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Research Data Management Infrastructure . Identifying Implementation Options. Understanding infrastructure.
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Research Data Management Infrastructure Identifying Implementation Options
Understanding infrastructure • The background blog describes Research Data Management Infrastructure as “the mix of technology, services, and expertise organized locally or globally to support research data activities across the research lifecycle.” • Key concepts in this definition: • Technology, services, and expertise • Organized locally or globally • Research data activities across the research lifecycle
Understanding infrastructure Understanding Infrastructure: Dynamics, Tensions, and Design. Edwards, Paul N., Jackson, Steven J., Bowker, Geoffrey C., and Knobel, Cory P. 2007. “[C]yberinfrastructure is the set of organizational practices, technical infrastructure and social norms that collectively provide for the smooth operation of scientific work at a distance (p6).”
Eduroam Example • Infrastructure supporting academic guest use of local wireless services. • Bryn Mawr University • First day that I arrived • A person would issue an ID and password for each wireless device that you had. • Had to sign a form listing all of the conditions • Needed to know from who to obtain the form
Eduroam Example • Bryn Mawr University • The second day • Checked the list of wireless services available. • Located and selected eduroam and was authenticated. • The new procedure moved from primarily a social method relying on the local setting of providing guest access to wireless services to a technical method built on an automated, global infrastructure. • New functionality was also achieved through this new approach.
Implementation options • In which of the quadrants ofthe Millerand model does one identify an option to implement a RDMI activity? • Social-Local quadrant • Technical-Local quadrant • Social-Global quadrant • Technical-Global quadrant
Implementation options Collection Services Global-Technical Global-Technical Global-Technical Global-Technical Global-Social Global-Social Global-Social Global-Social Local-Technical Local-Technical Local-Technical Local-Technical Local-Social Local-Social Local-Social Local-Social User Services Access Services Preservation Services
Constraints on possibilities Your local environment sets boundaries around the implementation options that are possible. How your institution manages IT resources has a large impact on the options you can consider. The willingness of your institution to collaborate with other institutions also has a large impact on options. What other institutional factors constraint options?
Exercise Let’s explore the identification of options for implementation further through Exercise E5. Skip to the instructions under the heading: “(1) Next Steps: Identifying Implementation Approaches (aka, options)”