Canada’s Research Data Management (RDM) Ecosystem Mark Leggott Executive Director Research Data Canada (RDC)

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Canada’s RDM Ecosystem
Mark Leggott, Executive Director | ReConnect 16 | Oct 24, 2016
Let’s connect: mark.leggott@rdc-drc.ca |
@mleggott

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> Context

3. Thirty organizations, including scientific
journals, nonprofit groups, and research
institutes, announced jointly … that they
would share any data or results that could
be helpful in fighting the spread of Zika.
Zika threat prompts sweeping scientific collaboration. STAT, Eric Boodman. February 10, 2016

4. …concerned that this lack of formal
recognition could dissuade others
from rapidly sharing data during an
outbreak.
Zika-microcephaly paper sparks data-sharing confusion. Ewen Callaway, Nature: 12 February 2016.

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> The Charge

10. What would happen to
discovery and innovation - and
society as a whole - if all
research outputs were made
publicly accessible tomorrow?

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> Open by Default

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> Research Data Canada works
with stakeholders to ensure
research data is available to
support innovation that
benefits all Canadians.

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The DCC Curation Lifecycle Model:
http://www.ijdc.net/index.php/ijdc/article/viewFile/69/48.
Universities
Federal
Funding
Agencies
Federal
Research
Agencies
Provincial
Funding
Agencies
Provincial
Research
Agencies
Open Data
Organizations
Non-Profit &
NGO Research
Organizations
Commercial
Research
Organizations
International Agencies and Collaborators

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RDC Portage
CASRAI RDA
Re-Use
Research Data
Research Information
LCDI
CC
CANARIE
NRC
COU
ISED
CUCCIO
CARL CAUL
ODC TC3+
Open Information
Open Data
ONC

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Portage
RDC
LCDI
Primary Gap - Coordination

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Role of RDC
˃Engage full stakeholder community
• Organizations that receive public research funds
• Organizations that give public research funds
• Organizations that facilitate these efforts
˃Facilitation and Coordination
˃Outreach and Communication
˃Development and Promotion of Best Practices
˃International Liaison

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How RDC Works
˃ Steering Committee
• Provides Direction and Guidance
• David Castle (VPR, U Victoria)
• Members from Funders, Higher-Ed, Non-Profit, Commercial
˃ Standards & Interoperability Committee
• BP: Persistent IDs | BP: Data Deposit Guidelines | BP: Scholar Metadata |
IRIDIUM RDM Glossary
˃ Infrastructure Committee
• BP: National NDS Survey | BP: Requirements for a Canadian National NDS |
Survey: RDM Capacity
˃ Policy Committee
• BP: RDM Guidelines and Policy Templates | BP: Research Data Governance |
BP: IP and Research Data
˃ Communications, Outreach and Education Committee
• Website/Blogs/Webinars | ResearchLink RDM Ecosystem Map | Survey:
Education/Outreach Activities

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Example RDC Activities
˃ Facilitating ORCID CA
•CASRAI, CRKN, CARL, COPPUL/OCUL/BCI/CAUL,
CANARIE, CC, CUCCIO, CARA, CCV, TC3+, Federal
Libraries, NAPHRO
˃ RDM Ecosystem Map - ResearchLink
•With NRC, CRKN, COAR, CARL Portage, COU
˃ Best Practices
•RDC RDM Principles, Persistent IDs Document
˃ Working with International Agencies
•RDA Plenary, RDA NDS Interest Group, Jisc Shared
Services

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RDC Outputs
National Data
Services
Framework
Requirements &
Best Practices
Mar 2017
Portage/CC/CASRAI
Outputs & Systems
Jul 2016 Jun 2017
RDA Outputs
Federal & Provincial
Outputs
Other Canadian
Outputs
Jisc Outputs
Other International
Outputs
Vision for a
National Data
Services
Framework
Nov 2016
National Data
Services and
Federated
Research Data
Repository
Framework
RDM
Ecosystem
Map
Semantic
Repository
Pilot
ORCID-CA
+ CAF SPs
DOI
Services

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> Brainstorming and RDC Sessions
tomorrow!

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Contact me:
Research Data Canada is supported by CANARIE, an organization dedicated to advancing Canada's knowledge and innovation infrastructure.
mark.leggott@rdc-drc.ca | @mleggott