1. What are research data? Kathryn Unsworth (Natasha Simons' slides) James Cook University Workshop 17 September 2015

2. What are research data? 1 “Research data may be numerical, textual, audio-­‐visual, digital or physical, depending on the discipline and the nature of the research.” Source: University of Sydney Research Data Management Policy 2014 http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2013/337 Data may be raw or analysed, experimental or observational. http://ands.org.au/guides/what­‐is‐research­‐data.html

3. Research data Research data may include: Laboratory and field notes Raw experimental data Analysed data Simulations and software Databases Clinical data, including clinical records Questionnaires/surveys Images and photographs Audio-­visual materials Moynihan's field notes, Panama, 1958 – CC BY https://flic.kr/p/dmXHkJ Screen capture of “Computer simulation of March 22, 2014 landslide event near Oso, Washington, by David L. George and Richard M. Iverson, USGS” http://youtu.be/2NzHCOhKr7g CC BY

4. Creative arts research data Research data in the creative arts may include: An artist’s statement Exhibition catalogues Critical reviews of a performance or publication Visual diaries Journals Drawings Photographs Manuscripts Musical annotations 3D models Audio-­visual recordings of a creative work

5. Digital or physical Physical examples include: Slides, artefacts, manuscripts, specimens, samples

6. Data file formats There are many different file formats available for creating and storing digital data. docx, csv, xlsx, pdf, txt, jpg, tiff, xml, mp4, wav … Choosing a suitable file format for data preservation and sharing is key to the sustainability of future access and reuse of that data. Source: ANDS File formats http://ands.org.au/guides/file-­‐formats-­‐working.html Armas B -­‐ CC BY 3.0 -­‐ http://xoo.me/templates/download/13345

7. 6 ANDS Guide to Publishing and Sharing Sensitive Data http://ands.org.au/guides/sensitivedata.pdf Accessing data MetadataData Private PublicMediated Public

8. Data can be Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike. Open Knowledge Foundation http://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what­‐is­‐open­‐data/ 7

9. Research lifecycle – traditional Image source: Bournemouth University http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/tag/rkeo/ Data

10. Research lifecycle – moving toward data infused Image source: Bournemouth University http://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/tag/rkeo/ Data Find data DataData DataData DataData DataData Plan to manage data Collect, store, analyse data Publish data Cite data

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