Jisc seminar at Science and Innovation 2016 conference. Daniela Duca, Martin Hamilton, Fiona Murphy, Athanasios Velios. Slides include: overview of Jisc, research data shared service, research data discovery service, giving researchers credit for their data and recording research data for artists.

1. Towards an Integrated UK National Research Data
Infrastructure
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2. Content
» About Jisc
» Research Data Shared ServiceVision and Scope
» Discovering Research Data across UK institutions
» Streamlining publication workflows
» Recoding research data for artists
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3. Who we are?
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Jisc is the UK higher, further education
and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation
for digital services and solutions
Operate shared
digital infrastructure
and services
Provide trusted advice and
practical assistance for
universities, colleges and
learning providers
We…
Negotiate sector-wide deals
with IT vendors and
commercial publishers

4. Our vision and mission
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Mission
To enable people in higher
education, further education and
skills to perform at the forefront of
international practice by exploiting
fully the possibilities of modern
digital empowerment, content
and connectivity
Vision
To make the UK the most
digitally advanced
education and research
nation in the world

5. We do… 3 main things
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Shared digital
infrastructure
and services
Expert and
trusted advice
and practical
assistance
Sector wide deals
with IT vendors
and commercial
publishers
Current
examples:
Janet network,
shared data centre,
eduroam wireless,
geospatial services
Future
examples:
Learner analytics,
research data
management,
FE college
in a box
Current
examples:
Microsoft 365
email, Amazon
web services,
e-journals,
FE e-books
Future
examples:
Prevent web
filtering,Tableau,
new models for
digital publishing
Current
examples:
Financial x-ray,
cloud advice,
cyber
security/business
continuity
Future
examples:
FE mergers, open
access good
practice, national
monograph
strategy

6. Our customers and users
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Colleges UsersUniversities Skills providers

7. Our group structure
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Company number 02517018
Charity number 1001127
Representative member of Jisc
Company number 02600590
Charity number 1012218
Representative member of Jisc
Company number 03216271
Not a registered charity
Representative member of Jisc Institutional member of Jisc
HEIs and FECs from across the UK
Board of trustees
= Directors of Jisc
Jiscom Board of
Directors, includes
Jisc Trustees
Jisc Commercial Limited
t/a “Jiscom” (Company
limited by shares – Jisc
is the sole shareholder)
Jisc Services Ltd
Board comprises Jisc
Executive Group
members
“Jisc” (A registered
charity and company
limited by guarantee)
Jisc Services Limited
(Company limited by
guarantee)

8. Regional and national engagement
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Jisc is based in seven UK
nations and regions with
dedicated account
managers for each
organisation so that…
…you have a
complete view of Jisc
services and their
benefits and ways to
shape future services
…you get the greatest
savings and efficiencies
and ways to improve the
learning, teaching and
research experience

9. A vision for research data shared infrastructure
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11. Research Data Shared Service
Vision
»Visible data, invisible
infrastructure
For researchers:
intuitive, easy functionality
For institutions:
interoperable systems and
best practice
Goals
» Policy compliance
» Increase sector efficiencies
» Improve integrity of
research
» Address gaps
» Accelerate RDM
» Support for Open
Access/REF
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12. Why a Shared Service for research data?
»There is no “solution” easily available and that meets
requirements for Universities to enable Research Data
Management
»Cost savings and efficiencies
»Common approaches and practice
»Research system standardisation and interoperability
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13. Why a Shared Service?
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14. A **key** requirement
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15. High level RDM Architecture
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Credit for Architecture concepts: John Lewis (Sheffield) & Stuart Lewis (Edinburgh) http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1202230
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16. Pilot Shared Service Scope
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Credit for Architecture concepts: John Lewis (Sheffield) & Stuart Lewis (Edinburgh) http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1202230
Pilot Shared ServiceArea Other R@RWork Areas Existing Jisc Services/AgreementAreas
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17. Where are we now?
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18. Research Data Shared ServiceTimeline
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Milestones 2015-18
Apr 2015-Dec 2015 Jan 2016 – July 2016 Aug-2016 -June 2017 Jul 2017-Sept 2017 Oct 2017-Apr 2018
-Requirements
- HEI Pilots
Selected
-Procurement
commences
- Support
consultancy
work begins
-Supplier
Framework
selected
-Alpha
Development
-Alpha service
tested and
reviewed
-Beta
Development
-Feedback on
Beta Service
- Business case
decision
-If go then begin
transition to
production service
-Institutional
survey
-HEI and supplier
workshops
-Pilot HEI
selection process
-Detailed HEI
requirements and
technical
architecture
-Contracting
commences
-Development
Phase
-Contact additional
early adopter HEI’s
and promote Beta
Service
-Business planning
and Begin Business
Case
-Market Research
and Consultation
-Promote service to
institutions
-Start on next
phases (service
enhancement/mod
ular)

19. Pilots
» Cardiff University
» CREST - Buckinghamshire
New University
» CREST - HarperAdams
» CREST - St Mary’s
Twickenham
» CREST - UCA
» Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine
» Middlesex University
» Plymouth University
» Royal College of Music
» St George's Hospital Medical
School
» University of Cambridge
» University of Lancaster
» University of Lincoln
» University of St Andrews
» University of Surrey
» University ofYork
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20. RD Shared Service Framework Lots
» Lot 1 - Research Data Repositories (4)
» Lot 2- Repository Interfaces (6)
» Lot 3 - Research Data Exchange Interface (3)
» Lot 4 - Research Information and Administration Systems
Integrations (1)
» Lot 5 -Research Data Preservation Platforms (2)
» Lot 6 - Research Data Preservation tools development (2)
» Lot 7 - Research Data Reporting (2)
» Lot 8 - User Experience enhancements (4)
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21. Links to R@R Portfolio
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22. Discovering research data
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23. UK Research data discovery service
A platform that enables the discovery of research data
from across UK higher education and national, discipline
specific data acentres
More details:http://jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/uk-research-data-discovery
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24. Global landscape
https://researchdata.ands.org.au/
http://b2find.eudat.eu/
http://www.openresearchdata.ch/
http://etsin.avointiede.fi
http://www.europeandataportal.eu/
http://data.bnf.fr/
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25. Participating organisations
Pilots
» University of Hull
» University of St Andrews
» University of Glasgow
» Oxford Brookes University
» University of Edinburgh
» University of Oxford
» University of Southampton
» University of Leeds
» University of Lincoln
Data Centres
»Archaeology Data Centre
»Cambridge
Crystallographic Data
Centre
»ISIS/ICAT - STFC
»UK Data Service
»Visual Arts Data Centre
»NERC
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26. Who’s it for? Gather user stories
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http://rdds.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2015/05/08/initial-workshop/
» MoSCoW prioritisation
Project / research manager
» Reporting to funders
» Find research outputs of my institution
Researcher
» Discover datasets
» Discover related objects / resources
» Find data across disciplines by location
» Find exemplar data to inspire my research
» Targeted search for topical data
» Visual search for data
» Find linked open data
» Understand metadata quality
» Understand data quality
» Show research impact
Machine
» Harvestable registry
» Show relationships between resources
Data repository
» Show repository impact
» Metadata rights respected
» Show licence and rights of data
» Index to external services
» Force refresh of registry content
System manager
» No duplicate records
» Harvest datasets
» Update platform software
Funder
» Return on investment
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27. Project to Service
ONGOING: Engage with participants, evaluated
software, gathered user stories, prioritised requirements
NOW: Alpha site - http://ckan.data.alpha.jisc.ac.uk/
NEXT:
– System testing and gathering feedback as move to a beta test
service
– Finalising the core metadata schema
– Developing business case for running a sustainable service
including a service operation plan
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28. Research data spring
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29. The initiative
Develop tools to help researchers and institutions
Empower and enable innovative collaborations
»Key features:
› 3-phased approach
› Check points and panel
› Sector feedback and engagement
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30. The approach
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31. Giving researchers credit for their data
Dr. Fiona Murphy
Project Manager and Research Data & Publications Specialist
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32. The solution
For researchers that want to publish data papers, our
helper app allows them to pick a publisher template,
populate it automatically with the metadata and send the
final paper and documentation to their selected journal.
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33. 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
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34. The Business Case
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35. Searching the institutional repository
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36. Log into the app & create the data paper
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37. Confirm paper has been submitted
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38. Helping artists record their research
Dr. AthanasiosVelios
Reader Member of Ligatus Research Centre, Chelsea College of Arts,University of the
Arts London
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39. The problem
Art is about the process not about the outcome
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40. Nick Pezzillo: Jackson Pollock https://flic.kr/p/PwuAx (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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41. Gino Ballantyne: As Long as the Band Plays and Everyone Marches in Step

42. The solution for digital art
 Everything managed on the desktop
 art/design software
 stored/modified files
 online research
 communication
 Capture
 technique
 method / research
 output
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52. Gino Ballantyne: As Long as the Band Plays and Everyone Marches in Step

57. Gino Ballantyne: As Long as the Band Plays and Everyone Marches in Step

58. (wifi – GPS data)

59. Gino Ballantyne: As Long as the Band Plays and Everyone Marches in Step

60. Who cares?
 Artists
 self-archiving
 Researchers interested in art history
 data about context – mode of work
 Researchers interested in technique
 data about software tools and settings
 authenticity of digital art
 University administration
 provide data for REF
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65. Architecture
Artivity HTTP REST API
OpenLink Virtuoso
AgentsArtivity Explorer
Web GUI
FRONTENDS
MIDDLEWARE
BACKEND
Browsers, Creative Tools
JSON N3, libartivity (C++)JSON
SPARQL
User Daemon

72. https://bitbucket.org/semiodesk/artivity http://www.ligatus.org.uk/project/artivity
More details

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Thank you!
And any questions?
Daniela Duca,Jisc @danielagduca
Martin Hamilton,Jisc @martin_hamilton
Fiona Murphy, Murphy MitchellConsulting Ltd
@DrFionalm
AthanasiosVelios, Ligatus @a_velios
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