Raising the profile of Research Data Management: the UCA story

1. Raising the profile of Research Data Management: the UCA story Anne Spalding Kaptur Project Officer

2. The purpose of this presentation is to tell you what happened at UCA in terms of raising the profile of RDM. This will cover the how, why, what, when, who and where it happened in a narrative style. I will speak for 20 mins with questions afterwards. Introduction

3. Once upon a time…. The beginning…

4. “Very little is known about the curation and management of arts research data in universities, although evidence does point to the fact that it is handled on an ad hoc basis by individual researchers and teams.” (Garrett, 2011) A voyage of discovery

5. Kaptur at UCA Case study And approval of draft of RDM policy by Academic Board Transcription of interviews Environmental Assessment Report Research on RDM policies, meetings and discussion on draft policy Testing of model repository RDM training Discussion paper written and presented to R+E Committee Interview Analysis of transcripts Presentation at Kaptur end of project conference Presentation of draft RDM policy to R+E Committee

6. Interviews Analysis Environmental Assessment Report Chapter 1 – Unchartered Waters

7. Kaptur at UCA Case study And approval of draft of RDM policy by Academic Board Transcription of interviews Environmental Assessment Report Research on RDM policies, meetings and discussion on draft policy Testing of model repository RDM training Discussion paper written and presented to R+E Committee Interview Analysis of transcripts Presentation at Kaptur end of project conference Presentation of draft RDM policy to R+E Committee

8. Discussion paper Processes in creating an RDM policy RDM policy Chapter 2 – Mar to Oct 2012

9. Kaptur at UCA Case study And approval of draft of RDM policy by Academic Board Transcription of interviews Environmental Assessment Report Research on RDM policies, meetings and discussion on draft policy Testing of model repository RDM training Discussion paper written and presented to R+E Committee Interview Analysis of transcripts Presentation at Kaptur end of project conference Presentation of draft RDM policy to R+E Committee

10. Testing of a model repository RDM training Case study Chapter 3 – Homeward Bound

11. Kaptur at UCA Case study And approval of draft of RDM policy by Academic Board Transcription of interviews Environmental Assessment Report Research on RDM policies, meetings and discussion on draft policy Testing of model repository RDM training Discussion paper written and presented to R+E Committee Interview Analysis of transcripts Presentation at Kaptur end of project conference Presentation of draft RDM policy to R+E Committee

12. What next? Conclusions Lessons learnt Chapter 4 - Reflection

13. Fig. 2 head Fig. 1 head that is part of a votive necklace

14. Recap Lessons learned Add the take-away message here It takes time, it is worthwhile, an ongoing process Or communication, communication, communication Or communication, dissemination, collaboration Or ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ Summary

15. to be continued…. The end?

16. Garrett, L. (2011) £400,000 project seeks to transform arts research data http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/article/35321/%26pound%3B400%2C000-project-seeks-to-transform-arts-research-data (Accessed 29.11.2012) Figure 1. head that is part of a votive necklaceAt: http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=585 (Accessed 01.02.2013) Figure 2. head At:http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=667 (Accessed 01.02.2013) References and image credits

17. Questions? Thank you for listening