Digital Curation 101: How to Manage Research Data

Research Councils and funding bodies are increasingly requiring evidence of adequate and appropriate provisions for data management and curation in new grant funding applications.

This one-day workshop provides an introduction to digital curation, the range of activities and roles that should be considered when planning and implementing new projects, and an overview of tools that can assist with curation activities. 

The target audience for these workshops are researchers and those who support research activity (data managers, information specialists) with funding body data management and curation mandates to fulfil.

A key goal for these workshops is to bring together different communities of practice to share their experiences and to identify where, when and how they can best cooperate to meet data curation challenges.  

Learning Objectives:  

• explore how digital curation can support and safeguard research
• explore the digital curation lifecycle and researchers' support requirements at each stage
• identify the processes and activities involved in good practice for research data management
• be aware of the free services and tools available 

Upcoming courses:

• University of Glasgow, November 23, 2011
• Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, December 16, 2011

If you are interested in running a DC 101 or Tools of the Trade training course at your institution please get in touch.

Also, if you would like to be notified about future Digital Curation 101 workshops, please provide us with your contact details.

Previous courses:  

• University of Cambridge, November 11, 2011
• University of Oxford, September 16, 2011
• University of Glasgow, 22 June 2011
• University of Newcastle, as part of DATUM for Health project, May 12, 2011
• University of Sheffield, March 3, 2011
• Cambridge University, February 10, 2011 
• IDCC, Chicago, December 6, 2010
• University of Glasgow, November 17, 2010
• University of Bath, November 4, 2010
• University College London, September 10, 2010
• University of Oxford, July 16, 2010
• Technical University of Delft, April 23, 2010