1. Research Data Management: Edinburgh University Library’s Approach
Dominic Tate
Head of Library Research Support
Library & University Collections
University of Edinburgh
© The University of Edinburgh

2. The University of Edinburgh
Founded in 1583: Sixth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities
Largest university in Scotland with 13,800 staff and 35,500 students
Research-led institution - member of the Russell Group, Coimbra Group, LERU and Universitas 21
21 Nobel laureates affiliated with the University
© The University of Edinburgh

3. European/UK Contexts

4. RDM in Europe and the UK
“The production of data is expanding at an astonishing rate: experts now point to a 4300% increase in annual data generation by Despite this, research institutes and universities often have no standard policy for researchers on how to store their research data.”
“They estimate that on average about 5% of total research expenditure should be spent on properly managing and 'stewarding' data in an integrated fashion.”

5. RDM in Europe and the UK Horizon 2020 (European Research Council):
Research data should be findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) /
The UK Research Data Concordat sets out ten priciples of good data management

6. General Data Protection Regulations- GDPR
GDPR is European legislation to be adopted in the UK (despite Brexit) in May 2018
Includes:
Explicit Consent
Right to be forgotten
Privacy by design
Communications around GDPR causes uncertainty, which is making the ‘open’ message more difficult.
We see this as an opportunity to talk to researchers about data management skills

7. RDM at the University of Edinburgh

8. Edinburgh’s Research Data Support Team
Trains staff and students on all matters relating to RDM
Advises on improvements to University infrastructure to support the RDM agenda
Supports researchers with data management planning
Manages helpdesk and consultancy service.

9. How we classify our tools and services
Data Management Support
Data Management Planning
Active Data Infrastructure
Data Stewardship
Before research
During research
After research

10. Data Management Planning
DMPOnline
DMPOnline: Nationally developed tool by the Digital Curation Centre, funded by Jisc.
Data Management Planning

11. New data management plan
Select funder, and institution, to customise the questions asked.
Institutions can add their own guidance, to assist researchers to know what local services can be used.

12. New data management plan
Seven main question areas.
Plans can be exported as PDF, in the format specified by the funder.

13. Active Data Infrastructure
0.5TB (500GB) for all researchers – staff and postgraduate researchers
Extra storage can be purchased - £200 ($265) per TB per year (normally this would be charged to a grant for the duration of the research project).
DataSync provides secure, “dropbox”-like functionality to support collaboration both within and outwith the University during the research project.
Active Data Infrastructure

14. Research Data Safe Haven
Currently under construction…expected launch in early 2018
Provides secure environment for controlled access to highly sensitive datasets. Little risk of data loss or breach of data protection
Meets ISO/IEC27001 standards for information security
Allows the University to meet increasingly stringent funder requirements.
Active Data Infrastructure

15. Three Data Stewardship Systems
Data Asset Register – (Description)
DataShare – (Sharing)
Data Vault – (Archive)
Data Stewardship

16. Final thoughts…
Librarians and Information Professionals play a key role in the RDM agenda (we like to think we OWN it)!
Service -provision, training and data stewardship are the key areas in which we can provide long-term support
Embrace the opportunity to engage with researchers in this exciting area or work!

17. Questions
How can libraries work together with IT professionals to deliver research data services?
2. What further skills and training do librarians and IT professionals need in order to the best research data services?