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Research Data Management:A Primer
Jane FryNovember 27, 2015
Outline
Why the library Research Data Management Research Data Management Plans Tools
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Acronyms
Research data management| aka RDM| aka Data management
• aka DM
Research data management plan| aka RDMP| aka data management plan
• aka DMP
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Preamble
Why the Library?*| Research partner | Support the research endeavour| RDM expert| CURO| The scholarly life-cycle| Discipline-agnostic
*Shorish, November 2015 4
Our role*| Information| Consultation
Challenge*| Determine how we can help researchers advance their
research
*Rambo, October 2015 5
Research Data
Why are research data important?
Sharing research data
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RDM
What is it?
Includes| Sound practices| Data curation| Data stewardship
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Research data lifecycle
8http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
9http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
10http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
11http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
12http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
13http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Research data lifecycle (cont’d)
14http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
RDM (cont’d)
Benefits of RDM| Confirmation of original findings
• Essential if defending your research| Further research| Teaching| Planning follow-up studies
Why is it important now?
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Starting research
Need an RDMP
Why an RDMP?| Safety| Efficiency| Quality
If no RDMP? | Potential problems
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RDMP
Elements of an RDMP| Funder and data description| Data collection| Documentation and metadata| Storage and backup| Preservation| Data sharing and re-use| Responsibilities and resources| Ethics and legal compliance
* Taken from University of Alberta DMP Builder 17
Metadata
What is it
Why is it important
Who enters it
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Metadata (cont’d)
Why keep metadata| Researchers re-use data
• Secondary analysis• Teaching• Replicate a study
| Good research practice
Start documenting at the very beginning of the project
End goal19
Metadata (cont’d)
What to keep - everything!| Research design| Data collection| Data preparation| Questionnaires| Interviewer instructions| Details of decisions made
• Why certain decisions were made– e.g. if data collection not to be done on a certain date
(Easter)
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Metadata (cont’d)
Keep details of all processes| What worked| What didn’t work| Changes made after pilots conducted
• Why they were made• Was another pilot conducted after changes made
Any and all changes that were made or not made
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Metadata (cont’d)
* Thanks to Jeff Moon (Queen’s University Library) 22
RDMP: Funder information & data description
Funders | May have slightly different requirements| Your RDMP builder should have variations
Data description
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RDMP: Data collection
Types of data File format Storing and transferring Existing data File names Data processing
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RDMP: Documentation & description
What documentation will be needed| For the data to be read| For the data to be interpreted correctly
Study background & description
Metadata standard | Which one | What tool(s)
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RDMP: Storage & backup
How will it be stored?
What about sensitive data?
Other tips
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RDMP: Preservation
What data will be preserved?
Where will all information be backed up?
How often will you backup?
Long-term preservation and access
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RDMP: Data sharing & re-use
What data will you be sharing
How will you be sharing your data
What restrictions for access
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RDMP: Responsibilities & resources
Who will be responsible for RDM?
Personnel changes
After the project is over?
Resources
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RDMP: Ethics and legal compliance
Sensitive data| Primary data| Secondary use
Other issues| Legal | Ethical | IP
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A tip
Much of the information in previous slides may seem like common sense| You will be tempted not to follow it
• No time• No facilities to record it• Will do it later• It’s only a minor change, therefore not important enough to mark
it down• Of course, I will remember it!
Mark it down!| Follow your RDMP
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By the way …
RDMP| Is it written in stone?
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Tools: Portage DMP Assistant
To help prepare RDMPs| Easy to follow| Step-by-step| Bilingual tool| Provides guidance and examples
Follows best practices in data stewardship
https://portagenetwork.ca/
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Tools: Dataverse
Research data platform and repository| For sharing, discovering and preserving| For research data| For Carleton Faculty and Scholars
Benefits
Varied uses
https://library.carleton.ca/services/dataverse35
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Tools: Support & help
Who| Data Specialist
Consultations| In person| Phone| Email
https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management
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RDM (cont’d)
What could happen if you want to share but have no metadata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2zK3sAtr-4#t=17
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Summary
The library’s role in RDM RDM The research data lifecycle Metadata RDMP Tools
| Portage DMP Assistant| Dataverse| Support and help
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Resources
Dataversehttps://library.carleton.ca/services/dataverse
DMP Assistant: Portage Network https://portagenetwork.ca/
Research Data Management https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management
UK Data Archive Research Life Cycle http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
Today’s Presentationhttps://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management
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References
Rambo, Neil (October 22, 2015). Research data management roles for Libraries”http://www.sr.ithaka.org/publications/research-data-management/
Shorish, Yasmeen (November 23, 2015). “The Library as Research Partner”. ACRL TechConnect Blog.
http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/post/the-library-as-research-partner
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Contact Information
Jane FryData Specialist
MacOdrum LibraryCarleton University
Ottawa, ON613.520.2600 x1121
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