1. Meeting the RDM challenge - exercise
• What components do you need in your
research data services?
• Where does the primary responsibility lie for
delivering each component?
• Who, if anyone, is responsible for overall
coordination?

2. The DCC view

3. Who was involved ?
50% with
senior
academic
champions
Library – 14
Research Office – 8
IT - 2
LEADERSHIP
SUPPORT
Library – 7
Research Office – 2
IT – 6
Records Mgt – 2
Repository Mgt - 1

4. The DCC Mission
Helping to build capacity, capability
and skills in data management and
curation across the UK’s higher
education research community
– DCC Phase 3 Business
Plan

5. Support offered by the DCC
Assess
needs
Make the case
Develop
support
and
services
RDM policy
development
Customised Data
Management Plans
DAF & CARDIO
assessments Guidance and
training
Workflow
assessment
DCC
support
team
Advocacy to senior
management
Institutional
data catalogues
Pilot RDM
tools
…and support policy implementation

6. Understanding Data Requirements
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/

8. DMP guides

9. How to cite data

10. Roles and
Responsibilities
What data to keep

11. Tools catalogue

12. DCC works internationally on your
behalf

13. Remember…
• This can appear to be purely a compliance
issue
• Done well, it’s about achieving higher impact
for research – even when it can’t be published