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The DAF at Southampton

Learn about data holdings, management practices, and ethics approval in a social sciences research setting through an online questionnaire and interviews with researchers. Discover the outcomes and lessons learned from the study.

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The DAF at Southampton

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  1. The DAF at Southampton Harry Gibbs, Academic Liaison Librarian – Social Sciences 19th January 2010

  2. Scope • School of Social Sciences (contacts & knowledge) • Data types • research data • primary and secondary • quantitative and qualitative • electronic and other

  3. DAF Team • Teresa McGowan, Research Assistant, Social Sciences • Myself, Social Sciences Librarian With advice from… • Head of Research, School of Social Sciences • My line manager and Repository Manager

  4. Aims • To get an overview of research data holdings in the School • To find out about data management practices • To identify datasets for our IR

  5. Ethics Approval • Necessary for all research involving human participants • Applied less strictly in other institutions? • Process less (perhaps more) time consuming elsewhere • Time consuming • Consent form & information sheet available

  6. Methodology • Online questionnaire to all researchers • Small number of follow-up interviews

  7. Online Questionnaire • to gather broad info about research data held • focused on how that data is managed • “…would you like someone to contact you about preserving your data…[?]” • asked for interview volunteers • tick boxes for speed • 124 researchers

  8. Interviews • purposive sample of 6 volunteers (data types and career stage) • to gather more in-depth info about data management practices • attempted to complete customised DAF metadata forms • rigorous approach: recorded and transcribed

  9. Results • Online Questionnaire • 47 full responses (38%), 35 with data • 17 interview volunteers • most 4-6 mins • tick box data of limited value • Interviews • open discussion giving rich data • fascinating insight • Reported internally in report to institution (School & Library)

  10. Lessons Learned (1) • Auditor • Advantages: experience of research & School contacts • Disadvantages: rigorous approach inc. ethics • Questionnaire design flaw • Question Mark Perception (BOS & iSurvey) • Audio formats (quality & readability)

  11. Lessons Learned (2) • Questionnaire quick, although data was limited • Interviews time consuming but very interesting • Interviewees willing and open • Questionnaire ideal for finding (willing) volunteers • Combined methodology efficient • Timing (Dec 08 – Feb 09) • Time!

  12. Outcomes • Positive responses from School • Awareness raised in School • IDMB project plans further DAF work • Data Support Web Page

  13. More Info Southampton Data Survey: our experience and lessons learned http://www.disc-uk.org/docs/SouthamptonDAF.pdf - includes consent form, info sheet, questionnaire, interview schedule

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