Cox A.M., Verbaan E. Exploring Research Data Management

London, UK: CPI Group (UK) Ltd., 2018. — 209 p. — ISBN: 178330278X.Research Data Management (RDM) has become a professional topic of great importance internationally following changes in scholarship and government policies about the sharing of research data. Exploring Research Data Management provides an accessible introduction and guide to RDM with engaging tasks for the reader to follow and develop their knowledge. Starting by exploring the world of research and the importance and complexity of data in the research process, the book considers how a multi-professional support service can be created then examines the decisions that need to be made in designing different types of research data service from local policy creation, training, through to creating a data repository.
Coverage includes:
- A discussion of the drivers and barriers to RDM Institutional policy and making the case for Research Data Services
- Practical data management
- Data literacy and training researchers
- Ethics and research data services
- Case studies and practical advice from working in a Research Data Service.This book will be useful reading for librarians and other support professionals who are interested in learning more about RDM and developing Research Data Services in their own institution. It will also be of value to students on librarianship, archives, and information management courses studying topics such as RDM, digital curation, data literacies and open science.Introducing research data management
The social worlds of research
What are research data?
Case study of RDM in an environmental engineering science project
RDM: drivers and barriers
RDM as a wicked challenge
Research data services
Staffing a research data service
Requirements gathering for a research data service
Institutional policy and the business case for research data services
Support and advice for RDM
Practical data management
Data management planning
Advocacy for data management and sharing
Training researchers and data literacy
Infrastructure for research data storage and preservation
Evaluation of RDS
Ethics and research data services
A day in the life working in an RDS
Conclusion: the skills and mindset to succeed in RDM