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Because good research needs good data
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Data Curation – DCC role
Kevin Ashley
Director, DCC
•High Heid Yin,
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
What is data curation ?• “Maintaining, preserving and adding value to
research data throughout its lifecycle”• More than preservation:
• Active management – dealing with change
• Less than preservation:• Lifecycle sometimes involves destruction
• Sometimes, not always, about sharing, publication or citation
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
Why care?• Data is expensive – an investment• Reuse:
• More research• Teaching & Learning• Planning
• Impact – with or without publication• Accountability• Legal requirements
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
Where can it happen
Global, international
Nationally
InstitutionBy Subject
Research Group
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
What do we support• All of those models – and others that are
appropriate• Passive & active engagement• With groups, with institutions, with research
areas, national bodies, publishers, …• Much we could do – but don’t want to be
prescriptive
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data1. Leadership 2. Policy 3. Planning
4. Audit
6. Repositories & Quality assurance
8. Access & Re-use
10. Community building
9. Training & skills
Data Informatics
Top 10
5. Engagement7. Sustainability
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
Work in progress…•But usable
NOW!
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data
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Case studies
• Atmospheric data
• Neuro-imaging
• Tele-health
• Architecture
• Mouse Atlas
5. Engagement
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data9. Training & Skills
• DC 101 + DC 101 Lite courses• Lectures + hands-on• Audience: researchers, information professionals • Based on Curation Lifecycle Model + research
project scenario• Online version in prep.
“excellent : probably the best course I have been on since starting my role as an Informatics Liaison Officer”
Dealing with Data : Rec 33
Delft, 2010-04-22 Mini-symposium Kevin Ashley
Because good research needs good data10. Community-building• Bring diverse groups together: data
centre and IR managers, librarians, funders, policy makers, researchers• Facilitate co-operation
• Exchange experience and best practice
• Research Data Management Forum http://www.dcc.ac.uk/data-forum/
• 1) Roles & Responsibilities
• 2) Value & Benefits
• International Digital Curation Conference London Dec 2009
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