Proceedings 5th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008). Joining up and working: Tools and Methods for Digital Preservation, pp. 257-263, September 29-30, 2008, 2008
Although vast quantities of data are being created within
higher education, few institutions hav... more Although vast quantities of data are being created within
higher education, few institutions have formal strategies
in place for curating these research outputs in the longterm.
Moreover there appears to be a lack of awareness as
to exactly what data are held and whether they are being
managed. In response to these concerns the Joint
Information Systems Committee (JISC) issued a call for
proposals to develop and implement a Data Audit
Framework suited to the needs of the UK higher
education research communities. The Data Audit
Framework (DAF) Development project was funded to
produce an audit methodology, online toolkit, and a
registry. Four additional implementation projects were
funded to test the toolkit and promote its uptake. This
paper outlines the audit methodology, introduces the
online toolkit, and provides feedback on implementing
the Data Audit Framework.
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higher education, few institutions have formal strategies
in place for curating these research outputs in the longterm.
Moreover there appears to be a lack of awareness as
to exactly what data are held and whether they are being
managed. In response to these concerns the Joint
Information Systems Committee (JISC) issued a call for
proposals to develop and implement a Data Audit
Framework suited to the needs of the UK higher
education research communities. The Data Audit
Framework (DAF) Development project was funded to
produce an audit methodology, online toolkit, and a
registry. Four additional implementation projects were
funded to test the toolkit and promote its uptake. This
paper outlines the audit methodology, introduces the
online toolkit, and provides feedback on implementing
the Data Audit Framework.
Initially we will introduce participants to the role of data management planning to open up dialogue between researchers and library services to ensure potentially valuable research data are managed appropriately and made available for reuse where feasible. DMPs provide institutions with valuable insights into the scale of their data holdings, highlight any ethical and legal requirements that need to be met, and enable planning for dissemination and reuse. We will also introduce the DCC’s DMPonline, a tool to help researchers write DMPs, which can be customised by institutions and integrated with other systems to simplify and enhance the management and reuse of data.
In the second part of the presentation we will focus on making selected research data more visible for reuse and explore the potential value of local and national research data registries. In particular we will highlight the Jisc-funded RDRDS pilot to establish a UK national service that aggregates metadata relating to data collections held in research institutions and subject data centres. The session will conclude by exploring some of the opportunities we may collaboratively explore in facilitating the management, aggregation and reuse of research data.
higher education, few institutions have formal strategies
in place for curating these research outputs in the longterm.
Moreover there appears to be a lack of awareness as
to exactly what data are held and whether they are being
managed. In response to these concerns the Joint
Information Systems Committee (JISC) issued a call for
proposals to develop and implement a Data Audit
Framework suited to the needs of the UK higher
education research communities. The Data Audit
Framework (DAF) Development project was funded to
produce an audit methodology, online toolkit, and a
registry. Four additional implementation projects were
funded to test the toolkit and promote its uptake. This
paper outlines the audit methodology, introduces the
online toolkit, and provides feedback on implementing
the Data Audit Framework.
Initially we will introduce participants to the role of data management planning to open up dialogue between researchers and library services to ensure potentially valuable research data are managed appropriately and made available for reuse where feasible. DMPs provide institutions with valuable insights into the scale of their data holdings, highlight any ethical and legal requirements that need to be met, and enable planning for dissemination and reuse. We will also introduce the DCC’s DMPonline, a tool to help researchers write DMPs, which can be customised by institutions and integrated with other systems to simplify and enhance the management and reuse of data.
In the second part of the presentation we will focus on making selected research data more visible for reuse and explore the potential value of local and national research data registries. In particular we will highlight the Jisc-funded RDRDS pilot to establish a UK national service that aggregates metadata relating to data collections held in research institutions and subject data centres. The session will conclude by exploring some of the opportunities we may collaboratively explore in facilitating the management, aggregation and reuse of research data.