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Data Curation: Managing, Preserving, and Adding Value to Research Data

Learn about the essential role of data curation in maintaining, preserving, and enhancing research data throughout its lifecycle, including active management and the significance of data reuse and accountability. Explore models, engagement strategies, and case studies.

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Data Curation: Managing, Preserving, and Adding Value to Research Data

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  1. Data Curation – DCC role Kevin Ashley Director, DCC director@dcc.ac.uk High Heid Yin,

  2. What is data curation ? • “Maintaining, preserving and adding value to research data throughout its lifecycle” • More than preservation: • Active management – dealing with change • Less than preservation: • Lifecycle sometimes involves destruction • Sometimes, not always, about sharing, publication or citation

  3. Why care? • Data is expensive – an investment • Reuse: • More research • Teaching & Learning • Planning • Impact – with or without publication • Accountability • Legal requirements

  4. Where can it happen Nationally Global, international Research Group By Subject Institution

  5. What do we support • All of those models – and others that are appropriate • Passive & active engagement • With groups, with institutions, with research areas, national bodies, publishers, … • Much we could do – but don’t want to be prescriptive

  6. 1. Leadership 2. Policy 3. Planning 10. Community building 9. Training & skills 8. Access & Re-use 4. Audit 7. Sustainability 5. Engagement Data Informatics Top 10 6. Repositories & Quality assurance

  7. Work in progress… But usable NOW!

  8. 5. Engagement Case studies • Atmospheric data • Neuro-imaging • Tele-health • Architecture • Mouse Atlas http://www.flickr.com/photos/30435752@N08/2892112112/

  9. 9. Training & Skills DC 101 + DC 101 Lite courses Lectures + hands-on Audience: researchers, information professionals Based on Curation Lifecycle Model + research project scenario Online version in prep. “excellent : probably the best course I have been on since starting my role as an Informatics Liaison Officer” Dealing with Data : Rec 33

  10. 10. Community-building Bring diverse groups together: data centre and IR managers, librarians, funders, policy makers, researchers Facilitate co-operation Exchange experience and best practice Research Data Management Forum http://www.dcc.ac.uk/data-forum/ 1) Roles & Responsibilities 2) Value & Benefits International Digital Curation Conference London Dec 2009 Dealing with Data : Rec 5 http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/onblack.php?id=3266530240&size=large

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