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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
UKOLN is supported by:
Libraries and Team Science
Dr Liz Lyon, Director, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK
Associate Director, UK Digital Curation Centre
ICSTI Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June 2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons LicenceAttribution-ShareAlike 2.0
Running order1. Team Science :
doing C21st research
2. Data Informatics Top Ten : (for Libraries)
3. Looking to the Future?
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Team Science : doing C21st research
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What do we mean by Team Science?• Science as a
social activityTweet
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ShareMash• Increasingly “open”
• Multi-disciplinary
• Core team skills
• Trust is key• Inter-institutional
collaboration –better science (Brian Uzzi, 2008)
Simon Coles, Mike Hursthouse, Jeremy Frey, Cameron Neylon, Andrew
Milsted, Richard Stephenson, Jamie Robinson, Steven
Wilson, Andrew Bailey, Mark Borkum
Dave DeRoure, Les Carr, Monica Schraefel, Chris
Gutteridge, Tim Myles-Board, Arouna Woukei, Dave
Tarrant, Stuart Middleton
Liz Lyon, Manjula Patel, Rachel Heery, Monica Duke, Michael Day, Traugott Koch,
Pete Cliff
Domain (Chemists)
Computer science
Informatics
eCrystals Team
Data Informatics Top 10 (for Libraries)…
1. Leadership 2. Policy 3. Planning
4. Audit
6. Repositories & Quality assurance
8. Access & Re-use
10. Community building
9. Training & skills
Data Informatics
Top 10
5. Engagement7. Sustainability
1. Leadership• Leadership (institution
senior managers)– VC : Strategic
imperative– PVC / VP research :
Data policy development
– IT Director : Storage infrastructure provision
• Co-ordination– Faculty audit co-
ordination
• Awareness & Advocacy– Workshops– Promote best practice– Curation Lifecycle management
• Delivery– New support services
2. Policy
international…
National...
JISC Digital Preservation Policies Study Neil Beagrie, October 2008
High-level pointers and guidance
Outline policy model/framework
Mappings to UK institutional strategies
Exemplars
…and local
Dealing with Data : Rec 10
3. Planning Introduction & context
Legal, rights & ethical issues
Access, data sharing & re-use
Data collection / development methods
Data standards
Short-term data storage & data management
Deposit & long-term preservation
Resourcing
Compliance & review
Agreement/ratification by stakeholdersDealing with Data : Rec 9
Work in progress…
4. Audit
Dealing with Data: Rec 4
Benefits:
Prioritisation of resources
Capacity development and planning
Efficiency savings – move data to more cost-effective storage
Manage risks associated with data loss
Realise value through improved access & re-use
Scale:
Departments, institutions
Data Audit Framework pilots May-July 2008
Some lessons learned….
“CeRch had four false starts before finding a willing audit partner”“Pick your moment” ….“Timing is key” (avoid exams, field trips,
Boards…)
Plan well in advance!“Be prepared to badger senior management”
Little documentation/knowledge of what exists:“a nightmare”
Defining the scope and granularity is crucial
Collect as much information as possible in interviews/surveys
Variable openness of staff and their data
• Remote support or integrated team science?
• Passive observation or proactive participation?
• Models?– Role extension (Faculty / subject / liaison librarians)– Secondments– Joint R&D projects– Immersive disciplinary case studies
5. Engagement
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SCARP Case studies
• Atmospheric data
• Neuro-imaging
• Tele-health
• Architecture
• Mouse Atlas
6. Repositories
Quality AssuranceTrust
Standards
Audit and certification tools
• TRAC
• DRAMBORA
• PLATTER
• NESTOR
• Data Seal of Approval
Cost models
• Life2
• Neil Beagrie: Keeping Research Data Safe 2
7. Sustainability
PREMIS Data Dictionary
OAIS
• Representation Information
• Registry/Repository RRORI
8. Access & Re-use
“Community Criteria for Interoperability” (Scaling Up Report 2008)
• Domain data format standard: CIF• Domain data validation standard: CheckCIF• Metadata schema: eCrystals Application Profile
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/projects/ebank-uk/schemas/
• Crystallography Data Commons: TIDCC Data Model in development
• Domain identifier: International Chemical Identifier • Citation & linking: DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecrystals.chem.soton.ac.uk/145
• Embargo & Rights http://ecrystals.chem.soton.ac.uk/rights.html
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
Dealing with Data : Rec 5
Moving to Multi-Scale Science: Managing Complexity & Diversity
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Looking to the Future?
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“The role of the Library in data-intensive research is important and a strategic repositioning of the Library with respect to research support is now appropriate.”
“there are…not enough specialised data librarians yet”
“Recommendation: The research library community in the UK should work with universities and research institutes to define properly and to formalise the role of data librarians, and to develop a curriculum that ensures a suitable supply of librarians skilled in data handling.”
Dealing with Data : Rec 34
Only 5 in UK -
Only 5 in UK -
“accidental”??
“accidental”??
Cilip Update June 2008
Cilip Update June 2008
A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
IJDC 2009 (in press)
• Increase capacity & capability• Embed skills in LIS curriculum• Develop career paths, incentivise
Take homes1. Library is in data
informatics team
2. Human curation infrastructure....
3. Increase capacity & capability NOW
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A centre of expertise in digital information management
www.ukoln.ac.uk
Slides will be available at :
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