what can the dcc do for you? sheffield roadshow
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A description of the ways in which the Digital Curation can work with institutions to improve research data management at institutional level. Delivered at the 2nd DCC roadshow, Sheffield, 2011-03-01TRANSCRIPT
Because good research needs good data
Funded by:
© Digital Curation Centre, 2009. Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 Scotland:
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How can the DCC help you?
Kevin Ashley
Director, DCC
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Services & resources - overview
• Training• Tools• Online services• Events• Frameworks, templates, policy• Dissemination• Liaison• Collaboration• Counselling
2nd DCC Roadshow - Sheffield – 20110301 Kevin Ashley, DCC CC-BY-SA
At all levels
• National & international• Subject groups• Institutions• Departments• Research groups• Individuals
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Training
• DC 101 ( & lite)• For you, your contacts• Reuse and refactoring of material• Seek two-way exchange
“excellent : probably the best course I have been on since starting my role as an Informatics Liaison Officer”
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Helpdesk
• [email protected]• Answers to questions about all aspects of our
work• In-depth response, not time-critical
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Tools
• Software & other• DCC-produced and external• For use in a variety of settings• Many with examples of use
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Audit/Assessment Benefits:
Prioritisation of resources
Capacity development and planning
Efficiency savings – move data to more cost-effective storage
Manage risks associated with data loss
Realise value through improved access & re-use
Scale:
Departments, institutions
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Tools to aid planninghttp://www.dcc.ac.uk/dmponline
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Tools – database archiver
• Generic s/w tool to capture changes to data & schema
• Compact representation of differences in XML• Allows reconstruction of arbitrary past state
Soon to be
available in
the cloud!
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Events
Research Data Management Forum
Targeted at data managers, practitioners
DCC Roadshows
International Conference
Effecting institutional change in data management
Forum for research in curation
6th DCC / RIN Research Data Management Forum
Planning for research data management:meeting funder imperatives
Leicester: May 5th – May 6th
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The sixth DCC / RIN Research Data Management ForumPlanning for research data management: meeting funder imperatives
Venue: University of Leicester, John Foster Hall, Oadby campusDates: 16:30 on Thursday 5th May to 16:00 on Friday 6th May 2011
Research funder requirements for data management planning. Expectations, judgements and measurement.
The challenge for institutions 1: data management planning and the research strategy.
The challenge for institutions 2: the impact on resourcing and supporting the research data management plan.
Winning the grant and delivering the plan: a researcher’s view of data management plans as enablers or barriers.
New directions for DMP Online at home and abroad.
The Incremental approach: practical guidance and training to facilitate the research data management plan.
The emergence of research information systems and the management of research outputs.
What everyone wants – identifying the key features of an institutional service to support compliance with research data management plans.
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Curation Reference Manual
Briefing Papers
Case Studies
“How-to” guides
FAQs
Standards Watch
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Liaison & collaboration
• Bridging between research, IT, libraries, archives, records managers,….
• Common aims, different language• We can help with dialogue• We can collaborate in more depth on projects,
training, policy development, costing, implementation, dissemination, …
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Targeted follow-up
• Each institution has different needs• We’ll contact you to establish what yours are• Work in more depth where benefit maximised• Specific assistance with shift to cloud
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OVER TO YOU