How to equip researchers in managing data - JIsc Digital Festival 2015

MANTRA

Research Data Management Training online

datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra

» Free, online, self-paced, non-assessed interactive online course

› Awareness raising of key RDM issues

› Introduce RDM terminology / concepts

› Guidelines for good RDM practice

» Initially for PhD students and early career researchers* Also relevant for information professionals, senior academics

Purpose of MANTRA

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» Partnership between:

› Edinburgh University Data Library

› Institute for Academic Development

» Funded by Jisc

› Managing Research Data Programme (2010 – 2011)

› #DataTrain training strand

Early days of MANTRA

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» Assessment needs of 3 schools (Geo-science, Clinical Psychology, Social Sciences)

» Development:

› 1 hour per unit + reading list (explanations, descriptions, examples, exercises, videos)

› 8 Units + data handling exercises (R, SPSS, Nvivo, ArcGIS with open datasets)

› Videos: youtube.com/channel/UCQOt24e237A5cFwjmu4XNlg

› Xerte Online Toolkits - xerte.org.uk/

» Download – JORUM repository (hdl.handle.net/10949/18281)

» Open license (CC-BY) - some examples of reuses

› University of Melbourne (piloted, compulsory for PhDs 2015/16)

› University of Nottingham (Tom Parsons)

» DIY Training Kit for Librarians – download from MANTRA website

Outcomes of MANTRA

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» Maintained by EDINA & Data Library (UoE RDM Programme)

› Face-to-face training / awareness raising

» Fourth release

› Videos, reading lists, interactive quizzes, software practicals

› New content: big data, data citation, encryption, DP, IPR, open license

› Xerte Online Toolkit 2.0 improved (HTML5, accessibility)

Current MANTRA release

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Future of MANTRA

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» Potential translation into other languages

› University of Montreal (French)

› University of Minho (Portuguese)

» Exploring our next steps:

› User Group

› MOOC – collaboration with University of North Carolina

› Open Badges (Mozilla)

Find out more…

Contact…

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Rocio von JungenfeldData Library Assistant

[email protected]

datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/

Leeds ULTRA and RDMRose

Training for early career researchers and professional support staff at the University of Leeds

Supporting researchers with RDM

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» Direct delivery of training to early career researchers (ULTRA)

» Train the trainers e.g. library staff (RDMRose)

Two approaches

ULTRA

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» University of Leeds Teaching and Research Award

» Planned and delivered with SDDU (Staff Development Unit)

» 3 hours› Benefits of RDM

› Lifecycle mind-set

› Practical examples and tools

› Data management plan

› Emphasis on own practice

Training early career researchers

Pros and cons

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» Embedded

» RDM seen as business as usual

» Most attendees receptive

» Face to face – peer experience(“That happened to me!)

» Scale: perhaps 60 people a year

» Several other audiences to reach

» Not one size fits all

Training early career researchers

Citizen science has broad appeal

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» 110612

Training early career researchers

dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/

Training early career researchers

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» Session schedule

» Handbook – mixed success

» Slides

» Available from:

› researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/

More information “This session should be given to all research

students”

“Very informative and

interactive”

“How to improve session

- even more discussion!”

Train the trainer

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» Information professionals

» 8 modules

› face to face delivery or self study

» Materials:

› Slide decks

› Exercises, case studies

› Interviews with researchers

» Not practical data curation

RDMRose

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Perspectives on RDM

Train the trainer

Learning material produced by RDMRosesheffield.ac.uk/is/research/projects/rdmrose

Train the trainer

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» Project site

› sheffield.ac.uk/is/research/projects/rdmrose

– Download learning materials

– Related publications and reports

– Link to materials in JORUM

– For practitioners think about the timing of this training

RDMRose

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» Digital curation centre dcc.ac.uk/training

» UK Data Archive data-archive.ac.uk/

» Jorum jorum.ac.uk/

Finding training resources

More information

Find out more…

Contact…

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Rachel ProudfootRDM Advisor, University of Leeds

[email protected]

researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/