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An introduction to Research Data Management for research support staff
13 April 2016 |
While Open Access publishing is quite well established in most Universities, managing data to facilitate sharing is less well understood. This event will provide an introduction to research data management (RDM) and sharing, including its drivers and benefits, and introduces a number of tools and resources that can be freely accessed in order to support these changes in practice.The session will also include an introduction to the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Open Data pilot.
| 09:00 | Coffee and registration | |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Introductions | Daina Ostrovaska, RTU |
| 09:45 | Open Access, Open Data, Open Research: definitions, drivers and benefits | Jonathan Rans, DCC |
| 10:15 | Developing an institutional RDM policy and roadmap | Joy Davidson, DCC |
| 10:45 | Coffee break | |
| 11:15 | Exercise – reviewing institutional policies (Overview of UK Institution RDM Policies) | All |
| 11:45 | Introduction to data management planning | Jonathan Rans, DCC |
| 12:15 | Demonstration of DMPonline | Joy Davidson, DCC |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Managing active data and depositing in data repositories | Jonathan Rans, DCC |
| 14:00 | Overview of training landscape and introduction to reusable training materials | Joy Davidson, DCC |
| 14:20 | Exercise - considering in-house training and considering gaps | All |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | Longer term preservation, access and reuse | Joy Davidson, DCC |
| 16:00 | QA, wrap up and close | Joy Davidson, DCC |
Useful tools:
- DMPonline - a tool to help researchers develop and maintain data management plans
- Figshare - a place for researchers to store, share, and discover research outputs
- Questionnaire to assess RDM service delivery and start to define develop a business case
Additional guidance and learning resources:
- Five Steps to Developing a Research Data Management Policy
- DCC's collection of Institutional Research Data Policies
- Overview of UK Institution RDM Policies by Laurence Horton
- How to Discover Requirements for Research Data Management Services
- Making the Case for Research Data Management
- 5 Steps to Research Data Readiness
- How to develop RDM services - a guide for HEIs
- Developing an organisational profile for research data management services
- How to Appraise and Select Research Data for Curation
- Where to keep research data
- How to Track the Impact of Research Data with Metrics
- Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research (FOSTER) - portal providing access to freely available and reusable training content and modules. Users can also create new content within the portal
- MANTRA - freely available online research data management training materials for researchers and Do-It-Yourself Research Data Management Training Kit for Librarians
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Costs and Registration
Participation is by invtation only to research support staff at Riga Technical Unviersity. For further details please contact Daina Ostrovska.