Open Exeter Data Asset Framework Survey, is a recently published study by
The
University of Exeter, on data management practice and attitudes to Open
Access. The findings for the University has helped them to gain a better
understanding of current research data management practices across different
disciplines and with different levels of research experience.
A video created by the Digital Curation Centre, UK offers an interesting
overview of research data management. It provides insights into the
researchers' role in managing their data, and also identifies some tools and
resources available on the Digital Curation
Centre website.
The British Oceanographic Data
Centre (BODC) is a United Kingdom national facility designed to hold,
manage and distribute data concerning the marine environment. Data holdings
include biological, chemical, physical and geophysical data, containing
measurements of nearly 22,000 different variables.
Christine Borgman, of the UCLA Department of Information Studies, has
written an interesting in-depth discussion
paper on "the conundrum of sharing research data":
Despite the inevitable funding cuts that austerity budgets bring,
it's really not a bad time to be a UK researcher - lots of organisations want
to help you manage and share your data.
Big Data Week 2012 (April 23-27) is a
gathering across the globe, spaning 3 countries - US, UK and Australia. BDW
offers a series of interconnected activities and conversations around the world
amongst four core communities:
Loading