The document discusses the importance of managing and sharing research data in Australia, emphasizing its value for researchers and institutions. It highlights how the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) aims to transform unmanaged data into structured, findable, and reusable assets to enhance research impact. The document further outlines governmental support and policies promoting open data access as a means to foster collaboration and innovation in research.

1. Federa&on
University,
Australia
RHD
Workshop
Why
do
we
care?
Why
do
we
share?
Why
Research
Data?
The
work
of
ANDS.
23.07.15
Dr
Richard
Ferrers,
ANDS
Fed
Uni
Outreach
Officer

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APeter_Mel_at_Cortez_Bank.jpg
Image: By PPNF (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Surfing the Information
Tsunami – tools to cope

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APeter_Mel_at_Cortez_Bank.jpg
Image: By PPNF (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Surfing the Information
Tsunami – tools to cope
Science as an Open Enterprise.
Royal Society. 2012. 104pp.

5. 90% of data generated in the
last two years.
IBM. nd. What is big data?

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ANDS
Purpose:
To
make
Australia’s
research
data
assets
more
valuable
for
its
researchers,
research
ins@tu@ons
and
the
na@on.

7. ANDS
enables
transforma&on
of:
Data
that
are:
Unmanaged
Disconnected
Invisible
Single
use
To
Structured
Collec=ons
that
are:
Managed
Connected
Findable
Reusable
so
that
Australian
researchers
can
easily
publish,
discover,
access
and
use/re-­‐use
research
data.
7

8. What
do
we
mean
by
Research
Data?
Diagram sources:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/campaigns/res3/jischelp.aspx

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Researchers

11. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/
peerj.175
Title: Data reuse and the
open data citation
advantage
Increase your
citations by up to
69%

12. 12
Funders

13. 13
Australian
Research
Council
ARC
Discovery
Grant
requirements
February
2014
Funders & Policy
Australian
Code
for
the
Responsible
Conduct
of
Research
(NHMRC,
2007)
Sec=on
2:
Management
of
Research
Data
&
Primary
Materials
Australia’s
Chief
Scien&st
“The
collabora=ve
response
to
global
challenges
isn’t
possible
unless
we
get
[research
infrastructure]
fundamentals
right
first,
and
one
of
those
fundamentals
is
sharing
high
quality
research
data.”
Aug
2014
Australia
–
Declara&on
of
Open
Government
2010

14. 14
OECD
principles
and
guidelines
for
access
to
research
data
from
public
funding
2007
Research
Councils
UK
Common
Principles
on
Data
Policy
2014
Na&onal
Ins&tutes
of
Health
USA
Data
Sharing
policy
+
Obama
Feb
2013
Funders & Policy
Antarc&c
Treaty
1959
European
Commission
–
Digital
Agenda
2013

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Governments

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Governments
“Making research data openly available helps
to build then sustain… Australia’s comparative
advantage. Australia’s research data is a
significant national resource…”
“The Government also understands the
importance of investment … [so] committed a
further $300 million in the 2015 budget to
continue to support NCRIS.”
Senator Scott Ryan
Parliamentary Sec,
Education & Training
Open Research Data
Showcase, 19 June
2015

17. 17
Aus Government portals

18. Government
-­‐
state
https://www.data.vic.gov.au/

19. G8 Open Data Charter
hZps://www.gov.uk/government/publica=ons/open-­‐data-­‐charter/g8-­‐open-­‐data-­‐charter-­‐and-­‐technical-­‐annex
US
open
data
portal
hZps://www.data.gov
UK
open
data
portal
hZp://data.gov.uk
hZp://open-­‐data.europa.eu/en/data/

20. G8 Open Data Charter
hZps://www.gov.uk/government/publica=ons/open-­‐data-­‐charter/g8-­‐open-­‐data-­‐charter-­‐and-­‐technical-­‐annex
US
open
data
portal
hZps://www.data.gov
UK
open
data
portal
hZp://data.gov.uk
hZp://open-­‐data.europa.eu/en/data/
We, the G8, agree that “open data” are an
untapped resource with huge potential to
encourage the building of stronger, more
interconnected societies that better meet
the needs of our citizens and allow
innovation and prosperity to flourish. 2013

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Research data as an
institutional asset

22. Publishers
Research
Institutions
The
University
understands
that
doing
so
[managing
research
data]
will
contribute
to
increased
research
impact,
enhanced
research
prac=ce
(including
collabora=on)
and
improved
educa=onal
outcomes,
all
of
which
add
value
to
the
ins&tu&on’s
educa&on
and
research
agenda.
-­‐
Prof
Ian
Smith,
Vice-­‐Provost
(Research
&
Research
Infrastructure,
Monash
University)
hZp://ands.org.au/newsleZers/newsleZer-­‐2014-­‐20.pdf

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Publishing data

24. Publishers
Nature
“…a
condi=on
of
publica=on
in
a
Nature
journal
is
that
authors
are
required
to
make
materials,
data
and
associated
protocols
promptly
available
to
readers
without
undue
qualifica=ons”.
hZp://www.nature.com/authors/policies/availability.html

25. Publishers
Public
Library
of
Science
(PLOS)
New
data
policy,
December
2013
“PLOS
journals
require
authors
to
make
all
data
underlying
the
findings
described
in
their
manuscript
fully
available
without
restric=on,
with
rare
excep&on”.
hZp://www.plosone.org/sta=c/policies#sharing

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Open data

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http://researchdata.ands.org.au

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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/
contributors/federation-university-australia

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!
http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/

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http://opensourcemalaria.org

31. SUMMARY
31

32. Research
Data
Management
in
five
slides;
an
online
intro.
32
Store data: MANAGED
Figshare, USB, Dropbox
Network drive, Access to
collaborators.
Fed Uni Guide coming soon.->!
Connect data: CONNECTED
People (who), projects (why),
publications (how, what), literature
(what not), licensing, Institution
RDM policy.
Describe data; MANAGED
metadata adds context to data
- Subject – description – date –
location – file format – electronic
location – geo and time coords
Share / recycle data: FINDABLE
Publicise / publish your data
Get data | Share data
=> Add value to data: REUSEABLE

33. Fed’n
University
RDM
Resources
33
http://libguides.federation.edu.au/ResearchDataManagement

34. • Why
manage
data?
Benefits/risks;
so
what
• Where
to
store
your
data?
• What
resources
can
you
go
to
for
assistance
on
managing
your
Fed
Uni
Data?
• Who
owns
your
data?
• What
are
the
penal=es
for
not
complying
with
the
NHMRC
Code
of
Research
Conduct?
34
Quiz on Research Data Mgmt

35. • Why
manage
data?
Data
deluge,
Interna=onal
trend,
Government,
Publisher
trend
• Where
to
store
your
data?
USB,
network,
cloud,
figshare
• What
resources
can
you
go
to
for
assistance
on
managing
your
Fed
Uni
Data?
Lib
Guide,
Kay
Steel
in
the
Library.
• Who
owns
your
data?
Check
your
RDM
policy.
• What
are
the
penal=es
for
not
complying
with
the
NHMRC
Code
of
Research
Conduct?
Funder
impact,
Quality
audit.
35
Quiz on Research Data Mgmt

36. Welcome
to
21st
century
research
challenges…
Richard.Ferrers@ands.org.au
ANDS
-­‐
Federa=on
Uni
Outreach
Officer
ands.org.au
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This
work
is
licensed
under
a
Crea=ve
Commons
AZribu=on
3.0
Australia
License
ANDS
is
supported
by
the
Australian
Government
through
the
Na=onal
Collabora=ve
Research
Infrastructure
Strategy
(NCRIS).