Caldrone - Specific Needs and Concerns Associated with Data Repositories

Specific Needs and Concerns Associated with Data RepositoriesNISO Virtual ConferenceFebruary 15, 2017

Sandi CaldroneData Repository Outreach SpecialistPurdue University Research Repository (PURR)[email protected]

What I’ll cover today

PURR at a glance

Services PURR provides

How we manage PURR

Concerns and future plans

PURR At a Glance

Purdue University Research RepositoryA research collaboration and data publication tool

Anyone can see and use published data

Purdue faculty, staff and graduate students can create projects and publish data

Project owners can invite collaborators from outside Purdue

Defining dataprimary inputs or outputs of research processe.g. spreadsheets, images, sensor outputs, logs, transcripts, video, code, etc.

Project ManagementAll projects receive 10GB of storage. Grant supported projects receive 100GB.

synch with Google Drive

upload and organize files

see previous versions

ServicesSupporting researchers from planning through publication and beyond

PURR Servicesplan – collaborate – publish – archive – measure

Data Management

Planning

Project Management

Dataset Publication

Archiving

Impact Measurement

Data Management Planning

Online resources

DMP Tool with templates

Funder requirements

Boilerplate text for proposals

In-person consultation

Often including subject specialist librarians and graduate students supporting the researcher

Project Management

Purdue faculty, staff and graduate students can create projects

Option to invite collaborators, including non-Purdue users

Agnostic file server with option to sync with Google Drive

Communication tools (e.g. update feed, to-do list, message forums)

10 GB space per project or 100 GB for grant-funded projects

Dataset Publication

Self-service portal with curatorial review

PURR staff member reviews for completeness

Subject Specialist Librarian reviews metadata as time allows

Two-day turnaround between submission and approval

Data curator on staff to assist with large or complex publications

1 GB space per publication, or 10 GB for grant-funded projects

Archiving

30-day grace period after publication before archived

mkAIP program creates Archival Information Package

AIP ingested by MetaArchive

Archived by PURR for minimum 10 years

After 10 years will shift from PURR to library collection

Impact Measurement

Automatic tracking of views and downloads

Monthly email update to authors

DOI allows for citation tracking

Support and Outreach

Data management planning

Text for grant proposals

Knowledge Base

Online support

In-person consultation

Tech support tickets

Collaborative ManagementThe collaborative efforts that make PURR possible – from the bird’s eye view to the nitty gritty

Bird’s-Eye ViewEstablishing PURR as a campus-wide service

Libraries

All three partners were crucial to establishing PURR as one of the core research facilities on campus

Maintain collaboration throughExecutive Committee

Steering Committee

Operations

Top-Story ViewShared responsibilities for common goals keep our partnership vital

• Daily operations

• Consultations with researchers

• Data curation

• Archiving

• Support and outreach

• Custom development

Libraries

• HUBzero platform

• Tech support

• DevelopmentIT

• Data Management Plans

• Grant award trackingResearch Office

Mid-Level ViewOverlapping teams with a stake in PURR

Libraries Research Data

HUBzero

Executive Committee

Steering Committee

Subject Specialist Librarians

Publications

Grants Office

Day-to-Day ViewHow we keep our collaboration running smoothly

Unified ticketing systemIncludes questions and requests from users and staffIT and PURR team co-manage

PURR and IT each have a point person

In-person meetingsPURR team - weeklyIT liaison - biweeklyPublications - biweeklyIT team – monthlyAnnual planning – fall semester

Monthly reportsResearch office reports to PURR on new grants and DMPsPURR reports to librarians on new projects and grants in their areas

Concerns and Future Plans(very briefly)

Selling Data Publication to Users:Exposure, Impact, Credit

Advance scholarship

Funder and publisher requirements

Get credit for your work

Back up your published findings

Get exposure so your work can be cited

Measure impact of your data through your DOI

Let someone else worry about preserving your data long term

Looking Ahead

Planned improvements

Usability study

Website refresh

Policy for transitioning old datasets to library collections

Further down the road

Streamline account creation and publication workflows

API connections to data manipulation and visualization tools

Thank you!Sandi [email protected]