It’s Time to Make Your Data Count!

From : https://makedatacount.org/2018/06/05/its-time-to-make-your-data-count/

One year into our Sloan funded Make Data Count project, we are proud to release Version 1 of standardized data usage and citation metrics!

As a community that values research data it is important for us to have a standard and fair way to compare metrics for data sharing. We know of and are involved in a variety of initiatives around data citation infrastructure and best practices; including Scholix, Crossref and DataCite Event Data. But, data usage metrics are tricky and before now there had not been a group focused on processes for evaluating and standardizing data usage. Last June, members from the MDC team and COUNTERbegan talking through what a recommended standard could look like for research data.

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"China asserts firm grip on research data"

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/china-asserts-firm-grip-research-data

"In a move few scientists anticipated, the Chinese government has decreed that all scientific data generated in China must be submitted to government-sanctioned data centers before appearing in publications. At the same time, the regulations, posted last week, call for open access and data sharing."

Hundreds of universities targeted in global data steal - University World News

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180327132912436

New Open Toolkit for Teaching File and Data Management

The ETD+ Toolkit (https://educopia.org/publications/etdplustoolkit) is an approach to improving student and faculty research output management. Focusing on the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) as a mile-marker in a student’s research trajectory, it provides in-time advice to students and faculty about avoiding common digital loss scenarios for the ETD and all of its affiliated files.

The ETD+ Toolkit provides free introductory training resources on crucial data curation and digital longevity techniques. It has been designed as a training series to help students and faculty identify and offset risks and threats to their digital research footprints.

About the Toolkit

The ETD+ Toolkit is the result of a project (https://educopia.org/research/grants/etdplus) generously funded by the Institute of Library and Museum Services. Educopia Institute led the creation of the Toolkit in partnership with the NDLTD, ProQuest, bepress, and 12 U.S. research libraries.

What it is: 
An open set of six modules and evaluation instruments that prepare students to create, store, and maintain their research outputs on durable devices and in durable formats. Each is designed to stand alone; they may also be used as a series. 

What each module includes: 
Each module includes Learning Objectives, a one-page Handout, a Guidance Brief, a Slideshow with full presenter notes, and an evaluation Survey. Each module is released under a CC-BY license and all elements are openly editable to make reuse as easy as possible.

Who it is for: 
Anyone may freely adopt and adapt this toolkit. We especially recommend its use by administrators, faculty, and librarians teaching students and by students seeking practical advice about digital content management.   

Give us feedback (Please)
Like the modules? Hate them? Think they’re unique? Redundant? These materials have been produced under a grant-funded project, and we are requesting feedback that we can share with our funder and that we can use to improve the Toolkit. Please help us to refine the workshops and report back to our funder about how and where they are being used. Contact katherine@educopia.org and sam@educopia.org.

What Constitutes Peer Review of Data? A Survey of Peer Review Guidelines

New article from Scholarly Kitchen: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/04/11/what-constitutes-peer-review-research-data/

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The sharing of research data has exploded in the past decade, and a variety of publications and organizations are putting policies in place that require data publication in some form. Over the past decade, the number of journals that accept data has increased, as have the number and scope of repositories collecting and sharing research data. Prior to 2010, data sharing was quite limited in scholarly publishing. A 2011 study of 500 papers that were published in 2009 from 50 top-ranked research journals showed that only 47 papers (9%) of those reviewed had deposited full primary raw data online. During the intervening years, the pace of data publishing increased rapidly. As another study notes, the number of datasets being shared annually has increased by more than 400% from 2011 to 2015, and this pace will likely continue. A culture of data sharing is developing, and researchers are responding to data sharing requirements, the efficacy of data sharing, and its growing acceptance as a scientific norm in many fields.

The process is driven in part by both funding and publication policies, which have been encouraging data sharing. The number of titles that explicitly require such sharing in some form is also increasing rapidly. In the past few years, PLOS, AGU, SpringerNature, and the American Economic Association, to highlight just a few, have each put forward policies about data sharing. In addition, data access has been the focus of other efforts, such as..... READ MORE

Australia's National Science Statement 2017

"Open access to research data and findings improves the return on investment in science through increased use, re‑use and impact of scientific findings. "

http://www.science.gov.au/scienceGov/NationalScienceStatement/index.html

Does my data look good in this? Exploring research data management in the creative arts

On January 18th there was a Jisc-funded workshop on ‘Does my data look good in this? Exploring research data management in the creative arts.’

For everyone who may be interested in this area, there is a ‘virtual goody bag’ at the following link: https://vads.ac.uk/kultur2group/projects/datalookgood/bag.html

This includes: presentations, handouts/activities, video clips of arts researchers, and links to the Jisc projects mentioned.

State of the Art Report on Open Access Publishing of Research Data in the Humanities

State of the Art Report on Open Access Publishing of Research Data in the Humanities

Posted: 06 Sep 2016 05:32 AM PDT

Stefan Buddenbohm et al. have self-archived State of the Art Report on Open Access Publishing of Research Data in the Humanities. Here's an excerpt: This report gives an overview of the various aspects that are connected to open access publishing of research data in the humanities. After the introduction, where we give definitions of key […]

UK: Concordat on Open Research Data launched

Four of the UK’s leading research organisations have, today, launched a concordat that proposes a series of clear and practical principles for working with research data....

http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/media/news/160728/?platform=hootsuite

Photographs from the 1930 become vital data for climate research

NATURE | NEWS FEATURE

180,000 forgotten photos reveal the future of Greenland’s ice

To tell whether the island’s glacial cap will melt away any time soon, researchers are poring over old pictures and drawings for clues to its past behaviour.

Quirin Schiermeier
27 July 2016


“The instantaneous record contained in the air and terrestrial photographs of the present state of the glaciers of the entire coast is in itself of great value for future researchers,” the Danish captain Carl Gabel-Jørgensen wrote in a 1935 report.

Gate 2 Plate winner credits data research for win

ABC Online Husband and wife farmers from the Great Southern region in Western Australia has credited weeks of data research as the primary reason for a win in Western Australia's only beef feedlot challenge.

Article: Research data explored: an extended analysis of citations and altmetrics

Research data explored: an extended analysis of citations and altmetrics
Peters, Isabella; Kraker, Peter; Lex, Elisabeth; Gumpenberger, Christian; Gorraiz, Juan
Scientometrics, Vol. 107 Issue 2 – 2016: 723 - 744

http://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-1887-4

Report: Dare to share - Open access and data sharing in science

The (Dutch) Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (AWTI) is proud to inform you that our advisory report on open science is now available in a full English version: Dare to share - Open access and data sharing in science. The report can be accessed through our website:

http://english.awti.nl/documents/publications/2016/01/20/dare-to-share.

The original Dutch version of the advisory report (Durven delen) was presented in January to State Secretary Sander Dekker, who had requested AWTI’s advice with a view to the Dutch open science agenda during the EU presidency.  

The key message of our advisory report is that in order to realise the full potential of open access to scholarly publications one should also invest in making that knowledge ‘accessible’ for society and businesses: it should not only be findable and available, but also be intelligible and presented in a user-friendly way.

Concerning research data sharing the AWTI found that expanding the practice of storing research data and sharing it, will benefit science, society and business, but that this requires a step-by-step approach that takes all relevant interests and concerns properly into account.

The Dutch version of the advisory report “Dare to share” has received a lot of attention and endorsements, and the report’s findings and ideas will also be used at the Open Science Conference that is being organised as part of the Dutch EU Presidency on April 4-5 in Amsterdam. Co-author of the report and former AWTI member Prof. Luc Soete will chair a session on improving the social impact of science at this conference.

Elsevier and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Announce Data Linking

Elsevier articles on ScienceDirect link directly with largest archive of behavioural and social science research data, ICPSR  

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and ICPSR, a leader in providing curated research data to the behavioural and social science community, today announced that they have implemented two-way linking between research articles and datasets.

Over 400 Elsevier journals will offer direct linking options with datasets in ICPSR. These behavioural and social science datasets become discoverable through corresponding research articles on ScienceDirect. This allows researchers to access underlying research data immediately while reading the research paper, and potentially reuse the data for their own experiments. Vice versa, research articles on ScienceDirect can also be accessed directly from within the ICPSR datasets providing additional information to place the data into context.

Taken from: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elsevier-and-the-inter-university-consortium-for-political-and-social-research-icpsr-announce-data-linking-568022141.html

Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities - benefits for everyone

from: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/blog/digital-preservation-arts-social-sciences-and-humanities-benefits-everyone

Laura Molloy

I had the pleasure of delivering a paper at the first Digital Preservation for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DPASSH) conference in Dublin at the end of June. This was hosted by the team at DRI, Digital Repository of Ireland, at the same time as exciting changes for them – indeed, one of the notable events of the conference was the official opening of the DRI complete with a representative of the Irish government in attendance.

This focus on something new is of course in the context of a greater overall focus on things old – or at least historical. The theme of the conference was ‘Shaping our Legacy: Safeguarding the Social and Cultural Record’ – a useful way to draw together thoughts about the impact of our curation decisions today on the shape of tomorrow’s digital collections. Whether these are collections of art, museum holdings or research datasets, their form and extent will potentially influence thought and decision-making for generations to come. 

Whilst much DCC activity engages with research practice from across many disciplines, one area that I find particularly interesting is research practice where the term ‘research data’ is one that researchers are not necessarily comfortable with. It is important to remember that many scholars in the arts and humanities are indeed very confident and comfortable with the term ‘research data’ and apply it happily in their own practice. But not all scholars feel this way, and many of those in my experience happen to emerge from the arts and humanities areas. So how do we engage with these audiences?

- See more at: http://www.dcc.ac.uk/blog/digital-preservation-arts-social-sciences-and-humanities-benefits-everyone#sthash.mfuNcujX.dpuf

European Commission's View on Increasing Access to Research Information

In this Communication to the European Parliament, the European Commission highlights the importance of increasing public access to research information:

"It is estimated that government investments of $3.8 billion in the Human Genome Project, a U.S. co-ordinated research endeavour including major European contributions, have had an economic impact worth $796 billion, created 310 000 jobs and launched the genome revolution."

https://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/era-communication-towards-better-access-to-scientific-information_en.pdf

ARC's Presentation on ORCID, Open Access and Research Data

The Australian Research Council's recent presentation by Mr Justin Withers (Director, Policy and Integrity) reiterates ARC's support in the use of ORCID,  the commitment to the Open Access policy, and the commitment to maximize the benefits from ARC-funded research through greater access to research data.

http://www.arc.gov.au/sites/default/files/filedepot/Public/Media%20&%20Resources%20Centre/Presentations/2015_Presentations/p20150702_ORCID_UoN_JustinWithers.pdf

DataQ launched

One to watch ...

A collaboration platform for community development around research data for academic librarians (US)

More at: http://researchdataq.org/index.html

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Have a data management question, but not sure who to ask for help? Ask DataQ!

DataQ is a collaborative platform and community aimed at addressing research data questions in academic libraries. As we approach the launch of the DataQ site this summer, the DataQ editorial team is interested in hearing your research data questions and the questions of your constituents. 

Does the number of potential domain repositories make your head spin? Not sure how to help with a data management plan? Unclear on the nuances of DOIs, Handles, ARKs, and all that? Ask DataQ - we can help!

Submit your questions to DataQ at ResearchDataQ.org and our editorial team of experts will craft a response to share with the community. 

Look for another message once the site is live and the community’s questions and answers are posted. 

The DataQ project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Sparks! Ignition Grant for Libraries SP-02-14-0020-14.

Have a question about asking questions at DataQ? A project update can be found at the ResearchDataQ.org site. 

ESRC has published its new Research data Policy

ESRC has published its new Research data Policy: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/about-esrc/information/data-policy.aspx

Research data policy

ESRC Research data policy

Data are the main assets of economic and social research. We recognise publicly-funded research data as valuable, long-term resources that, where practical, must be made available for secondary scientific research.

Our Research Data Policy, last updated in March 2015, is underpinned by nine core principles which align with theRCUK Common Principles on Data Sharing.

Purpose of the policy

We expect grant holders to generate scientifically robust data ready for further re-use. This policy aims to support grant holders who collect, produce and re-use data, by defining the roles and responsibilities of researchers, ESRC and its data service providers.

The document covers the general principles and policy statements on data access and sharing, including expectations on data quality and management which we expect ESRC grant holders to adhere to.

Key contents of the policy

While we strongly advocate further re-use of data, we also recognise that some research data are more sensitive than others, and believe that it is the responsibility of the grant holder to consider all issues related to confidentiality, ethics, security and copyright before initiating the research.

Further guidance on key issues related to research data, such as copyright and confidentiality, security and ethical considerations are given in the policy.

It is the grant holder’s responsibility to incorporate data management as an integral part of the research project.

The data must be made available for re-use or archiving with the ESRC data service providers within three months of the end of the grant.

Applicants should refer to our Research Data Policy as well as our Research Funding Guide and Framework for Research Ethics.

Data management plan

We believe that a structured approach to data management results in better quality data that is ready to deposit for further sharing. Planning how you will manage your research data should begin early on in the research process and ESRC applicants who plan to generate data from their research must submit a data management plan as part of their Je-S application. We encourage all research grants generating data to introduce a robust data management plan, if one is not already in place.

Further guidance on data management is provided by the UK Data Service.

ESRC-funded PhD Students

Whilst not compulsory, ESRC-funded students are strongly encouraged to offer copies of data created or repurposed during their PhD for deposit at the UK Data Service as it is considered good research practice. Further information can be found in the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide.

Further information

• ESRC Research Data Policy (2015) (PDF, 208Kb)
• Data management plan - guidance for peer reviewers (PDF, 79Kb)
• Data citation: what you need to know

Comments or enquiries about our Research Data Policy sh