Transcript eResearch and VU
VU’s Research Survey and eResearch training (an early look) Dr Lyle Winton Associate Director, Office for Research
eResearch...
Is “Technology” a hassle?
Or a tool?
• • • • • • digital storage, USB, backup online resources, search reference management documents, reports email data / file retention (5+ years) • • • • • • advanced technologies...
HP computing / simulation remote instrumentation mobile / tablet / iPad advanced AV / visualisation analysis tools • What about more interesting stuff? ...
Working with technologists!
short eResearch videos: http://bit.ly/GAzk2D
Identity Management Community/ Project Management online collaboration environments Resource Sharing (Docs, Data) Group/VO Management Custom Services (eg. Compute, Remote access, Database) bespoke development work Hosted Infrastructure External Resources (eg. Labs, Facilities, Instruments, Repositories) remote & diverse systems High Throughput, Instrument & Facility, Desktop Access Digital Storage Record Keeping, Preservation, Reuse & Sharing Digital Archive Connectivity (core, access & mobile networks)
Group/VO Management Community/ Project Management NeCTAR Resource Sharing RDSI (tools) online (DaSh) VeRSI, Intersect, QCIF, eRSA ...
environments Custom Services (eg. Compute, Remote access, Database) development work NeCTAR (cloud) Hosted Infrastructure External Resources Facilities (NCRIS, SSI, NCI (eg. Labs, ASSDA/ ASeSS Repositories) Landmark, Synchrotron) NeCTAR (VL) remote & diverse systems High Throughput, Instrument & Facility, Desktop Access RDSI (nodes) Digital Storage Record Keeping, Preservation, Reuse & Sharing RDSI (ReDS) Digital Archive AREN VERN, SABRENet … Connectivity (core, access & mobile networks)
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Enough about eResearch...
What do researchers need?
General observations:
– – Increasingly enterprise storage for research Increasingly online collaboration environments – Increasing use (or awareness) of external facilities
Researchers asking:
– – How do I simplify?
Where can I put my data and materials?
– – Where do we store data long term?
Questions about data policy?
– What about ethics/privacy/security?
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What do researchers need? (survey)
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VU “Research Data and Collaboration” survey
– 2009 VU based on APSR survey – 2011 VU based on VeRSI/Intersect survey • collab with VeRSI (Anna Shadbolt), VU OfR (myself), VU Lib (Jenny Cameron) • 20% response rate researchers • 45% HDR students, 23% early career, 16% mid, 13% senior – Results yet to be released...
• an early look, preliminary results, many need checking 6
VU Survey results
• Using information, communication, technology tools?
– VU use: databases 80%, qual softw. 60%, quant softw. 70% – VU collab: 55% international, 70% around Australia < 20% use video conferencing, web collab tools, file sharing 66% face-2-face, 80% email, 34% phone (potentially smart) • 31% need more support with “technology tools” – statistics, qualitative, transcription, video, unknown , geospatial • 31% need more support with “collaboration technologies” – collaboration environments, video conferencing, sharing files, training 7
Results...
• What data is out there (generated, collected, managed)?
– 57% docs &reports (most data) – 37% spreadsheets – – – 36% transcripts 32% fieldwork data 28% websites ?
– 34% email – 29% databases – 20% digital audio files – 26% computer generated, 20% instrument generated, 8% video • >26% mostly non-digital data (mostly surveys), >59% have some non-digital data – 48% have considered digitising but not done (36% of total surveyed) • Requirements in managing data, themes (50-70% resp.): security, confidentiality, linked and coded – 60% felt they could meet requirements. 20% felt definitely not.
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Results...
• • Size of digital data: 80% < 100 GB (< 10 GB in 2009) Primary Data Stores – Internal HD, USB and external drives – >60% indicated backing up – 83% current situation meets needs • • Do you have a formal data management plan – 76% no or not sure Providing access to your data – – – – 48% allow privately negotiated access 42% “submit data for publishing when publishing in eJournals” (???) 30% publish data online (???) 21% deposit data in a repository – – 50% willing to share beyond project/group • Limiting factors: not allowed, time, technology 54% interested in being able to cite their data (ANDS!) 9
Thoughts on Training
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Definite needs: awareness, support, improve Levels of approach:
– Training & Workshops (not for everyone) – Online materials (work/life/location bleed) – Leveraging social networks (colleague support) • Support staff are in these already... so...
• Abilities?: Awareness, Support, Improve 10
Quick ice breakers...
• Where do you backup your data to?
– You can use VU research storage for backup.
– Or use as your main storage, back happens automatically.
• How secure is your data?
– Is your computer or USB storage locked up?
– – Is your USB storage password protected?
VU research storage is!
• Where are you going to keep your data after the project?
– The Uni and you are required to keep for 5+ years beyond end of project.
– Consider the VU research storage.
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Expert vs. Empowerer
• • Keep it or not? Valuable or Record?
Where & how to keep.
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Questions?
Copyright (c) 2012, Victoria University (Lyle Winton) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. To view a copy of this license visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ Sections of this work are based on works of the Victorian eResearch Strategic Initiative (VeRSI).
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