Hi Dom,
The University of Edinburgh has taken the position that PGR researchers should get the same access to systems, services, and support as all other academic staff within the university. This means they get the same amount of active data storage, with the same access controls and options for sharing. You can read more about the design and roll-out of our new Data Store service here http://datablog.is.ed.ac.uk/2013/12/10/new-research-data-storage/ .
Once their research is complete they will have the opportunity to deposit their research data into DataShare (http://datashare.is.ed.ac.uk/ ) and receive a persistent identifier for that data. DataShare is provided free of charge to all Edinburgh academics, including PGR's.
In addition to Data Store and Data Share we are also in the process of designing and building two additional RDM systems;
1) a Data Asset Register where all academics, including PGR's, will be encouraged to register the existence and location of their research data, whether it is held within the university or in an external repository or archive. If necessary they will also be able to receive a persistent identifier and suggested citation for that data. This will give the university oversight of all the research data produced within the university, regardless of the career stage of the researcher concerned, while also helping the researchers to improve the find-ability and citability of their data. If you are interested in our thinking in this area then this blog post details our current thinking. http://datablog.is.ed.ac.uk/2013/12/12/thinking-about-research-data-asset-registers/.
2) a Data Vault which will provide secure private storage for research data which cannot be openly shared, for example, for ethical or commercial reasons. All researchers will be encouraged to register their data in the vault with the Data Asset Register so that the data will still be findable even if not directly accessible. You can read more about our thinking on this at http://datablog.is.ed.ac.uk/2013/12/20/thinking-about-a-data-vault/. This will also be available to PGR's on the same terms as all other academics within the university.
Extending all of these services to PGR's does mean we will require additional storage and support capacity but ensuring the staff performing research at all levels have access to high quality RDM systems and services has always been a crucial part of our RDM programme and is supported from the highest levels within the university. It also affords us the opportunity to train PGR's in good RDM practice from the very start of their careers by ensuring that they can access and use the same systems and services as every other academic within the university.
Thanks
Kerry
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From: Research Data Management discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whitmire, Amanda
Sent: 28 January 2014 20:48
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Subject: Re: research data storage and access for PhD students
Hi Dom,
From my perspective, the answer depends on what stage of research and data you are referring to. E.g., storage of and access to in-process project data, or final data that should be preserved and made publicly available? Your reference to DOI and citation makes me think it's the latter, so I'll just comment on that.
I can't say that my university has a "unified approach" to data (on any level), but all grad students, post-docs and faculty are welcome to deposit their final datasets in our institutional repository and will receive a DOI for each one. If, for some reason, they don't want to use our IR, I point them toward services like figshare: they'll take anything (from a single figure to an entire dataset) from anyone, store it for free and provide a DOI. We could have a long conversation about the benefits and drawbacks of a platform like figshare, but if a grad student/post-doc wants to share their work with the public and obtain a DOI (and a citation), figshare is very convenient. If the data are associated with a publication, I recommend something more like Dryad, or our IR.
But, again, the only centralized resource that we offer to graduate students and post-docs is our open access repository. We are considering requiring all graduate students to deposit the dataset(s) associated with their thesis or dissertation in our IR (we currently require deposit of the MS/PhD manuscript), but that's something that will take time to properly assess and implement. Student uptake on this resource is low, mainly because most students don't know that we will ingest, preserve and share their data (and give them a DOI). I am working on addressing this lack of awareness, but it takes time.
I hope that perspective helps somewhat, but let me know if I was answering the wrong question.
Cheers,
amanda
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From: Research Data Management discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Dom Fripp [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 01:43
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Subject: research data storage and access for PhD students
Apologies if this has been round before but I'm fairly new to the list and this is an issue that has generated some discussion with my colleagues here at the University of Bristol lately.
We've been looking at the post graduate researcher experience and how it can be aligned with the data management advice we give to RCUK funded researchers.
One of the divergences of interest is the facility for storing and sharing the research data. It got us wondering if there were any novel solutions out there that go beyond the notion of using cloud storage / Google drive / network drive. For instance, are there any institutions or independent data storage facilities that offer PhD students the chance to store the data and mint a DOI for future access and citation?
I'd be interested to hear from others about what they offer, even if, like for us, there is no unified approach just yet.
Many thanks and kind regards
Dom Fripp
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