1. What are research data? July 2015 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Unless otherwise noted, all images are in the Public Domain

2. What are research data? 1 “Research data may be numerical, textual, audio-visual, digital or physical, depending on the discipline and the nature of the research.” Source: University of Sydney Research Data Management Policy 2014 http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2013/337http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2013/337 Data may be raw or analysed, experimental or observational. http://ands.org.au/guides/what-is-research-data.html

3. Research data Research data may include: Laboratory and field notes Raw experimental data Analysed data Simulations and software Databases Clinical data, including clinical records Questionnaires/surveys Images and photographs Audio-visual materials Moynihan's field notes, Panama, 1958 – CC BY https://flic.kr/p/dmXHkJ Screen capture of “Computer simulation of March 22, 2014 landslide event near Oso, Washington, by David L. George and Richard M. Iverson, USGS” http://youtu.be/2NzHCOhKr7g CC BY http://youtu.be/2NzHCOhKr7g

4. Creative arts research data Research data in the creative arts may include: An artist’s statement Exhibition catalogues Critical reviews of a performance or publication Visual diaries Journals Drawings Photographs Manuscripts Musical annotations 3D models Audio-visual recordings of a creative work

5. Digital or physical Physical examples include: Slides, artefacts, manuscripts, specimens, samples

6. Data file formats There are many different file formats available for creating and storing digital data. docx, xlsx, pdf, txt, jpg, tiff, xml, mp4, wav … Choosing a suitable file format for data preservation and sharing is vital for the sustainability of future access and reuse of that data. Source: ANDS File formats http://ands.org.au/guides/file-formats-working.htmlhttp://ands.org.au/guides/file-formats-working.html Armas B - CC BY 3.0 - http://xoo.me/templates/download/13345http://xoo.me/templates/download/13345

7. Research Data Management 1.What is research data management? 2.What are metadata as applied to data? 3.What is a data set, what is a data collection? 4.Shades of Openness - What is open access, mediated and closed access? 5.What is data citation? 6

8. https://researchdata.ands.org.au/water-research-australia-1008-bacteriology/561021 Title Contributors Data provider Description Location Licence & Rights

9. 8 Date published Temporal coverage Related objects Spatial coverage Subjects Identifier

10. Datasets and Collections Dataset – e.g. a database or table of data generated by a research activity Collection – compilation of various research data objects – from a single research project, or – based on an intellectual theme 9

11. Open data is… Open data is data that can be freely used, re-used and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and sharealike. 10 http://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what-is-open-datahttp://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what-is-open-data/

12. Open data is… 1.Freely available to download in a reusable form. Large or complex data may be accessible via a service or facility that enables access in-situ or the download of sub-sets. 2.Licensed with minimal restrictions to reuse. 3.Well described with provenance and reuse information provided. 4.Available in convenient, modifiable and open formats. 5.Managed by the provider on an ongoing basis. 11 http://www.ands.org.au/discovery/opendata.html

13. Openness – access and rights Access Open – online, free and easy to download (or access), in a modifiable format. Mediated – requires registration to access online, or – contact principal investigator to gain access to the data Closed – no access allowed Rights Open licence – e.g. Creative Commons attribution (CC BY) licence – minimal restrictions for reuse, allows commercial reuse. Restrictive licences – e.g. CC Non Commercial No licence = No reuse permitted 12 http://www.ands.org.au/discovery/opendata.html

14. 13 Data citation

15. 14 Data is formally cited in a reference list