Glossary for RDM
There are many words used around Research Data Management and providing a glossary seems like a good idea. A few already exist: http://researchdata.ox.ac.uk/home/glossary/ http://vocab.bris.ac.uk/data/glossary/ http://www.dcc.ac.uk/digital-curation/glossary http://dictionary.casrai.org/Category:Research_Data_Domain and there are OA FAQs: http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services-and-support/staff/research/services/open-access-at-manchester/faq/ http://openaccess.ox.ac.uk/home-2/faq/ http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/support-for-staff/scholarly-communication/open-access/faq/ How do we make it big enough to cover what we want, keep it up to date, point people to […]
DMP Rubrics
I’m starting to work more with Data Management Plans (DMPs) which are required by some funders and might well be a good idea for most researchers anyway. We’re looking at DMPonline by the Digital Curation Centre for creating them and what local customisations we want to make. I’m also starting to look at DMP Rubrics and the […]
RDM Principles: Scope
I’m working on adding more practical advice the underpin the University of Leicester Research Data Management Principles. These start: The University regards research data as a valuable asset. The management of research data is an integral part of good research practice that allows reliable verification of results, protects the intellectual and financial investment made in […]
Top ten book chapters in LRA
I’ve used the IRUS-UK service to find out what book chapters in Leicester Research Archive (LRA) have been most downloaded in last few months. Top of the list is Dr. Corbett, J.M. ‘Technology‘. In: P. Hancock and A. Spicer (eds), Understanding corporate life, Sage, 2009, pp. 10-26. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/9839 Perhaps it is because of its ubiquity and taken-for-grantedness in […]
Influences
Listening to Dan Porter present to the New History Lab on Friday I thought of some writers who influence me: Alfred Korzybski: Founder of general semantics, a system that I think works well for examining how we model our environments in our minds and where problems can arise in our thinking and communication. Jaron Lanier: […]
Making a start
I’m just getting started in my new job as manager of Leicester Research Archive. I plan to use this blog as a companion as I learn about digital preservation, the open access political landscape and the workflows and technologies of open access archiving of research publications and in the future the data behind the publications. […]
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