A quick introduction to UC3's RDM guide for researchers.

1. An RDM Model for Researchers
John Borghi, PhD

2. What are we doing?
Why are we doing it?
• We are building a guide that will allow researchers to assess where they
are in regards to research data management.
• Our goal is to build a tool that is comprehensive, practical, and user friendly
• Researchers are faced with new expectations and obligations in regards to
how they manage their data.
• We believe research data management is an essential component to
initiatives aimed at ensuring researach integrity, openness, and
reproducibility.

3. Three Legged Stool of Digital PreservationSEI Maturity Model for Software
Paulk et al. (1993). Capability Model for Software.
Kenney and McGovern (2005). The three legged stool: Institutional response to digital preservation.
Adapted From:

4. ANDS Capability Maturity Guide Community Capability Model
Australian National Data Service (2011). Research data management framework capability maturity guide.
Lyon et al. (2013). Community capability model framework.
Adapted From:

5. DMVitals
Sallans and Lake (2014). Data management planning and assessment tools.
Adapted From:

6. Detective Comics #33 (Nov, 1939)
Adapted From:

7. DataONE Data LifecycleUK Data Archive Research Data Lifecycle
Adapted From:
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle
https://www.dataone.org/data-life-cycle

8. Our RDM Guide for Researchers: Working Draft

9. What are our next steps?
How can you help?
• We are soliciting feedback from research data management practitioners.
Namely, researchers.
• We are looking to define the divisions and steps within our guide and
determine what specific practices we should include.
• Would you find a tool like this useful?
• Should there be more discrete “steps” within our framework?
• What else should we put into our model?

10. Thanks!