August 11, 2009 – 8:04 am
nbsp;http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/docum…
This project has brought together the distinct communities of data support staff in universities and institutional repository managers to bridge gaps and exploit the expertise of both to advance the current provision of repository services for accommodating datasets, and thus to explore new pathways to assist academics at our institutions who wish to share their [...]
nbsp;http://www.beagrie.com/Keeping_Research_…
The identification of long-lived digital datasets for the purposes of cost analysis
Project Plan
Version 1.0 Date 29 April 2009
A JISC-funded Project
The “Keeping Research Data Safe 2” project aims to extend previous work on digital preservation costs for research data. It will identify long-lived datasets for the purpose of cost analysis and build on the work of [...]
nbsp;http://ie-repository.jisc.ac.uk/336/
The DISC-UK DataShare Project was funded from March 2007-March 2009 as part of JISC’s
Repositories and Preservation programme, Repositories Enhancement strand. It was led by EDINA
and Edinburgh University Data Library in partnership with the University of Oxford and the University
of Southampton. The project built on the existing informal collaboration of UK data librarians and data
managers who [...]
http://www.ukrds.ac.uk/
The Aims of the UKRDS Feasibility Study
The study was set up to test the feasibility of a national shared service for managing research data. This would build on existing investment and good practice, fill gaps and develop capacity for the long term. A successful UKRDS should:
• Advocate practical data management methods for researchers and [...]
nbsp;http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/…
Editorial: The BMJ is now asking authors for data sharing statements
For some time the BMJ has been watching other journals’ efforts to encourage authors to make raw research data available. Now we are taking part too, by asking authors to include a data sharing statement at the end of each original research article. The [...]
nbsp;http://www.disc-uk.org/docs/DAF-Oxford.p…
SCOPING DIGITAL REPOSITORY SERVICES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT
www.ict.ox.ac.uk/odit/projects/digitalrepository
The Data Audit Framework project was funded by JISC as a result of one of the recommendations made by
the report Dealing with Data2 to produce a methodology providing a framework to enable UK Higher
Education Institutions to carry out audits of departmental data collections, awareness, policies and practice for
data [...]
March 20, 2009 – 12:36 pm
nbsp;http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/ukrds-2009…
An International Conference on the UK Research Data Service Feasibility Study
The Royal Society, London 26 February 2009
programme slides include:
Keynote Address: The Challenges of Data Lifecycle Management: What Gave Rise to the UKRDS?
Jean Sykes, Librarian and Director of IT Services, London School of Economics, and Director of the UKRDS feasibility study project
The UKRDS Feasibility Study, Pathfinder [...]
After more than a year of drafting and consultation with interested
communities, especially Open Street Map, Open Data Commons has
recently released for public comments a beta draft of its
(”Attribution, Share-Alike”) Open Database License (ODbL):
The current provisional deadline for comments is 23:59 GMT on 20 March 2009.
Details on how to submit comments are given on the ODbL [...]
nbsp;http://www.ands.org.au/events/sdl/presen…
A one-day symposium defining & aligning institutional, national and international approaches to storing and managing research data
Presentations and workshop summary
Dr Ross Wilkinson,Executive Director, ANDS A data-driven research world
Requirements of data management from creation, through curation and preservation, towards publication
Dr Jim Richardson, Relationship Manager for eResearch,University of Sydney Overview
Prof Leon Sterling,Director for eResearch, University [...]
February 9, 2009 – 9:58 am
nbsp;http://datalib.ed.ac.uk/25anniversary/pr…
Symposium on Institutional Data Services
South Hall, University of Edinburgh, 10-3, 5th December, 2008
Three speakers and an international panel were asked to reflect on the following themes.
* How do data libraries adapt to user needs as they change over time, along with technologies, research topics and methods?
* How [...]
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