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Research Data Management: A Library's Role in Advancing Research Endeavors

Explore the importance of research data management (RDM) and its benefits. Learn about key components, creating data management plans, metadata, and the scholarly life-cycle. Discover why RDM is crucial now, how it confirms findings, aids in defending research, and supports further studies. Find resources, consultations, and templates to enhance your RDM practices. Contact Jane Fry, Data Services Librarian, for assistance.

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Research Data Management: A Library's Role in Advancing Research Endeavors

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  1. Research Data Management: an Introduction Jane Fry July 27, 2017

  2. Outline • Why the Library? • What is research data management? • Its benefits • Its key components • Research data management plans • Metadata

  3. Acronyms • Research data management • RDM • data management • DM • Research data management plan • RDMP • data management plan • DMP

  4. Preamble • Why the Library? • Research partner • Support the research endeavor • RDM expert • Partner with CU Research Office • The scholarly life-cycle • Discipline-agnostic

  5. Why the Library (cont’d) • Our role • Information • Consultation • Challenge • Determine how we can help researchers advance their research

  6. RDM • What is it? • Your definition? • Includes • Sound practices • Data curation • Data stewardship

  7. RDM (cont’d) • Benefits of RDM • Confirmation of original findings • Essential if defending your research • Further research • Teaching • Planning follow-up studies • Why is it important now?

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  9. Research data lifecycle Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  10. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  11. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  12. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  13. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  14. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

  15. Research data lifecycle (cont’d) Reference: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/life-cycle

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  17. What’s next? • Need an RDMP • Why an RDMP • Safety • Efficiency • Quality • If no RDMP? • Potential problems

  18. Elements of an RDMP • Funder and data description • Data collection • Documentation and metadata • Storage and backup • Preservation • Data sharing and re-use • Responsibilities and resources • Ethics and legal compliance

  19. Metadata • What is it • Why is it important • Who enters it • When to record it • What to keep • End goal

  20. Some tips • Mark it down! • It is not written in stone! • Easy!

  21. Help • Help with RDM • https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management • Consultations • Help with RDMPs • Portage, https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/ • Word template, https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management#how

  22. In sum …. • Hopefully, you now know • Why the Library is here to help you • What RDM and RDMPs are • Their benefits • Their key components • What is Metadata

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  24. Contact Information Jane Fry Data Services Librarian Rm 122 MacOdrum Library 613.520.2600 x1121 jane.fry@Carleton.ca https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-data-management

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