The document summarizes the agenda and discussions from the 8th January 2013 steering group meeting for the JISC KAPTUR project. The meeting discussed the importance of effectively managing research data and definitions of visual arts research data. It provided an overview of the KAPTUR work packages, sponsors, and steering group roles. Metrics for gathering evidence on the benefits of the project were also presented, such as improved rates of data management plan creation and awareness of research data management issues.

1. JISC KAPTUR project
Steering Group Meeting
8th January 2013
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2. Why is it essential to manage research data effectively?
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This is the point we began
discussing visual arts research
data at the first Steering Group
meeting almost a year ago...

3. What is visual arts
research data?
• “it is never a smooth and
homogenous process but a fluid,
'wet' and folded, if not at times
messy, fuzzy and tumultuous."
(Gray and Delday 2010, cited in
Mey 2010)
• [qualitative research is] “difficult
to define clearly”
(Denzin and Lincoln 2005)
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4. Definitions of visual arts research data?
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Anything which is used or created to generate new knowledge
and interpretations. ‘Anything’ may be objective or subjective;
physical or emotional; persistent or ephemeral; personal or
public; explicit or tacit; and is consciously or unconsciously
referenced by the researcher at some point during the course
of their research. Research data may or may not lead to a
research output, which regardless of method of presentation, is
a planned public statement of new knowledge or interpretation.
Statement written by Leigh Garrett to encourage discussion
after the 14th September ‘Managing the Material’ workshop.

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Project Sponsors
• identify relevant contacts
and information
• support access to key
people and resources
• to help promote the need
for policies/systems at a
high level

6. Steering Group
1. to provide feedback on the
Implementation Plan
2. to inform the direction of the
Research Data Management
Institutional Policies and the
Research Data Management Pilot
Systems
3. to support the sustainability of the
policies and systems in the longer
term
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KAPTUR
workpackages
• Project Management
http://www.vads.ac.uk/kaptur/
outputs/
https://kaptur.wordpress.com/
category/project-posts/
• Consortium Agreement
• Environmental
Assessment report
• Technical Analysis

8. KAPTUR workpackages
• Working groups
• Policies e.g.
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/policy-
and-legal/institutional-data-policies
• Training
• Toolkits
• Case studies
• Conference
• Technical pilot
• Business Cost and Sustainability Plans
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9. ‘KAPTUR’ing the benefits
Benefit Evidence to be gathered and how it will be presented.
Improved rate of compliance with
funder and institutional
requirements
Track DMP creation at each institution, but with the
provision that this is also dependent on available funding
opportunities for researchers. To be presented as section
in report.
Improved practice indicated by
the adoption of an RDM policy
Institutional perspective from the role of the Project
Officer on the benefits of the adoption of an RDM policy.
Four case studies to be published.
Improved awareness of the issues
involved in RDM
Benchmarking of all KAPTUR events and training.
Information to be analysed and presented as section in
report.
Increased numbers of findable
research data/datasets from each
institution
This will be tracked during the project if possible, but as
discussed is more likely to be reported post-project due
to the pilot nature of the technical infrastructure.
Improved user understanding of
RDM
Qualitative information gathered through meetings,
events, and the Environmental Assessment report. Mini-
case studies in the form of blog posts or similar.
Improved organisation RDM
practice/risk management
Cardio Lite quiz on institutional RDM, benchmarked by
being re-run at end of project. Section in report.
5th case study on
technical aspects

10. • 2: Stock Photo: Golden Egg
• 3; 8: Photos: MTG
• 5: Super Fashion for Super Heroes, 1966 © London College
of Fashion/The Woolmark Company Available from VADS
• 6: IWMPC poster Reproduced by kind permission of
London’s Transport Museum © Transport for London
(http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk) Available from VADS
• 7: Milestone © Public Monuments and Sculpture Association
Available from VADS
Image Credits
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Marie-Therese Gramstadt
KAPTUR Project Manager
@MTG_work
mtg@vads.ac.uk
http://www.vads.ac.uk/kaptur
https://kaptur.wordpress.com/
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