This presentation was given by John Murtagh, Project Officer for University of the Arts London at the KAPTUR training event held on Monday 19th November and supported by DCC through the Institutional Engagement project.

1. An overview of the KAPTUR project
John Murtagh
Introduction to Research Data Management at University of the
Arts London – 19 November 2012

2. 1 October 2011 – 31 March 2013

3. Aims
 KAPTUR will discover, create and pilot a sectoral
model of best practice in the management of research
data in the visual arts.
 Kaptur will support the creation of the model
 Apply, test and pilot it within the respective institutions.
 Results will be fed back into the model, revised & then
published freely to the wider HE community for use and
reuse.

4. Outcomes 1
 Environmental analysis report
 Sectoral model of best practice in the management of
research data specifications
 Toolkits, training materials, workshops, case studies,
guidance notes, policies, technical requirements
analysis, and financial and sustainability plans.

5. Outcomes 2
 Creation of a pilot demonstrator data management
research service.
 Creation of four institutional pilot data management
research systems.

6. Project Milestones 1
• Monthly progress reports
• Environmental Assessment Report
• Research Data Management Discussion paper
• Technical Analysis Report
• Training Plan
• Four Institutional Workshops for visual arts data
managers

7. Project Milestones 2
• Toolkit for visual arts researchers
• Toolkit for visual arts data managers
• Four Institutional Data Management Policies (drafted
and in the process of approval)
• Four Institutional Business and Sustainability Plans
• Pilot Demonstrator Service

8. Project Milestones 3
• At least 3 external presentations/papers/publications
• Four case studies (to be presented at the conference)
• End of project conference (scheduled for 6th March
2013)
• Final report

9. Key Achievements
SO FAR...
(12 in depth Raised awareness
interviews) raised of what research
awareness of data is in the visual
research data arts
management with
researchers
Increased
knowledge in RDM Policy and
types of the procedures in each
research data institution by
being produced January 2013

10. Key Achievements
SO FAR...
Conference: Increased
Managing the awareness with
Material: Tackling different
Visual Arts as stakeholders of
Research Data RDM
14 September 2012
Developed
working Opened discussions
definitions and with IT about data
discussed storage
complexity of
data

11. Data Storage - Research Data Management Pilot
Demonstrator
Three different systems
- The Comprehensive Knowledge
Archive Network (CKAN)

12. DCC Institutional Engagement
Training
programme
2012-2013

13. Further information
• Kaptur Project
http://www.vads.ac.uk
/kaptur/
Managing the Material: Tackling
• Kaptur Project blog Visual Arts as Research Data
http://kaptur.wordpres 14 September 2012
http://kapturmrd01.eventbrite.co.uk/
s.com
• Presentations
http://www.slideshare.
net/kaptur_mrd Slide 1 photo London Hatwalk by kenjonbro

14. Contact
http://twitter.com/UAL_Kaptur
#kaptur_mrd
#jiscmrd
Slide 1 photo London Hatwalk by kenjonbro