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Research Data Management: Unisa experience LIASA: 03/10/2012

Research Data Management: Unisa experience LIASA: 03/10/2012. Makaba Macanda . Introduction/Background. Research Data Management (RDM) project commenced in 2010. Legal requirement by Government Research and Innovation portfolio Why the Library?. Library role. Metadata integrity

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Research Data Management: Unisa experience LIASA: 03/10/2012

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  1. Research Data Management: Unisa experience LIASA: 03/10/2012 Makaba Macanda

  2. Introduction/Background • Research Data Management (RDM) project commenced in 2010. • Legal requirement by Government • Research and Innovation portfolio • Why the Library?

  3. Library role • Metadata integrity • Data specialist support • Cataloguers • Metadata • Indexing • Research Information support – PL’s • Research ICT • Collection Development support

  4. Benefits • Access to data for more than one person • Encourages collaborations • Validation of research data • Increase Unisa researchers’ visibility • Supports creativity and innovation • Citability of research data

  5. Benefits continued • High visibility of data • Easy re-use and verification of data sets • Scientific reputation for collection and documentation of data • Encouraging the National Archives Act

  6. SLC & SRC Support • Support investigation to establish data management and preservation • College Representatives- to identify researchers

  7. Stakeholders • Colleges • Research Department • Unisa ICT- to provide infrastructure • Senate Research Committee • Senate Library Committee • Ethics Committee

  8. Survey • Conducted a survey March – July 2011 • Supported by the Library Senate Committee • Ethics policy reviewed to incorporate RDM

  9. Survey… • Data Management survey at Unisa: March-July 2011 • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BGX9L2N

  10. Pain that comes with a package • Lack of time and resources • Lack of experience • Legal and ethical constraints • Lack of appropriate archive service • Fear of exploitation on inappropriate use of data

  11. RDM proposal • Unisa departments involved • National initiatives • Short term management of data • Description of data to be archived • Acquiring of data

  12. Proposal continued • Processing of data and system description • Metadata content and format • Quality assurance and quality control • Training and support • Budget/Funding

  13. Current status quo • Business requirements submitted to ICT • Project fully supported by ICT • Invitations for participation sent to Heads of Departments to identify Researchers • Raw data requested from Researchers

  14. Conclusion The end, for now

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