1. University of Edinburgh
Now we are six: Integrating Edinburgh DataShare into local and internet infrastructure
Robin Rice
EDINA and Data Library
University of Edinburgh
#iassist40 Toronto: 6/6/2014

2. The real Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, 1927

3. Overview Context DISC-UK DataShare project, 2007-09
Edinburgh DataShare current snapshot
Looking inward
UoE RDM programme, (policy implementation)
DataShare and related RDM services
Looking outward
Towards integration: Registries & harvesting
Towards trusted repository status, standardisation
Towards citation, peer review of datasets
Towards confederation, replication, specialisation?

4. DISC-UK DataShare project, 2007-09

5. DataShare snapshot An institutional OA data repository based in DSpace
Multidisciplinary, multiple data types
Supports University Research Data Mgmt Policy
For UoE researchers & their collaborators only
For research projects without a domain repository
Has been full service since 2010 but recent University funding for development is allowing enhancements
Promoted as part of RDM programme, one of many ‘tools for the job’

7. Supporting UoE RDM Policy
“Research data of future historical interest, and all research data that represent records of the University, including data that substantiate research findings, will be offered and assessed for deposit and retention in an appropriate national or international data service or domain repository, or a University repository.”
“The University will provide mechanisms and services for storage, backup, registration, deposit and retention of research data assets in support of current and future access, during and after completion of research projects.” “Any data which is retained elsewhere, for example in an international data service or domain repository should be registered with the University.”

8. DataShare & related UoE RDM services
From Stuart Lewis, 2013:
the-four-quadrants-of-research-data-curation-systems/

9. Towards integration: Registries & harvesting
Databib in USA
Re3data in Germany (these to merge by 2015)
Thomson-Reuters Data Citation Index
UK pilot national data registry

10. Towards trusted repository status, standardisation
Pursuing Data Seal of Approval as part of RDM Roadmap
Joining DataCite via British Library:
metadata-compliant
will offer DOIs shortly
COUNTER-compliant with next platform release via IRUS-UK (DSpace patch)

11. Towards peer review, quality assurance of datasets
2013: Approached by F1000Research about enabling workflow for DataShare depositors wishing to submit “data papers” to a post-publication life-sciences journal in 2013
2014: Published new list of data journals for our depositors; working on where in workflow to alert them to opportunities to get credit for data as research output
Studying Data Quality Review by Peer, Green, Stephenson to see what we can do to make items in our repository more usable, reproducible

12. Towards confederation, replication, specialisation(?)
Members of UK-CORR and COAR repository communities
Member of Research Data Alliance Working Group: Long Tail of Data
Use of EUDAT replication service?
LOCKSS for data??
Shared services for IRs, for example with different institutions specialising in different data???

13. Thank you (& no silos)
Silos by Doc Searles on flickr: CC-BY-NC