Research Data Management Training and Support Robin Rice, Data Librarian EDINA and Data Library University of Edinburgh OpenAire / LIBER Workshop Ghent: 28 May 2013 #elag2013
Research Data Management Training and Support
Robin Rice, Data LibrarianEDINA and Data LibraryUniversity of Edinburgh
OpenAire / LIBER WorkshopGhent: 28 May 2013#elag2013
OverviewAbout the Data Library
University of Edinburgh RDM activity: o Research Data Management Policy o Roadmap to implement policy
Data Management Support in Roadmap
The DIY Research Data Management Training Kit
What is a data library?
“A data library refers to both the content and the services that foster use of collections of numeric, audio-visual, textual or geospatial data sets for secondary use in research.”
Focus on re-use of data
Data Library service at Edinburgh: since 1983
finding…
accessing …
using …
teaching …
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Data Library & consultancy
Where data librarians meet…
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U of Edinburgh’s RDM PolicyPassed Senate in May, 2011
Ten brief principles
Sets out roles and responsibilities
Aims to enable researchers to achieve good practice
Wide consultation organised by Library-led committee set up by the Vice Principal
What does the policy look like?
Our Research Data ManagementRoadmap (to implement the policy)
Involvement from across University and Information Services
Data Management Support
General consultancy and support service throughout the research process
The Data Lifecycle
Slide borrowed with permission from Anthony Beitz, Monash University. Presented at OR 2012, Edinburgh
CollaborateConceive Design Experiment Publish ExposeAnalyseDesign
DataManagementPlanning
Expose
National Repository orInstitutional Repository orElectronic Journal orCommunity Portal
Research Data ManagementPlatform
CollaborateExperiment PublishAnalyse
Supporting and training researchers
• Online guidance for academic staff
• Embedding RDM training into postgraduate programmes (MANTRA); bespoke training
• Awareness-raising and service roll-out across schools and research units
• Data management consultancy; grant-costed effort such as in-depth planning or metadata support
• Training librarians & IT staff
Online guidance for staff
Online training for PhD students online training course
Another peak: wordle from one MANTRA unit
Liaison librarian training (2012-13)
Information Services staff need training to build confidence in engaging in RDM activity and providing support
Data Library had already created MANTRA, an online RDM training course for PhD students
Aimed to reuse MANTRA in a blended learning approach for academic liaison librarians
Idea inspired by Data Intelligence 4 Librarians and Monash University Library
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Sam Searle & Robin Rice at Monash University, January 2009//jisc-datashare.blogspot.com/2009/02/data-walkabout-7-melbourne.html
DIY RDM Training Kit for Librarians: CC-BY
Image by David Shankbone, wikimedia commons
Approach: pilot librarian trainingLibrarians are professionals with own
experience and concerns to bring to training
Obtain buy-in from start, from participants as well as their managers
Small group (4 plus facilitator), private setting, plenty of time for discussion, sharing stories
Emphasis on facilitation rather than teaching
Five topics / modules
Data management planningDocumenting & organising dataData storage & securityEthics & copyright Data sharing
Topics of interest agreed with participating librarians before start of training. Loose correspondence to MANTRA units.
Course structure: five sessions
Each face to face session two hours duration
Facilitated by an ‘expert’ (data librarian)
Invited guest speakers to kick off each session
Short talks followed by long discussions
Interactive group exercises from UK Data Archive Train the Trainers workbook
‘Homework’ assignments
Allow 2 weeks to complete prior to session
MANTRA modules & recommended reading
Reflective questions to think as a researcher
Independent study: Interview a researcher
Write up a Data Curation Profile
The first builds confidence; the second practices what we preach (sharing)
Contents of the training kit
Overview for facilitatorsCourse schedule Reflective questions for each sessionSelected group exercises from UK Data ArchiveIndependent study assignment: Data Curation
Profile, from D2C2, Purdue University LibrariesPodcasts and presentations of short talksEvaluation forms
All CC-BY licensed so please reuse!
Links
University of Edinburgh policy
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/research-data-policyResearch data guidance
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/data-managementMANTRA online training
http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/Edinburgh University Data Library
http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/data-library