Meeting the RDM challenge - exercise

• What components do you need in your research data services?

• Where does the primary responsibility lie for delivering each component?

• Who, if anyone, is responsible for overall coordination?

The DCC view

Who was involved ?

50% with senior academic champions

Library – 14Research Office – 8IT - 2

LEADERSHIP

SUPPORT

Library – 7Research Office – 2IT – 6Records Mgt – 2Repository Mgt - 1

The DCC Mission

Helping to build capacity, capability and skills in data management and

curation across the UK’s higher education research community

– DCC Phase 3 Business Plan

Support offered by the DCC

Assess needs

Make the case

Develop support

and services

RDM policy development

Customised Data Management Plans

DAF & CARDIO assessments Guidance and

training

Workflow assessment

DCC support

team

Advocacy to senior management

Institutional data catalogues

Pilot RDM tools

…and support policy implementation

Understanding Data Requirements

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/

DMP guides

How to cite data

Roles and Responsibilities

What data to keep

Tools catalogue

DCC works internationally on your behalf

Remember…

• This can appear to be purely a compliance issue

• Done well, it’s about achieving higher impact for research – even when it can’t be published