Meeting the RDM challenge - exercise
• What components do you need in your research data services?
• Where does the primary responsibility lie for delivering each component?
• Who, if anyone, is responsible for overall coordination?
The DCC view
Who was involved ?
50% with senior academic champions
Library – 14Research Office – 8IT - 2
LEADERSHIP
SUPPORT
Library – 7Research Office – 2IT – 6Records Mgt – 2Repository Mgt - 1
The DCC Mission
Helping to build capacity, capability and skills in data management and
curation across the UK’s higher education research community
– DCC Phase 3 Business Plan
Support offered by the DCC
Assess needs
Make the case
Develop support
and services
RDM policy development
Customised Data Management Plans
DAF & CARDIO assessments Guidance and
training
Workflow assessment
DCC support
team
Advocacy to senior management
Institutional data catalogues
Pilot RDM tools
…and support policy implementation
Understanding Data Requirements
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/
DMP guides
How to cite data
Roles and Responsibilities
What data to keep
Tools catalogue
DCC works internationally on your behalf
Remember…
• This can appear to be purely a compliance issue
• Done well, it’s about achieving higher impact for research – even when it can’t be published