The Jisc RDMToolkit document discusses the development of a Research Data Management (RDM) toolkit by Jisc and Research Consulting. It provides a sneak peek of the toolkit, which gathers over 100 RDM resources and arranges them using a research data lifecycle model. The toolkit is built on a WordPress template for easy editing and will be maintained by a working group. It will undergo a thorough review after three years.

1. The Jisc RDMToolkit
Story and next steps
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2. Background
»Jisc asked Research Consulting to gather material to
prepare a Research Data Management (RDM) toolkit.
»Why Jisc?
› The recent experience with the RDSS allowed Jisc to
establish credibility and expertise in the RDM
community.
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3. A sneak peek
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Pathways to the
content

4. Rationale
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In the past…
…you would lose time
looking for RDM resources
all over the internet.
Today…
…a wealth of resources can
be found on a single
website.

5. Approach
» We gathered over 100 RDM
resources
» We scored them based on
– Relevance
– Practicality
– Transferability
– Currency
– Credibility
» We arranged them using Jisc’s data
lifecycle
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6. Data lifecycle steps
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Brief summary
Lifecycle
navigation

7. Sample topic page
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Brief summary
Toolkit text
Further reading
material by
audience
Links from text
How can Jisc
help?

8. Hot topics for Researchers
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Hot topics:
1. Policy compliance
2. Data management
planning
3. Where should I deposit my
data?
4. Protecting personally
identifiable information
5. Costing
6. Active data storage
7. Preservation
8. RDM checklist
9. …more –The research
data lifecycle

9. Feedback
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10. The toolkit’s future
»The toolkit is built on a custom WordPress template, for
ease of use for editors
»Jisc is in the process of appointing a working group to
maintain the RDM toolkit
»After three years, the toolkit will be thoroughly reviewed
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11. Thank you
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Caroline Ingram – Jisc
caroline.ingram@jisc.ac.uk
Andrea Chiarelli – Research Consulting
andrea.chiarelli@research-consulting.com