Starting from the End: What to do when Restricted Data is released

Teperek, Marta; Morgan, R.P.; Ellefson, Michelle R.; Kingsley, Danny

doi:10.5334/dsj-2017-010

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“…Additionally, since May 2016 each dataset is also assigned a DOI to enable citation and impact measurement. As a result, seven hundred datasets were submitted to the repository since 2015, compared with only 72 data submissions received for a decade from 2005 to 2015 (Teperek, Morgan, Ellefson, & Kingsley, 2016).…”

Section: Data Repositorymentioning

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Is Democracy the Right System? Collaborative Approaches to Building an Engaged RDM Community

Teperek

Higman

Kingsley

2017

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When developing new products, tools or services, one always need to think about the end users to ensure a wide-spread adoption. While this applies equally to services developed at higher education institutions, sometimes these services are driven by policies and not by needs of end users. This policy-driven approach can prove challenging for building effective community engagement. The initial development of Research Data Management support services at the University of Cambridge was policy-driven and subsequently failed in the first instance to engage the community of researchers for whom these services were created.In this practice paper we will describe the initial approach undertaken at Cambridge when developing RDM services, the results of this approach and lessons learnt. We will then provide an overview of alternative, democratic strategies employed and their positive effects on community engagement. We will summarise by performing a costbenefit analysis of the two approaches. This paper might be a useful case study for any institutions aiming to develop central support services for researchers, with conclusions applicable to the wide sector, and extending beyond Research Data Management services.

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Section: Data Repositorymentioning

confidence: 99%