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Research Data Management @ uWaterloo. wat IT is 2013 Rachel McNeil Kathy Szigeti Agnes Zientarska-Kayko. What we will talk about. The what and why of data management The international and national situation What is happening here at Waterloo. Why Manage Data?.
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Research Data Management @ uWaterloo watITis 2013 Rachel McNeil Kathy Szigeti Agnes Zientarska-Kayko
What we will talk about • The what and why of data management • The international and national situation • What is happening here at Waterloo
Why Manage Data? “Research cannot flourish if data are not preserved and made accessible. All concerned must act accordingly.” "Editorial: Data's Shameful Neglect" (10 September 2009). Nature 461, 145 doi:10.1038/461145a; Published online 9 September 2009; Corrected 23 September 2009.
What is Data Management? http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/sites/healthcare-informatics.com/files/DataManagement_14505346_SMALLER.jpg. Accessed Nov 27, 2013
Research Data Lifecycle http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/manage-data/lifecycle.aspx. Accessed Nov 22, 2013
Sample data management plan • Types of data produced • Data and metadata standards • Policies for access and sharing • Policies for re-use and redistribution • Plans for archiving and preservation
International and National Situation • United States • United Kingdom • Australia • Canada
United States • Funding Agencies • National Science Foundation • National Institutes of Health • US Department of Agriculture • Data Repositories • GenBank • ICPSR • DataONE
United Kingdom • Funding Agencies • European Union • Natural Environment Research Council • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council • Data Repositories • UK Data Archive • UK Data Service • The Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
Australia • Funding Agencies • Australian Research Council • National Health and Medical Research Council • Data Repositories • Australian Data Archive • Australian National Data Service
Canada • Funding Agencies • The Tri-Council Agencies: CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, CFI (TC3+) • Data Repositories • [Polar Data Catalogue]
Canada • Initiatives • Research Data Canada • Consultation Document from TC3+ • CARL: A Proposal for a Canadian Research Data Management Network • OCUL Cloud Storage Network • CASRAI International Conference
Local Digital Collections • UWSpace • Dataverse • Polar Data Catalogue
UWSpace • Waterloo’s Electronic Dissertations and Theses (EDT) repository • Masters and PhD student theses and dissertations • Recently upgraded to DSpace 3.1 from 1.4
Dataverse • Provided by Scholars Portal • Research data repository • Hosted on Canadian servers • Privacy options
Polar Data Catalogue • Arctic and Antarctic researchers • Data and metadata • Federal Geographic Data Committee standard format
Data Management Day • Sponsored by the Library and the Polar Data Catalogue • Annual event during Open Access Week • Raise awareness about open data and make connections with key players • http://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/datamanagementday
Continuing the Conversation • Collaborate: Data Management • https://collaborate.uwaterloo.ca/data-management/
Concluding Remarks • Data management is coming • Are we ready? • Library • IT