Data management services

The Australian National Data Service

The Australian National Data Service (ANDS) provides data management advice and useful guides targeted to the needs of Australian researchers.

ANDS

funds projects to implement the infrastructure that makes data management possible
provides training on data management policy and planning
collects and shares expertise on current practices.

ANDS manages Research Data Australia, where researchers can showcase their data for others to discover.

JISC

JISC is the UK's expert on information and digital technologies for education and research. JISC funds projects to provide UK higher education with examples of good research data management, for example, their Managing Research Data program. JISC developed the Data Audit Framework (DAF) and the Assessing Institutional Digital Assets methodology.

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC)

Funded by JISC, the Digital Curation Centre is the UK's leading hub of expertise in the curation of digital research data. The service provides an online data management planning tool as well as advice about licensing.

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research is clear about researchers' responsibilities to manage data.

2.6.1 Keep clear and accurate records of the research methods and data sources.

2.6.2 Ensure that research data and primary materials are kept in safe and secure storage provided, even when not in current use.

2.6.3 Provide the same level of care and protection to primary research records, such as laboratory notebooks, as to the analysed research data.

The Australian Research Collaboration Service provides a number of useful data management and data sharing services. The Data Fabric, WebDrive, the Data Transfer Service and other services allow users to share and store data safely, while online meeting services such as EVO and Access Grid enable face to face video collaboration.