Research Data Management at The University of Manchester

Lorraine BeardHead of Digital Technologies and Services

December 2013

UoM RDM PolicyRDM Service Launched

RDM Service

2011‐13Jisc fundedMaDAMinto Sustainable Service

MiSS

2009 – 2010Jisc Funded

UoM LibraryIT ServicesManchester eResearchCentre (MeRC)

MaDAM

Manchester RDM Policy

“For each Relevant Project, the University of Manchester participants should nominate, in advance, a principal investigator (Principal Investigator) for the University, who will take responsibility for ensuring good research data management practice.”

RDM Policy

RDM Governance:

Steering GroupOperations Group

User Group

Technical Advisory Group

IT Services

Researchers

Library

Research Support Office

RDM Service Staff

Research Services Manager 

1 X RS Librarian 

1 x RDM Support Analyst  12XFTE RS Team

(OA, Repository, Business Data, Citation Analysis) 

(Library) RDM Technical Staff

0.5 RDM Manager 

1 X Developer

DMP Tool (outline)

Quick and easy to Complete

Run on SharePoint

Helps with  information gathering and reporting 

Reference number – required to complete Research Proposal Process

Support

RDM Web Pages

Support

University of Manchester Library YouTube Channel

“Thanks so much for this detailed and tailor made input which has been a great blessing. I would have struggled with this one”

“Thanks much for this prompt and thorough feedback” [on a Data Management Plan]

Challenges?

• Research Data Storage – 20TB quota per user/project

• Storage options that provide access for computational processing e.g. HPC

• IT projects currently evaluating solutions for archiving and preservation

RDM Data Storage

Challenges?

• Tools/guidance for generating metadata at earliest stages of data lifecycle

• Tools to enable data sharing with external partners

• Data Catalogue – curation of research data

Planned Technical Development 1

Challenges?

• Publishing – migrating existing service onto forthcoming CRIS

• Identify which metadata formats need to be supported at publishing stage

• Developing DataCite DOI support framework

Planned Technical Development 2

Challenges?

• Coordinating relevant expertise across campus

• Supporting collaborative projects –sharing and publishing

Service/Support Challenges 1

Challenges?

• Staff Training & Development• Changing Landscape – funder developments

• Future‐proofing and scaling  the service

Service/Support Challenges 2

Challenges?• Understanding the range and scale of datasets generated by researchers

• Finding a generic solution for the management of files and metadata

• Desire to utilise existing data storage facilities

Technical Development Challenges 1

Challenges?• Many researchers have already found their own solutions

• Potential overlap with other IT projects taking place

• Capturing details about usage of external repositories

Technical Development Challenges 2

Any questions?

Thank You

www.manchester.ac.uk/researchdata

Lorraine BeardHead of Digital Technologies and Services