Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, 2015 Minneapolis, MN April 22-23, 2015 Shelley Knuth, Senior Research Data Specialist, University of Colorado Boulder Andrew Johnson, Research Data Librarian, University of Colorado Boulder Thomas Hauser, Director of Research Computing, University of Colorado Boulder

1. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
Research Data
Services at the
University of
Colorado-Boulder
Shelley Knuth
Andrew Johnson
Thomas Hauser

2. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
What is RDS?
• Research Data Services
• Collaborative effort
• Research Computing (Shelley Knuth)
• Libraries (Andrew Johnson)
• Data management assistance
• Data management plans (DMPs)
• Advice on storage
• Processing (forthcoming)
• …
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3. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
Campus Committees
• Research Data Executive Committee
• Oversight for RDS
• RDS staff
• Senior Associate Dean of Libraries
• Director Research Computing
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
• Research Data Advisory Committee
• Research scientists, Faculty, etc
• Provide strategic direction
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4. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
Education and Outreach
• Large role
• Education:
• Data management bootcamps
• General campus
• Campus admins
• Specific topics:
• Data publishing
• Research Funder Requirements
• HDF5
• Python
• Tutorial assessment to improve
• Visit department faculty meetings
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5. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
Campus Competitions
• Innovative Seed Grants
• Research money for faculty
• Added DMPs in 2014 and 2015
• Held workshops to assist
• DMP competition
• Submit just DMP
• Agree to publication of plan on web
• Winners in 5 categories
• $2000 in unrestricted funds
• Gets campus ready for DMPs
• Brings awareness of services
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6. Research Computing @ CU Boulder
Questions?
• Shelley Knuth, Senior Research Data Specialist
Shelley.knuth@colorado.edu
• Andrew Johnson, Research Data Librarian, Libraries
Andrew.m.johnson@colorado.edu
• Thomas Hauser, Director Research Computing
Thomas.hauser@colorado.edu
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