This presentation discusses the importance of long-term preservation and access to research data. It notes that current research data management faces risks like loss of data and metadata over time. Preserving data has value for verification, knowledge transfer, and continuing research. The 3TU.Datacentrum project aims to build a repository for research data from three Dutch universities to enable long-term access. It is collecting and preserving datasets and providing data management services and advice to data producers. Workshops with data producers found support for the repository but also concerns about confidentiality, resources, and responsibilities.

1. Project 3TU.Datacentrum Im@c, September 24 th 2009 Jeroen Rombouts, MSc Project manager 3TU.Datacentrum

2. Presentation outline Why care about research data? What do data producers have to say?

3. Why care? 1/3 Research Manuscript Publication Data Metadata Repository Library    

11. The 3TU.Datacentrum 6/8

14. Nobody needs my data Data transfer not needed, every PhD does own project Our datasets are confidential Interesting but not for me Only for long term continuous data  Datasets are stored by publisher No time! Our research is once only What do data producers say? 1/2

15. Surprising our university had no faciltity for data preservation Transfer of data between PhD’s can be improved Would like to publish data Good opportunity to share datasets we bought Very usefull, essential metadata often missing  Much to improve in reuse of data When can I store my datasets? What do data producers say? 2/2

17. Questions? Suggestions? Nature News Special on Data Sharing (september 2009) www.nature.com/news/specials/datasharing/index.html Toekomst voor ons digitaal geheugen http://www.ncdd.nl/documents/NCDDToekomst2009_000.pdf