guidance

New Guide to UK Research Policy

The Research Information Network just published a new guide which describes the nature, roles and responsibilities of the different Government bodies involved in research policy and funding, and the relationships between them.

It comes with a useful chart showing the links between the key organisations involved.

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ERIM Project Report Released - Review of the State of the Art of the Digital Curation of Research Data

The report examines models and terminology already in use to describe digital curation, digital repositories, data lifecycles and data processing. It summarizes the guidance provided by research funders, data centres and curation specialists on curating digital data, alongside any requirements they impose. Finally, it provides a brief overview of standards and tools of particular relevance to the ERIM project, and draws lessons from the introduction of a new curation policy at the World Data Center for Climate.

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