The UK National Change Program aims to realize the maximum value of research data through a 5-year program of national services and support coordinated by the Digital Curation Centre. The program focuses on building capacity and capability for research data management within research institutions. Proper research data management is important because data is expensive to create, facilitates reuse and reproducibility, and is increasingly subject to legal and regulatory requirements from research funders.

1. Because good research needs good data
Research Data Management:
The UK National Change Program
Kevin Ashley
Director, DCC
director@dcc.ac.uk
Funded by:
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2. Because good research needs good data
Why care?
• Data is expensive – an investment
• Reuse:
• More research
• Teaching & Learning
• Planning
• Impact – with or without publication
• Accountability
• Legal & regulatory requirements
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3. Because good research needs good data
5-year programme to realise
maximum value and benefit from
research data
National services, support, coordination from DCC
Focus on creating capacity and
capability within research
institutions
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4. Because good research needs good data
Without good RDM – BAD THINGS HAPPEN
With good RDM – GOOD STUFF HAPPENS
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5. Because good research needs good data
Funder Legal
pressures issues
Researcher Value
demand Realisation
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6. Because good research needs good data
EPSRC expects all those institutions it funds
•to develop a roadmap that aligns … with
EPSRC’s expectations by 1st May 2012;
•to be fully compliant … by 1st May 2015.
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/about/standards/researchdata/Pages/expectations.aspx
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7. Because good research needs good data
• Awareness of regulatory environment
• Data access statement
• Policies and processes
• Data storage
• Structured metadata descriptions
• DOIs for data
• Securely preserved for a minimum of 10
years from last use
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8. Because good research needs good data
TOOLS & SERVICES
ADVICE
ON-SITE SUPPORT
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9. Understanding Data Requirements Because good research needs good data
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/
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10. Because good research needs good data
Data management plans
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11. What data to keep
Because good research needs good data
How to cite data
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12. Because good research needs good data
Data Licensing
• Bespoke licences
• Standard licences
• Multiple licensing
• Licence mechanisms
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13. Because good research needs good data
Institutional Engagement
• In-depth support from team of DCC staff
• Helping with:
• Re-skilling
• Policy development
• Costing
• Use of tools
• Professional liaison
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14. Because good research needs good data
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15. Because good research needs good data
•OVER TO YOU
•http://slideshare.net/kevinashley
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