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Collaborative Assessment of Research Data Infrastructure and Objectives (CARDIO). DCC Roadshow , Glasgow 24 th June 2011. Today’s Short Talk. Purpose Intended Users Structure Benefits Future Work. Three Objectives. Evaluate “data management maturity” of “data contexts” large or small
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Collaborative Assessment of Research Data Infrastructure and Objectives (CARDIO) DCC Roadshow, Glasgow 24th June 2011
Today’s Short Talk • Purpose • Intended Users • Structure • Benefits • Future Work
Three Objectives • Evaluate “data management maturity” of “data contexts” large or small • Enable collaboration, so everyone can have a say in the process • Benchmarking against real world data
Data Management Jargon? • A data context – a place where data is created and must be managed (e.g., department, school, project, funding stream, institution) • Maturity - how well can it/does it manage its data? • That’s dependent on: • Finances • Technology • Policy management • Organisational and individual will
Three User Types • CARDIO Coordinators: those propelling the process, mediating between… • Infrastructural providers: providing services to support research data management • Researchers: interested in safeguarding their research data, but also defined by their responsibilities
Three Conceptual “Legs” • Organisation: Policy, legality, transparency, mandate… • Resources: Staffing, finance, risk… • Technology: Servers, data validation, security… 3 leg stool model developed by University of Cornell
3 Critical Functions • Individually score a range of areas within each conceptual leg in terms of data management maturity • In collaboration, reach a collective organisational, departmental or project-wide consensus view • Plan, with published reports that include evidence, visualisations and future recommendations
3 Principal Benefits • Gets people talking in a structured workflow, highlighting misconceptions • Reassures about data management strengths and highlights areas where investment is best placed • Relates your own research data management to the wider world through shared evidence
3 of Our Future Plans • Use CARDIO as the basis for institutional ‘health checks’ in forthcoming UMF/DCC work • Extend and improve knowledge-base to incorporate all kinds of best practice • Promote the knowledge-base as a shareable web service
Many (not just 3) Thanks • Visit the tool at http://cardio.dcc.ac.uk • Please contact us with feedback on the CARDIO tool • Knowledge base • andrew.mchugh@glasgow.ac.uk • Implementation support • sarah.jones@glasgow.ac.uk • joy.davidson@glasgow.ac.uk • e.pinsent@ulcc.ac.uk • Software: • brian.aitken@glasgow.ac.uk • patrick.mccann@glasgow.ac.uk