The document outlines the Research Data Spring initiative aimed at developing tools for managing research data, including projects like Data Vault, DMA Online, and Clipper, involving institutions such as the University of Edinburgh and Lancaster University. Each tool has specific use cases, such as data storage and reporting compliance, and is designed to enhance data management and accessibility. The document also emphasizes community engagement and feedback as part of the development process for these tools.

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Research data spring

2. What is Research Data Spring
»Initiative to support and develop tools and software for
managing research data February 2015
July- November March - JuneMarch-August 2016

3. Projects
»IdeaScale - 70 ideas
»Phase 1 – 16 projects
»Phase 2 – 11 projects
»Phase 3 – 7 projects
» More info on: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/research-data-spring
» Or follow us on twitter #dataspring
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4. Phase 3 projects
» DataVault
– University of Edinburgh
– University of Manchester
» DMA Online
– Lancaster University
» Clipper
– City of Glasgow College
– The Open University
» Giving researchers credit for their
data
– Oxford University
» Filling in the digital preservation
gap
– University ofYork
– University of Hull
» Extending the OPD
– DCC
– University of Southampton
» Artivity – semantic desktop capture
– University of the Arts London
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5. DataVault
RobinTaylor – University of Edinburgh

6. What is a Data Vault?
@JiscDataVault

7. Research Data Management Services
Data Management Support
Data
Management
Planning
Active Data
Infrastructure
Data
Stewardship
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8. Data Stewardship
• DataVault
• Long term archival storage
• First envisaged a few years ago…
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9. What is the DataVault - Analogies
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brookward/8457736952
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10. Where does it sit?
Active Storage
Lab Equipment
Other Media
Archival Storage
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11. What is the DataVault?
• It’s a platform (a bit of web-based software), not a storage system
• You still need an archival storage system
• It is provided via a RESTful API
• But also comes with a default web user interface application
• It’s doesn’t undertake any active preservation activities
• It does collect metadata and package the data for long-term storage
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12. DataVault use cases
• Store golden-copy data so that it can’t be changed
• Storing finalised data that can’t be openly shared (or ‘everything else’)
• Retaining old data in case it can be re-analysed later on
• Retention to meet funder requirements
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13. Information Architecture
Archival Storage
Icons: https://thenounproject.com/edward/, https://thenounproject.com/pixelbazaar/, https://thenounproject.com/useiconic.com/, https://thenounproject.com/bickov/
Users Vaults Deposits Bag
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14. Technical Architecture
Active Storage Archival Storage
datavault-webapp
datavault-broker
RabbitMQ
datavault-worker(s)
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15. Demonstration time…
• Try it yourself…
http://demo.datavaultplatform.org/
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22. DMA Online
Masud Khokhar – Lancaster University

23. »DMAOnline: A dashboard to view RDM information from a
variety of data sources
»Top 3 use cases for DMAOnline
1. Timely reporting of RDM compliance data for appropriate interventions
2. Reducing routine task workload
3. Future business case development
»Lots of interest from community!
› Early adopters include Universities of York, Birmingham
and St. Andrews.
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24. Demo
»http://lib-
dmao.lancs.ac.uk:8090/dmaonline/dashboard/#/
»http://www.dmao.info/

25. Progress
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26. Mock dashboard
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27. DMAOnline - Lancaster University
Phase III and the future
» Phase III developments
› ArchivematicaAPIs
› DMPOnlineAPIs
› Shibboleth login
› IRUS-UKAPIs
» A national service (or even international)
» DMAOnline as a potential candidate for the reporting lot
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28. Clipper
JohnCasey – GlasgowCity College
Trevor Collins –The Open University

29. Clipper in a nutshell
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»Clipper 1. 2. 3.
1. Clip: Create a virtual clip (i.e.
source file, start and stop
point)
2. Organise: Annotate and store
clips and cliplists
3. Share: Cool URIs for sharing
playable clips and cliplists

30. Clipper roadmap: activities and outputs
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» Proof of concept
» Dissemination and
engagement
» Feedback
» Identify needs
» Prototypes and code
» Community engagement
» User requirements
» Legal implications
» Technical standards
» Research focus
Phase 2:
Co-Design
Prototypes
Phase 1:
Market Research
Ideas
Phase 3:
Co-Development
Pilotprojects
» Pilot projects
› EUSCREEN
› Royal Conservatoire of
Scotland
› Roslin Institute (UoE)
› BUFVC
» Community adoption
» Transforming workflows

31. Demo
› http://reachwill.co.uk/clipper2.1/clipper-editor/
› http://blog.clippertube.com
› https://github.com/reachwill/clipper-2-prototype
› #clippertube @clipper_rdm
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32. Community feedback
» Phase 1
› “it’s genius, it’s just what we need”
– Gill Hamilton: Digital Access Manager, National Library of Scotland
» Phase 2
› “with these sort of annotations on the clip, then I would be using nothing
else for the rest of my life”
– Peter Hohenstein: Group Leader, Developmental Biology, Roslin Institute
› “getting that 360 degree picture of a research output would be really useful
if it was easy and not the pain that it is today”
– Marc Silberschatz: Theatre Researcher, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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33. Giving researchers credit for their data
Neil Jefferies – Bodleian Libraries,Oxford University

34. “Carrot” for data deposit
“Submit data paper” button on repository
Researcher gets
–Another publication/citation opportunity
–(Data preserved)
Publisher gets
–More data paper submissions
–Better quality (metadata already curated by
the repo)
–Link referrals from data repositories
Repositories get
–More data deposits
–Better metadata
Funders get
–More re-use
–More impact

35. Schematic
Researcher
Helper
App
Data
Repo
Partial
Package
(SWORD+)
Complete
Package
(SWORD+)
Publisher
Data
Paper
Refs
(Zotero)
Etc.
(Upload)
Docs
(O360/
G-Docs)
Feedback
DOI+Metadata

36. Searching the institutional repository
(link to video?)

37. Log into the app & create the data paper
Link to video?
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38. Confirm paper has been submitted
Link to video?
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39. ThankYou!
Questions?
Contact me if you want to find out more:
daniela.duca@jisc.ac.uk
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