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Incremental project report released
The JISC-funded Incremental project has released its scoping studyinto researchers' data management needs at the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow. A blog post summarises our findings and...
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How to run a data service
Sarah Jones, 26 November, 2010Members of the UK Data Archive team ran an very useful event over two days earlier this month to share their experiences of how to run a data service. They explained the...
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The case for open data: the Duke clinical trials
Kevin Ashley, 9 May, 2011A recent story in the Times Higher Educational Supplement, backed up by leader comment, provides a highly readable summary of a long and complex case of flawed clinical...
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The DCC has recently set up a mechanism to capture and reference examples of institutional research data management policies. We're doing this because we think it's useful to track their existence and...
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Incentivising data sharing
Sarah Jones, 4 November, 2011The theme for #rdmf7 was incentivising data management and sharing. We had an impressive line up of speakers, matched by an equally exciting and engaged audience. Front...
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IDCC11 Preview: An interview with David Lynn
Kevin Ashley, 23 November, 2011In the second of our preview posts ahead of the 7th International Digital Curation Conference, we talk to David Lynn, Head of Strategic Planning and Policy at the...
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Northampton research data policy
Sarah Jones, 29 November, 2011The University of Northampton research data policy is now available online. Miggie Pickton spoke at the last RDMF about data management initiatives at the University of...
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Tips for institution-wide data management planning
Monica Duke, 8 December, 2011A report on one of the break out sessions on institution-wide approaches to data management held during the JISC Managing Research Data programme meeting, 1-2 December...
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Developing institutional data policies: trend for 2012
Sarah Jones, 22 December, 2011The DCC is supporting a number of UK universities with research data management and top of the wishlist for most is a data policy. The EPSRC policy framework is often...
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Re-skilling for research - observations on an RLUK report
Mr Graham Pryor, 6 February, 2012The Preface to this new RLUK report opens by declaring how it “is clear that as the nature of research within our institutions changes, so must the role of the library...
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Developing a roadmap for RDM
Sarah Jones, 16 February, 2012We trialled a new session at the Loughborough roadshow on developing data policy and services. This ended with an excerise on producing an RDM roadmap, as the EPSRC...
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The essential data roadmap
Mr Graham Pryor, 1 March, 2012Last April the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) wrote to university vice chancellors explaining their Policy Framework on Research Data. This...
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Joint statement on data citation from STM publishers and DataCite
Kevin Ashley, 20 June, 2012A joint statement on data citation was signed by Eefke Smit of STM and Adam Farquhar of Datacite at Datacite's summer meeting in Copenhagen last week (June 14). Read more
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Demystifying research data
Kevin Ashley, 20 July, 2012Summary from the the workshop 'Demystifying research data: don't be scared, be prepared' organised by the JIBS User Group and RLUK (Research Libraries UK), and held at the...
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10 recommendations to get started with research data management
Sarah Jones, 27 August, 2012Ten recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management, Birte Christensen-Dalsgaard et al, (July, 2012) This is a breath of fresh air. An EU report...
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IDCC13: Bringing people together via DMPs
Sarah Jones, 15 January, 2013A blog post on the DMP workshop at IDCC 13 in Amsterdam.Read more
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IDCC13: What’s in a name? The ‘data scientist’ symposium
Sarah Jones, 21 January, 2013The IDCC symposium this year was on ‘What is a data scientist?’ After some shuffling of chairs, Liz Lyon opened proceedings with a quick show of hands on who thought they...
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RDM training for librarians
Details of a 3 hour training session for librarians developed in collaboration with the University of Northampton as part of the Institutional Engagement programme. The course slides and handbook are...
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A conversation with the funders
Graham Pryor, 30 April, 2013The organisers of DCC’s special event, Funding Research Data Management, which took place on 25th April at Aston University, can surely claim that the essence of the debate...
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Data papers strand at IDCC
Tell us about your data! It’s a big anniversary for us this year. It’s 10 years of the DCC and we’re celebrating by bringing a new concept to IDCC. You may have spotted on the Call for Papers that...
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