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Data Curation – DCC role. Kevin Ashley Director, DCC director@dcc.ac.uk. High Heid Yin,. 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:
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Data Curation – DCC role Kevin Ashley Director, DCC director@dcc.ac.uk High Heid Yin,
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
Why care? • Data is expensive – an investment • Reuse: • More research • Teaching & Learning • Planning • Impact – with or without publication • Accountability • Legal requirements
Where can it happen Nationally Global, international Research Group By Subject Institution
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
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
Work in progress… But usable NOW!
5. Engagement Case studies • Atmospheric data • Neuro-imaging • Tele-health • Architecture • Mouse Atlas http://www.flickr.com/photos/30435752@N08/2892112112/
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. 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