Developing a Research Data

Management Policy

The Glasgow School of Art in conjunction with KAPTUR

Dr Robin Burgess

8th January 2013

Policy Development • Involvement of Kaptur

• Support from project partners

• Liaison with outside sources – e.g. the DCC

• Attendance at events – DCC roadshow in Dundee, DCC

event in Amsterdam (January 2013)

• Involvement of interested parties at GSA – IT, Information

Services and the Library, Research Office, Researchers

• Working Groups and Training

Approach

• Context

• Definition of research data

• Policy statements

• Implementation methods

• Iterative process

• Discussions held

• Obtaining feedback

• Sign off and agreement

The Policy Themes:

• Building the support network at GSA

• Principles:

- General

- Communication and dissemination

- Management plans

- Data Retention

- Depositing

• Roles and Responsibilities

- Glasgow School of Art

- Individual researchers

K is for Keep

A is for Archive

P is for Process

T is for Teaching

U is for Unfinished

R is for Repository

Next Steps

Moving Forwards:

• Policy to be approved by

new head of information

services – January 2013

• Policy to be shared with

RKEC for discussion and

approval, February 2013

• Follow up work on policy

if required, then shared

with senate

• Roll out the policy, links

with other GSA policies

Additional Work:

• Educate the research

office on the importance

of the policy for bid

writing/funding

• Educate research staff

through workshops and

Training planned for

January – link with DCC

• Case study work

• Promotional work