Charles  Darwin  University,  Library  Workshop  Why  care  about  Research  Data?  Issues  to  manage  data?    08.09.2015  

Dr  Richard  Ferrers,  ANDS  Charles  Darwin  Uni  Outreach  Officer        

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APeter_Mel_at_Cortez_Bank.jpg Image: By PPNF (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Surfing the Information Tsunami – tools to cope

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Data Repositories

90% of data generated in the last two years. IBM. nd. What is big data?

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Funders

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Australian  Research  Council  ARC  Discovery  Grant  requirements  February  2014  

Funders & Policy

Australian  Code  for  the  Responsible  Conduct  of  Research  (NHMRC,  2007)  Sec:on  2:  Management  of  Research  Data  &  Primary  Materials  

Australia’s  Chief  ScienKst  

“The  collabora:ve  response  to  global  challenges  isn’t  possible  unless  we  get  [research  infrastructure]  fundamentals  right  first,  and  one  of  those  fundamentals  is  sharing  high  quality  research  data.”    Aug  2014  

Australia  –  DeclaraKon  of    Open  Government  2010  

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Publishing data

Publishers  

Nature  

“…a  condi:on  of  publica:on  in  a  Nature  journal  is  that  authors  are  required  to  make  materials,  data  and  associated  protocols  promptly  available  to  readers  without  undue  qualifica:ons”.  

hXp://www.nature.com/authors/policies/availability.html  

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Policies

CDU  POLICY  55  RESEARCH  DATA  MANAGEMENT  POLICY    “Research  data  management  is  a  shared  responsibility.  Researchers,  staff  members  and  students  must  work  in  partnership  to  implement  good  prac:ce  in  research  data  management  compa:ble  with  the  University’s  commitment  to  the  highest  ethical  standards  in  research  …”  

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http://www.cdu.edu.au/governance/doclibrary/pol-055.pdf

NESP  –  DEPT  OF  ENV’T.  DATA  AND  ACCESSIBILITY  GUIDELINES  “Government  agencies  and  research  communi:es  have  iden:fied  the  need  to  promote  open  access  to  public  sector  and  publicly  funded  informa:on.  The  Australian  Government's  posi:on  is  that  informa:on  funded  by  the  Government  is  a  na:onal  resource  that  should  be  managed  for  public  purposes.  Open  access  to  Government  funded  informa:on  is  the  default  posi:on  of  the  Department  with  excep:on  only  for  privacy,  security  or  confiden:ality  reasons.  “  

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http://www.environment.gov.au/science/nesp/publications/nesp-data-accessibility-guidelines

SUMMARY  

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-­‐>  Research  Data  Management    

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Store data: MANAGED Connect data: CONNECTED

(who), (why), (how, what), literature (what not), licensing.

Describe data; MANAGED

metadata adds context to data

Share / recycle data: FINDABLE

Publicise / publish your data Get data | Share data

=> Add value to data: REUSEABLE

Issues  of  RDM  

Issues  of  RDM  

• Storing  (describing)  data:  manage  • Connec:ng  (finding)  data:  connect  • Licensing  (ethics)  to  share  data  • Adding  value  to  data:  reuse  

Prac:ce:  Issues  of  RDM  

• Two  scenarios:  • Health  data;  field  interviews,  policy  docs  • Arts  data;  musical  theatre,  archives,  images,  interviews  

Welcome  to  21st  century  research  challenges…  

Richard.Ferrers@ands.org.au  ANDS  –  Charles  Darwin  University    

Outreach  Officer  ands.org.au  

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This  work  is  licensed  under  a  Crea:ve  Commons  AXribu:on  3.0  Australia  License  

ANDS  is  supported  by  the  Australian  Government  through  the  Na:onal  Collabora:ve  Research  Infrastructure  Strategy  (NCRIS).