Implications of a Tri-Agency Policy on Data Management

Establishing a Culture of Data
Stewardship: Implications of a
Tri-Agency Policy on Data
Management Planning
CAURA: Data Management Planning
OUTLINE
• Importance of RSO involvement
• Queen’s RSO experience
• Processes and campus relationships needed
• Institutional supports at Queen’s
CAURA: Data Management Planning
Importance of RSO Involvement
• “Front line” contacts for researchers
• Success = collaboration between RSO, Library and
ITS
• RSO helps promote “buy-in”
• RSO prepared to provide guidance and facilitation
CAURA: Data Management Planning
Importance of RSO Involvement
• What is happening in the UK and advice
 New universities most agile – cultural drag
 Main driver compliance (funders and legislation) &
risk avoidance
 RSO not involved ≠ Success (or very slow progress)
 Start with externally funded research
CAURA: Data Management Planning
Queen’s RSO experience
• Research Data Working Group and
StatsCan Data Centre
• Data Day – May 26, 2014
 Library, ITS and RSO initiative
 What did Data Day look like – successful
 Pilot and regular “days” planned
CAURA: Data Management Planning
Partnerships: internal and external to your campus
• External: funding agencies; CARL; ARC; CKRN;
RDC; DLC; CUCCIO; RDA; CANARIE
Many players; confusing but gets better
• Internal: RSO and library and ITS
Common factor to internal/external  Researchers
CAURA: Data Management Planning
Current and Future Supports at Queen’s
• Develop institutional policies (e.g.,
www.gla.ac.uk/services/datamanagement/rdm-at-gu )
and service expectations
• Library support – manage service expectations
Future Support & Questions
• How do small universities manage?
• What support will come from funding agencies?
• DMP: What is it? Who evaluates?