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Looking for help in training researchers and students to look after their research data? Our new Managing and Sharing Data: Training Resources can help.
The UK Data Archive has released a suite of flexible training materials designed for people who train or support researchers and research support staff in how to look after research data. These materials complement
the Archive's popular guide,
Managing and Sharing Data: best practice for researchers, reissued in May 2011 in an expanded and revised third edition.
Like the guide, the training toolkit is organised into topics that cover the entire data life-cycle:
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why and how to share research data
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data management planning
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documenting data
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formatting data
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storing data
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ethics and consent issues
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data copyright
Within each topic trainers will find Powerpoint presentations, exercises, quizzes (and answers), along with a presenter's guide where necessary. The materials are invaluable for providing formal advice on
data management and sharing and for training in research methods -- most notably as they cover areas that are fundamental (but often overlooked) in training students how to look after research data well.
While the examples used in the pack are based on in-house training materials and geared toward social scientists, we anticipate that trainers will create their own personalised and more context-relevant examples,
taking into account discipline, country, relevant laws and regulations.
The materials are 'road tested', as they were developed as part of the Archive's daily work in supporting ESRC applicants and award holders and used regularly in workshops for social science researchers, research
staff and students at all levels. The Resources have been made possible by a grant from the ESRC Research Development Initiative (RDI).
You can
download individual modules or the entire resource in PDF format.
Print editions in flexible ring binders are available for a fee of £30 plus postage to anywhere outside the UK. To request a copy, contact the
Communications Team.
Best wishes,
LOUISE
CORTI
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HEAD OF OUTREACH & TRAINING,
ESDS QUALIDATA & RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
UK
DATA ARCHIVE
UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
WIVENHOE PARK
COLCHESTER
ESSEX, CO4 3SQ
T +44(0)1206 872145
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