

Students as data creators

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http://www.weatherdetective.net.au

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http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/

Students using data in learning

assessment tasks

http://www.gapminder.org/world

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Embedding data in the curriculum

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Any other examples?

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AcknowledgementBresnahan, M. & Johnson, A. (2012). Data day! Toolkit for a research data workshop for librarians. University of Colorado Boulder Librarieshttp://digitool.library.colostate.edu///exlibris/dtl/d3_1/apache_media/L2V4bGlicmlzL2R0bC9kM18xL2FwYWNoZV9tZWRpYS8yMDE1Mzc=.pdf (accessed: 11/02/2015)

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