Research Data in Institutional Repository Gabi Wong Reference
Librarian / IR Coordinator HKUST Library November 3, 20101
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Dialogue with HKUST Research Community November 3, 20104 Nano-
technology Biotechnology Electronic and Wireless Environment and
Sustainable Development Management Education and Research
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HKUST Institutional Repository 6,300 items (November 2010) 1 st
IR in Hong Kong Fully open access November 3, 20105
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Research Data In IR November 3, 20106 Discoverable Accessible
Usable Repository
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Research Data VS Research Paper 1.Role in the research process
2.Diversity 3.Use and Re-use November 3, 20107
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1. Role in Research Process Data Consumed by research
Transformed during research Created by research Paper Final product
of research Made for sharing Usually in definitive version,
publishable format November 3, 20108 Stay alive as long as the
research is ongoing
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Issues Arising Versions updates? Treatment? Linking data with
related papers and research items in IR [U of T Kommos Project;
Cornells Water Quality Data]U of T Kommos ProjectCornells Water
Quality Data Value beyond published paper? November 3, 20109
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?What kind of data does HKUST research generate? ?What are
HKUST researchers habits in handling data? ?What do they think
about data archiving in IR? November 3, 201010 We Need to Talk to
Them!
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2. Diversity November 3, 201011 Chiba University Repository
eCommons@Cornell Monash ARROW Repository
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Source and Context Observational [ Queens LibQual data ;
Historical Poll data ] Queens LibQual dataHistorical Poll data
Experimental Computational Downloaded / purchased from sources
Meaningful for a specific project only Wider reference value
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How Raw? November 3, 201013
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Issues Arising How and where do we describe them? [U of
Edinburgh Datashare; U of Calgary Repository]U of Edinburgh
DatashareU of Calgary Repository Browsing by format? Type label? [
Cambridge ] Cambridge The value and feasibility of sharing who to
decide? How? Policy on archiving raw data and derived data Personal
data Ownership November 3, 201014
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?What kind of data does HKUST research generate? ?What are
HKUST researchers habits in handling data? ?What do they think
about data archiving in IR? November 3, 201015 We Need to Talk to
Them!
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3. Use and Re-use Verify research findings Build on for new
research Reference information Teaching November 3, 201016
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Issues Arising Usable formats dataset in JPEG? Long term
accessibility Lotus 1-2-3? Software support to open, render or
visualize data files Policy on file format and conversion? How to
cite? Use policy specified by owner? November 3, 201017
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?What kind of data does HKUST research generate? ?What are
HKUST researchers habits in handling data? ?What do they think
about data archiving in IR? November 3, 201018 We Need to Talk to
Them!
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Research Data in Institutional Repository More complex than
research publications Policy issues Technical issues Metadata
schema Citation standard Researchers perception and attitude
Disciplinary practices November 3, 201019
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Thank You November 3, 201021 Gabi Wong; HKUST Library
