1. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 1 SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORY SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT Research Data Management Workshop, 13th June 2008 Luis Martinez Uribe Luis.Martinez-Uribe@oerc.ox.ac.uk Digital Repositories Research Coordinator Luis.Martinez-Uribe@oerc.ox.ac.uk

2. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 2 Background Data management Why do we need to manage research data? What is Oxford doing? Scoping Digital Repository Services for Research Data Management project Findings of scoping study interviews Summary

3. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 3 Background “From Data to Wisdom: Pathways to Successful Data Management for Australian Science ” The data deluge (Hey&Trefethen 2003) “More digital data will be produced in the next 5 years than in whole human history” (Australian DEST ) The management of data is as key component of the e-Infrastructure

4. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 4 Data Management Takes from knowledge/information management “…is understanding the current data needs and future ones” (US Department of Defense) A mean to an end Not just technical infrastructure but also procedures and policies Digital Curation and Sheer Curation

5. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 5 Why managing data? Comply with requirements of funding bodies Ensuring data quality and authenticity Not re-inventing the wheel - data collection can be expensive! Better access to data (which in many cases is publicly funded) will produce high quality research Future access (preservation)

6. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 6 Domain Data Centres UKDAAHDS EBICERNNERCCCDC Slide from Martin Lewis’ talk at DCC Data Management Forum March 2008

7. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 7 What is Oxford doing? UK Research Data Service (UKRDS) feasibility study Oxford Research Archive (ORA) JISC DataShare project JISC BID project Image Bioinformatics Research Group –Databases /tools & services/ datawebs/ ontologies Oxford Text Archive (OTA) OeRC –Computational and data resource through National Grid Service Variety of data on the web –Beazley Archive/Lexicon of Greek Personal Names

8. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 8 SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORY SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT “ to scope the requirements, including for the underlying infrastructure and interoperability, for digital repositories services to store, curate, disseminate and preserve research data generated at Oxford. ”

9. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 9 Scope: Oxford researchers across disciplines and different roles to learn about their data management practices and identify gaps in the provision of services Semi-structured interview using a generic research life-cycle and getting top requirements 40 interviews,10 researchers from each division, between May and June Scoping Study Interviews - Methodology

10. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 10 Scoping Study Interviews - Progress 10%

11. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 11 Scoping Study Interviews - Preliminary Findings The management of research data is exercised to variable degrees of maturity across different departments and in many cases depends on the individual researcher skills. Overall, the vast majority of researchers interviewed think that there are potential services that could help them manage their data more effectively.

12. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 12 FUNDING DATA COLLECTION PROCESSING PUBLISHING SUPPORT

13. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 13 Top Requirements for Services A secure and user-friendly solution that allows storage of large volume of data and sharing with collaborators. A sustainable infrastructure that allows publication and long-term preservation of research data for those disciplines without domain specific archives. Advice on practical issues related to managing data across their life cycle. –assistance to produce a data management/sharing plan, best formats on data creation, options for storing and sharing data securely, publishing and preserving them.

14. SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORIES SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT A Project of the Office of the Director of IT 14 Conclusion Your data are very valuable We need to know your requirements for services to help you manage your data More workshops and discussion (http://oxdrrc.blogspot.com)