research data management – what you need to know part one: introduction anne spalding 08.11.2013
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Research Data Management – What You Need to Know
part one: introduction
Anne Spalding
08.11.2013
Session outline
• Context for research data management RDM
• Activities exploring research data
• Summary, questions and feedback
Learning outcomes
• Describe the complex and diverse nature of research data in the visual arts
• Discuss the nature of research data in your subject area
• State the importance of your research data
Context for RDM or Why?
• Drivers
• Funders
• Good research practice
What is research data?
• Introduction
• Discussion in groups
• Feedback
Importance of research data, 1
• In pairs write down why research data is important to you
• Then why it could be important to the institution
• And finally the importance to funders
Importance of Research Data, 2
• You – evidence of your research– others could be interested in either re-using it or working collaboratively with you– in the future may also provide a cultural record
• Institution– research data seen as a valuable asset, underpins research– supports external assessment of a department’s activities
• Funders– integral part of the research process– most now have policies which require the research data to be a part of the
research
Definitions of research data, 1
• Write your own definition of research data in the visual or creative arts
Definitions of research data, 2
• “Evidence which is used or created to generate new knowledge and interpretations. ‘Evidence’ may be intersubjective or subjective; physical or emotional; persistent or ephemeral; personal or public; explicit or tacit; and is consciously or unconsciously referenced by the researcher at some point during the course of their research. As part of the research process, research data maybe collated in a structured way to create a dataset to substantiate a particular interpretation analysis or argument. A dataset may or may not lead to a research output, which regardless of method of presentation, is a planned public statement of new knowledge and interpretation.” (Garrett : 2013)
Take home messages
• research data management is a continual process throughout the research
• research data management is good research practice
• definitions for research data can be simple or complicated, use one that works for you
Further information
• http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/• http://www.dcc.ac.uk/• http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/curation-lifecycle-model • http://kapturmrd01.eventbrite.co.uk/• http://www.projectcairo.org/• http://www.research.ucreative.ac.uk/1054/• http://www.vads4r.ac.uk/kaptur/• http://www.vads4r.vads.ac.uk/p/welcome.html• http://www.vads4r.vads.ac.uk/p/online-learning.html• http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/428241/Researcher-Development-Framework.htm
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• http://vocab.bris.ac.uk/data/glossary
Learning outcomes met?
• Describe the complex and diverse nature of research data in the visual arts
• Discuss the nature of research data in your subject area
• State the importance of your research data
Assessment
• One thing you know now that you didn’t know before today– Green post it note
• What more would you like to know– Yellow post it note