Data Curation Profiles

AKA your midterm assignment

GRAD 521, Research Data Management Winter 2014 – Lecture 6

Amanda L. Whitmire, Asst. Professor

Roadmap

1. Characteristics & content of a Data Curation Profile (DCP)

2. The components of the DCP Toolkit

3. How these components fit together

4. Discussion: your ideas for the assignment

Characteristics of the DCP

Tells “the story” of the dataFocused on a specific data set: provides depth,

not breadthInterview-basedMeant to be “discipline neutral” & widely

applicable to different types of dataModular – allows for flexibility & tailoring to

specific situations and uses

Characteristics of the DCP

Represents the researcher’s needs & perspectives

A concise, structured document suitable for sharing & annotation

A resource for librarians, archivists, IT professionals, data managers & others

DCP Sections

Information about the data & its context1. Summary of data curation needs2. Overview of the research

• Focus• Intended audience• Funding

3. Data types, formats & stages• Data narrative (data lifecycle)• Target data for sharing• Use/re-use value• Contextual narrative

Data Stage Output Typical File Size Format Other / Notes

Primary Data

Raw Sensor data 100k in 1 file per day proprietary to the sensor

FTP downloads are mostly automated.

Processing Stage 1Sensor data –open/accessible format

Roughly 6kb .csv / .xlsData are formatted into .csv before bring reformatted into a mySQL database.

Processed Data vectors 800 records per intersection per day. SQL / .xls

Data are extracted from the mySQL database for analysis purposes.

Analyzed charts/Graphs .xls / .emf charts and graphs used for

interpretation.

Published charts/graphs .ppt Data are presented via power

point.

Ancillary Data

Image Stills taken from video .gif /.jpg / .ppt Images generated from video.

Example: Data types & formats

DCP Sections

4. Intellectual property5. Organization &

description of data6. Ingest7. Sharing & access

8. Discovery9. Tools10. Interoperability11. Measuring impact12. Data management13. Preservation

Information about practices & needs

The DCP Toolkit

The Data Curation Profile Toolkit consists of 4 components:

1. User Guide2. Interviewer’s Manual3. Interview Worksheet 4. DCP Template

The User Guide

◻ Describes the rationale for the DCP

◻ Describes the process through which a DCP is generated

Stage 1 – PreparationStage 2 – Worksheet & interviewsStage 3 – Constructing the Profile

◻ Provides guidance & advice

Interview Worksheet & Manual

Meant to be used in tandem• The Interview Worksheet is

given to the researcher to fill out.

• The Interviewer’s Manual contains follow up questions for the interviewer to ask once the researcher has filled out a module.

DCP Template

Provides the structure of the Data Curation Profile

Each section or sub-section contains a brief definition of the information that is needed to populate a Data Curation Profile

Module 2 Example

InterviewWorksheet

Interview Manual

DCP Template

CompletedProfile

Module 2 Example

Stages of the DCP

Preparation

Interviewing

Connections between the components, pulling it all together

How to Develop a DCP

A Data Curation Profile is developed through 3 stages:

Stage 1 – Preparation Stage 2 – Interviews Stage 3 – Constructing the Profile

Stage 1 – Preparing

Investigate researchers’ work and use of data (e.g., a recent article/grant)

Faculty’s websiteFaculty publicationsSeminarsPress releasesReview of grants that have been awarded

Stage 1 – Preparing

Audio recording

Strongly recommendedStorage & safe-keeping of audio filesTranscription

Stage 2 – Interviewing

Introduction to the Interview

Need for two interviews?Time requiredCoverage

Stage 2 – Interviewing

Using the Interview Manual & Worksheet

1. Read any introductory statement listed in the “Interviewer’s Manual” (if any)

2. Then have the researcher complete the list of questions for the module in the “Interview Worksheet”

3. Review the responses and ask the questions listed in the “Interviewer’s Manual” as appropriate

4. Ask any follow up questions you feel are needed

5. Move on to the next module

Stage 2 – Interviewing

Types of Worksheet Questions:

Free textShort answer (text)Selecting from a range

of possible responsesYes/NoLikert Scale

Stage 2 – Interviewing

Types of Questions: Manual

Explanatory – “Tell me why you selected “x” as your response”

Clarifying – “Could you explain what you mean by “x”?

Probing – “Could you tell me more about “x”?

Relational – “Could you tell me how “x” relates to your earlier

response of “y”?

Transcribing the Interview

Full:

Transcribing the Interview

Indexed

Modules & Sections of DCP

Connections b/w components

Interview

Worksheet

Interview

Manual

DCPTemplate

Worksheet Mod.13 Q2

Interview Worksheet

Manual: Mod 13 Q2

Connections b/w components

Section 13.1 of the Completed Data Curation Profile

Discussion

1. Modifications to the DCP2. Audio recording3. Biggest challenges?4. Realistic timeframe

Modifications to the DCP

How many of the profile modules do you want to include?

Required interview modules:

Background demographic Q’s

Mod.01: The datasetMod.02: Lifecycle of

datasetMod.03: SharingMod.04: AccessMod.06: Organization &

description of dataMod.12: Data Management

Optional interview modules:

Mod.05: Data Xfer/ingestMod.07: DiscoveryMod.08: Intellectual

propertyMod.09: ToolsMod.10: Linking/Interop.Mod.11: Measuring impactMod.13: Data Preservation

Audio recording

Is it necessary & possible?

Would you & your interviewee be OK w/it?

Challenges?

What are you concerned about?

Realistic timeframe?

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