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Data Management Services as a Foundation for Repository Growth and Integration Wayne Johnston Head, Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication University of Guelph Major benefits of data management, sharing and reuse • Accelerates scientific progress • Increases the visibility and impact of research • Ensures compliance with funding agency policies • Avoids duplication of research • Enables replication and verification of research results • Enhances collaboration Research Data: Unseen Opportunities Canadian Association of Research Libraries, 2009 Library Trends Volume 57, Number 2, Fall 2008 E-ISSN: 1559-0682 Print ISSN: 0024-2594 DOI: 10.1353/lib.0.0032 At the Watershed: Preparing for Research Data Management and Stewardship at the University of Minnesota Libraries Leslie M. Delserone “Like many research universities, the University of Minnesota (UMN), and its Libraries, attempts to understand the nature and intensity of data produced by its researchers, and address the management and stewardship of its institutional research output. The recent activities of the Libraries, in support of and in conjunction with campus-wide efforts, illustrate a set of approaches that show the Libraries to be at the watershed, integrated into and contributing leadership to the growing river of campus-wide exploration and planning of cyberinfrastructure needs.” • • • Resolve the Financial Challenges Enhance Student Learning & Lead Curriculum Change Grow the Research Enterprise 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Information Resources Discovery and Access Archives and Special Collections Learning and Curriculum Support Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication: Slate of activities • • • • • • • • • • • • Institutional repository (the Atrium) Electronic theses and dissertations Digital collections Open access journal publishing (OJS) Conference hosting (OCS) Virtual research environment Catalogue of research Research consultation Data consultation and management Author rights, copyright & publishing consultation Open access support Campus author recognition Research data management Groundwater Contamination research project: Needs assessment • • • • • • • • • • • data formats quantity of files and total storage required growth projections current storage practices prioritization of digital assets prioritization of needs usage patterns for archived files digitization practices file sharing practices access limitations file naming practices Groundwater Contamination research project: Work plan • • • • • • • • • • data manager recruitment citation management tool digitization recommendations database migration to client-server platform inventory mechanism central storage w backups data repository data migration to non-proprietary formats metadata standards recommendations for db application; data model and interface All too often the results of expensive and time-consuming research as represented by rich data sets are lost due to the absence of sound data management plans. Redundant research is undertaken because the previous research data is no longer available. Opportunities for analysis of data across time are lost along with the historical data sets. Even when data has been properly stored and preserved it benefits no one if it isn't easily discovered, retrieved and repurposed. Researcher Day Researcher Support Services Working Group Food and Agriculture Organization: AGROVOC Plant products NT: Vegetables NT: Tomatoes Chemicals RT: Acids RT: Pesticides RT: Drugs RT: Additives NT: Buffers RT: Organic compounds RT: Chemical industry RT: Catalysts RT: Isotopes NT: Agrichemicals Total: 57 93 78 47 33 9 3 2 2 1 1 326 Data Management Services as a Foundation for Repository Growth and Integration Wayne Johnston Head, Research Enterprise and Scholarly Communication University of Guelph