RDM SurveySurvey questions and polling data collected at the LIASA Research Data Management workshop

Cape Town27 March 2014

Event web page: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/training/digital-curation-101/liasa-rdm-workshop/liasa-research-data-management-workshop-27-march-20

Survey questions and polling data also available at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/webfm_send/1638 Survey report data available at Survey report data also available at http://www.dcc.ac.uk/webfm_send/1637

Survey data published in Research Data Management in South Africa: How We Shape UpMichelle Kahn , Richard Higgs , Joy Davidson , Sarah Jones

Australian Academic & Research Libraries Vol. 45, Iss. 4, 2014

DOI:10.1080/00048623.2014.951910

Polling carried out using TurningPoint version 5.3.1.3337

On a scale of 1 to 5, rate your understanding of and confidence in supporting the concept of research data

management (RDM

1 2 3 4 5

10%

17%

12%12%

49%1. Poor2. Below average3. Average4. Above average5. Excellent

What type of institution do you represent?

1 2 3 4

85%

5%0%

10%

1. University / Higher Education Institution

2. Research council3. Funding body4. Other

Whose responsibility should it be to create RDM policy? You may choose more than one

response

1 2 3 4 5 6

13%

21%

18%

13%

16%

18%

1. Government2. Institution (e.g.

Research Council)3. Professional body (e.g.

HPCSA)4. Funding body5. Individual research

group6. Publisher

Do you know of any existing government RDM policies or frameworks in South Africa?

1 2

84%

16%

1. Yes2. No

Does your institution have a RDM policy?

1 2 3

21%

5%

74%1. Yes2. No3. I don’t know

Whose responsibility should it be to curate (manage, store and preserve) research data?

You may choose more than one response.

1 2 3 4 5 6

11%

6%

19%

11%

31%

22%

1. Individual researcher2. Library/Librarian3. ICT department4. Professional/

disciplinary body5. Funding body6. Publisher

Where would you consider the largest knowledge and skills gap to be in RDM. Place in

order from most to least important

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

13%

25%

5% 5%

20%20%

13%

1. Awareness of the concept of RDM2. Database development and

software skills3. Metadata management4. Long-term preservation of data

and hardware infrastructure5. Policy and governance of data 6. Data sharing7. Finding and re-using data

Where would you consider the largest resource gap to be in RDM? Place in order from most to

least important

1 2 3 4 5

15%

10%

35%

23%

18%

1. Storage and network infrastructure

2. Curation tools and software

3. Policy frameworks4. Curation skills and

training5. Guidance and support

In general, do you feel researchers at your institutions are receptive to data sharing and

Open Data?

1 2

41%

59%1. Yes2. No

At what level should co-ordination of RDM in South Africa be led?

1 2 3 4 5 6

0%

34%

2%

44%

15%

5%

1. Regional (e.g. SADC)2. National (government)3. Professional body4. Institutional

consortium (e.g. CALICO)

5. Government and institutional consortia collaboration

6. Institutional