scholarly journals Collaboration or Competition? Responses to Research Data Management in UK Higher Education by Librarians, IT Professionals, and Research Administrators

10.9776/14084 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Research Data ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Research Administrators ◽  
Uk Higher Education

scholarly journals Gathering Evidence of Benefits: A Structured Approach from the Jisc Managing Research Data Programme

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
Laura Molloy ◽  
Simon Hodson ◽  
Meik Poschen ◽  
Jonathan Tedds
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
Structured Approach

The work of the Jisc Managing Research Data programme is – along with the rest of the UK higher education sector – taking place in an environment of increasing pressure on research funding. In order to justify the investment made by Jisc in this activity – and to help make the case more widely for the value of investing time and money in research data management – individual projects and the programme as a whole must be able to clearly express the resultant benefits to the host institutions and to the broader sector. This paper describes a structured approach to the measurement and description of benefits provided by the work of these projects for the benefit of funders, institutions and researchers. We outline the context of the programme and its work; discuss the drivers and challenges of gathering evidence of benefits; specify benefits as distinct from aims and outputs; present emerging findings and the types of metrics and other evidence which projects have provided; explain the value of gathering evidence in a structured way to demonstrate benefits generated by work in this field; and share lessons learned from progress to date.

scholarly journals Research Data Management in a cultural heritage organisation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-227
Author(s):  
Tom Drysdale
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Core Function ◽  
The Many ◽  
Management Audit ◽  
Uk Higher Education

Research is a core function of cultural heritage organisations. Inevitably, the undertaking of research by galleries, libraries, archives and museums (the GLAM sector) leads to the creation of vast quantities of research data. Yet despite growing recognition that research data must be managed if it is to be exploited effectively, and in spite of increasing understanding of research data management practices and needs, particularly in the higher education sector, knowledge of research data management in cultural heritage organisations remains extremely limited. This paper represents an attempt to address the limited awareness of research data management in the cultural heritage sector. It presents the results of a data management audit conducted at Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) in 2018. The study reveals that research data management at HRP is underdeveloped, while highlighting some causes for optimism. The results of the study are compared to the results of similar studies conducted in UK higher education institutions (HEIs), highlighting the many discrepancies in the ways that research data is managed at HRP and in the HE sector. Recognition of these differences and similarities, it is argued, is necessary for the development of better research data management practices and tools for the heritage sector.

scholarly journals Service Integration to Enhance Research Data Management: RSpace Electronic Laboratory Notebook Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Macdonald ◽  
Rory Macneil
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Responsible Conduct Of Research ◽  
It Services ◽  
Laboratory Notebook ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Research Administrators ◽  
Working Together

Research Data Management (RDM) provides a framework that supports researchers and their data throughout the course of their research and is increasingly regarded as one of the essential areas of responsible conduct of research. New tools and infrastructures make possible the generation of large volumes of digital research data in a myriad of formats. This facilitates new ways to analyse, share and reuse these outputs, with libraries, IT services and other service units within academic institutions working together with the research community to develop RDM infrastructures to curate and preserve this type of research output and make them re-usable for future generations. Working on the principle that a rationalised and continuous flow of data between systems and across institutional boundaries is one of the core goals of information management, this paper will highlight service integration via Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN), which streamline research data workflows, result in efficiency gains for researchers, research administrators and other stakeholders, and ultimately enhance the RDM process.

scholarly journals Research Support Priorities of and Relationships among Librarians and Research Administrators: A Content Analysis of the Professional Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Third Space ◽  
Research Data ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Research Administrators

Abstract Objective - This research studied the recent literature of two professions, library and information studies (LIS) and research administration (RA), to map the priorities and concerns of each with regard to research support. Specifically, the research sought to answer these research questions: (1) What are the similarities and differences emerging from the LIS and RA literatures on research support? (2) How do librarians and research administrators understand and engage with each other’s activities through their professional literatures? (3) Do Whitchurch’s (2008a, 2008b, 2015) concepts of bounded-cross-boundary-unbounded professionals and theory of the “third space” provide a useful framework for understanding research support? Methods - The research method was a content analysis of journal articles on research-related topics published in select journals in the LIS (n = 195) and RA (n = 95) fields from 2012-2017. The titles and abstracts of articles to be included were reviewed to guide the creation of thematic coding categories. The coded articles were then analyzed to characterize and compare the topics and concerns addressed by the literature of each profession. Results - Only two (2.2%) RA articles referred to librarians and libraries in their exploration of research support topics, while six (3.1%) LIS articles referred to the research office or research administrators in a meaningful way. Of these six, two focused on undergraduate research programs, two on research data management, and two on scholarly communications. Thematic coding revealed five broad topics that appeared repeatedly in both bodies of literature: research funding, research impact, research methodologies, research infrastructure, and use of research. However, within these broad categories, the focus varied widely between the professions. There were also several topics that received considerable attention in the literature of one field without a major presence in that of the other, including research collaboration in the RA literature, and institutional repositories, research data management, citation analysis or bibliometrics, scholarly communication, and open access in the LIS literature. Conclusion - This content analysis of the LIS and RA literature provided insight into the priorities and concerns of each profession with respect to research support. It found that, even in instances where the professions engaged on the same broad topics, they largely focused on different aspects of issues. The literature of each profession demonstrated little awareness of the activities and concerns of the other. In Whitchurch’s (2008a) taxonomy, librarians and research administrators are largely working as “bounded” professionals, with occasional forays into “cross-boundary” activities (p. 377). There is not yet evidence of “unbounded” professionalism or a move to a “third space” of research support activity involving these professions (Whitchurch, 2015, p. 85). Librarians and research administrators will benefit from a better understanding of the current research support landscape and new modes of working, like the third space, that could prove transformative.

Research data management practice in higher education institutions in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-230
Author(s):  
Alehegn Adane Kinde ◽  
Assefa Chekole Addis ◽  
Getachew Gedamu Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Data Management

scholarly journals Reshaping the DCC Institutional Engagement Programme

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-64
Author(s):  
Sarah Jones ◽  
Jonathan Rans ◽  
Diana Sisu ◽  
Angus Whyte
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Policy And Strategy ◽  
Future Strategy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Institutional Engagement

This paper shares results from the Digital Curation Centre’s programme of Institutional Engagements (IEs), and describes how we continue to provide tailored support on Research Data Management (RDM) to the UK higher education sector.Between Spring 2011 and Spring 2013, the DCC ran a series of 21 Institutional Engagements. The engagement programme involved helping institutions to assess their needs, develop policy and strategy, and begin to implement a range of RDM services.We have conducted a synthesis and evaluation of the programme, analysing the types of assistance requested and the impact of our support. The findings and lessons to emerge from these exercises have informed our future strategy and helped reshape the programme.

A Study of Big Data Analytical Frameworks in Research Data Management Using Data Mining Techniques

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-67
Author(s):  
Madhavi Arun Vaidya ◽  
Meghana Sanjeeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Mining ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Analytical Frameworks

Research, which is an integral part of higher education, is undergoing a metamorphosis. Researchers across disciplines are increasingly utilizing electronic tools to collect, analyze, and organize data. This “data deluge” creates a need to develop policies, infrastructures, and services in organisations, with the objective of assisting researchers in creating, collecting, manipulating, analysing, transporting, storing, and preserving datasets. Research is now conducted in the digital realm, with researchers generating and exchanging data among themselves. Research data management in context with library data could also be treated as big data without doubt due its properties of large volume, high velocity, and obvious variety. To sum up, it can be said that big datasets need to be more useful, visible, and accessible. With new and powerful analytics of big data, such as information visualization tools, researchers can look at data in new ways and mine it for information they intend to have.

scholarly journals Data meets history: A research data management strategy for the historically oriented humanities

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-178
Author(s):  
Fabian Cremer ◽  
Silvia Daniel ◽  
Marina Lemaire ◽  
Katrin Moeller ◽  
Matthias Razum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Data Management
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