introduction to research data management at uwa
DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Research Data Management at UWATRANSCRIPT
Click icon to add picture
Research Data Management PROTECTING YOUR ASSETS
Katina ToufexisResearch Data LibrarianeResearch Support and Digital Developments Unit
The University of Western Australia
Microarray Data
The Data Deluge
Protein Structure Data
DNA Sequencing Data
The University of Western Australia
The Data Deluge
“Data is more like soup – it’s messy and you
don’t know what’s in it.” – Liz Lyon (UK DCC)
“I worry there won't be enough people around to
do the analysis.”–Chris Ponting (University of Oxford UK, Computational
biologist)
“our capacity to measure, store, analyse and visualise data is becoming the new
reality to which research will have to adapt.”
– John Wilbanks (Creative Commons)
“A single DNA sequencer can now generate in a day what it took 10 years
to collect for the Human Genome Project. Computers are central to
archiving and analysing this information, but their processing power isn’t increasing fast enough, and their
costs are decreasing too slowly, to keep up with the deluge.”
- Elizabeth Pennisi (Science Author)
The University of Western Australia
Why protect your data?
“Data is the new oil”
– Andreas Weigend (Chief Scientist, Amazon)
Research data is valuable.
It is important to ensure the accessibility and security of datasets which could be used as a baseline for future research.
The University of Western Australia
Security• Risk. Where is your data?
• Safeguards against data loss.
• Ensures confidentiality and ethical compliance.
• Guarantees legal compliance to intellectual property rights such as copyright.
Why protect your data?
The University of Western Australia
Research Lifecycle
The University of Western Australia
Making datasets discoverable
ARDC
The University of Western Australia
Benefits of Research Data Management
Meets Compliance
Promotes Efficiency
Ensures Security
Allows Access
Improves Quality
The University of Western Australia
International Funding Agencies
Mandates ensure that publicly-funded research data is managed, described, and stored in life-long preservation formats to aid in discovery and reuse into the future by other researchers.
National Science Foundationwww.nsf.gov
Data Management Plan Requirements
“Proposals submitted or due on or after January 18, 2011, must include a
supplementary document of no more than two pages labelled “Data Management
Plan”. This supplementary document should describe how the proposal will conform to
NSF policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results.” www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp
Data Management Plan Requirements
"All applicants submitting funding proposals to the MRC are required to include a Data Management Plan as an integral part of the application.“
www.mrc.ac.uk/Ourresearch/Ethicsresearchguidance/datasharing/DMPs/index.htm
Benefits: Compliance
The University of Western Australia
The Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) may soon require data management planning as part of their grant application process. Research Data Management prepares researchers for the expected future changes in Australian funding agency requirements in relation to research data management following overseas trends.
Australian Funding Agencies
Australian Code of Responsible
Conduct of Research
www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/r39
Developed jointly by the NHMRC, the ARC and Universities
Australia.
National Principles of Intellectual Property
Management for Publicly Funded
Research www.arc.gov.au/pdf/01_01.pdf
This document promotes data management & sharing of publicly
funded IP outputs.
Sharing research data to improve public health: full joint statement by funders
of health research
www.wellcome.ac.uk/About-us/Policy/Spotlight-issues/Data-sharing/Public-health-and-epidemiology/WTDV030690.htm
The NHMRC signed this document which requires that:
"standards of data management are developed, promoted and entrenched so that research data can be shared routinely,
and re-used effectively."
Benefits: Compliance
The University of Western Australia
The CodeThe Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research guides researchers and institutions in responsible research practices.
Section 1: General principles of responsible research
Section 2: Management of research data and primary materials
– Proper management and retention of research data.
– Researcher must decide which data to retain – May be determined by law, funding agency,
publisher or a discipline’s convention.
Benefits: Compliance
The University of Western Australia
Compliance with
Benefits: Compliance
UWA Code of Conduct for the Responsible Practice of Research
http://www.research.uwa.edu.au/staff/research-policy/guidelines
Section 2 refers to the management of research data and primary materials and states:
2.1 Data (including electronic data) must be recorded in a durable and appropriately referenced form.
2.2 Data must be held for sufficient time to allow access and reference. Recommended a minimum 5 years from date publication, but up to 15 years for specific types (eg clinical studies)
2.3 Wherever possible, original data must be retained in the school or research centre in which it was generated... In all cases, prior to the publication of research findings a Location of Data Form must be completed.
These guidelines should be seen as a framework for sound research practice and for the protection of individual research workers, including both staff and postgraduate research students, from possible misunderstandings.
The University of Western Australia
Nature Publishing Group http://
www.nature.com/authors/policies/availability.html
“... authors are required to make materials, data and
associated protocols promptly available to readers.”
Meets the requirements of publishers who have data sharing policies which require good data management strategies.
PublishersBenefits: Compliance
Sciencehttp://
www.sciencemag.org/site/feature/contribinfo/prep/gen_info.xhtml#dataavail
“All data necessary to understand, assess, and extend
the conclusions of the manuscript must be available to
any reader of Science.”
Cellhttp://
www.cell.com/authors
“One of the terms and
conditions of publishing in
Cell is that authors be willing to
distribute any materials and protocols used in the published
experiments to qualified researchers for their own use."
The University of Western Australia
• Improves research process.
• Encourages systematic documentation and descriptions
• Provides guidelines and procedures ensuring consistency.
Benefits: Efficiency
Images: http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/uc-officials-release-thousands-of.html; http://senior.ceng.metu.edu.tr/2012/viceversa/document.php;
The University of Western Australia
• Validation and verification
• Enables collaborative research opportunities
• Prevents duplication of research
• Allows data sharing
• Increases citations
Benefits: Access
Image: http://coupeweb.ca/services.html; http://theaphidroom.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/data-and-specimens-sharing-opportunity-or-burden/;
The University of Western Australia
• Allows for data replication
• Increases accuracy or reliability
• Ensures research data integrity.
Benefits: Quality
Image: http://www.gentec-eo.com/products/calorimeters
The University of Western Australia
How to find the Research Data Management Toolkit at UWA
Research support services web page http://www.is.uwa.edu.au/research
Research Data Management web page links to the LibGuide http://www.is.uwa.edu.au/research/research-data-management-toolkit
The University of Western Australia
Research Data Management Toolkit - LibGuide
1. Intellectual Property
2. Documentation and Metadata
3. Storage and Backup
4. Sharing and Reuse
5. Retention and Disposal
The University of Western Australia
This is supported by the Australian National Data Service (ANDS)
ANDS is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program and the Education Investment Fund (EIF) Super
Science Initiative