A benchmarking tool developed by the DCC to assess research data infrastructure. The presentation also outlines alternative versions developed by the University of the West of England and an EPSRC-compliance version
4. Background
⢠A tool commissioned by Jisc to integrate
elements of other RDM management tools
⢠Builds heavily on AIDA (Assessing Institutional
Digital Assets), re-focusing concept on RDM
⢠http://aida.da.ulcc.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
5. CARDIO â Primary Goals
⢠CARDIO is a tool to assess research data
infrastructure and support
⢠It uses the concept of maturity, asking
different stakeholders to rate provision on
a 1-5 scale
⢠CARDIO is collaborative â the aim is to get
multiple viewpoints to identify
discrepancies and reach consensus
6. CARDIO â RDM Maturity
⢠Assess a âdata contextâ â a place where data is created
and managed (e.g. department, school, project,
funding stream, institution...)
⢠How well can it/does it manage its data?
⢠Thatâs dependent on:
â Finances
â Technology
â Policy and procedures
â Organisational will
â SkillsâŚ
7. Five stages of maturity
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
ACKNOWLEDGE /
NO ACTION
ACT /
LOCALISED
CONSOLIDATE /
CO-OPERATE
INSTITUTIONALISE /
INTEGRATE
EXTERNALISE /
EMBED
Diagram courtesy of Ed Pinsent, AIDA project
8. CARDIO â Three âLegsâ Concept
⢠Organisation: Policy, legality, mandatesâŚ
⢠Technology: Servers, data validation, securityâŚ
⢠Resources: Staffing, finance, riskâŚ
3 leg stool model developed
by University of Cornell
9. Full coverage of CARDIO (1)
ORGANISATION
⢠Data ownership and management
⢠Data policy and procedures
⢠Data policy review
⢠Sharing of / access to research data
⢠Preservation and continuity of research
⢠Internal audit of research activities
⢠Monitoring and feedback of publication
⢠Metadata management
⢠Legal compliance
⢠IPR and rights management
⢠Disaster planning and continuity of research
11. Full coverage of CARDIO (3)
RESOURCES
⢠Data management costs and sustainability
⢠Business planning
⢠Technological resources allocation
⢠Risk management
⢠Transparency of resource allocation
⢠Sustainability of funding for RDM and preservation
⢠Data management skills
⢠Number of staff for RDM
⢠Staff development opportunities
13. CARDIO â Whoâs Involved
⢠CARDIO Coordinators: those propelling the
process, mediating betweenâŚ
⢠Infrastructural providers: providing services
to support research data management
⢠Researchers: interested in safeguarding
their research data, but also defined by
their responsibilities
14. CARDIO â Principal Workflow
⢠Individually score a range of areas within
each conceptual leg
⢠Collate scores and negotiate to reach a
collective consensus view
⢠Plan for improvements in RDM, based on
evidence, visualisations and future
recommendations
19. CARDIO-lite: mini quiz
⢠Short version put together for Jisc Inform
⢠Asks 9 questions with A, B, C responses
⢠Provides a basic indication of key gaps
http://cardio.dcc.ac.uk/quiz
www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Dundee
-roadshow/Exercise-1-CARDIO-quiz.pdf
20. CARDIO workshops
⢠Usually conducted after the mini-quiz or some CARDIO
assessments have been done
⢠Allows you to present main findings and reach
consensus via discussion in groups
⢠Provides an opportunity to prioritise recommendations
21. UWE 2 page matrix
⢠2 page matrix which is easy
to give out in workshops or
meetings
⢠Quick to fill in by circling
statement you agree with
⢠Helped UWE begin policy
discussions and start to
develop and RDM strategy
Available to download at:
www1.uwe.ac.uk/library/usingthelibrary/servicesforresearchers/datamanagement/man
agingresearchdata/projectoutputs/phase1.aspx
22. EPSRC profile of CARDIO
⢠Adapts the UWE matrix and re-works it in line
with the nine expectations of EPSRC
⢠Useful for benchmarking progress towards the
EPSRC roadmap deadline of May 2015
⢠www.dcc.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/events
/EPSRC-workshop/CARDIO_matrix_EPSRC.pdf
23. Benefits of CARDIO
⢠Good in conjunction with DAF
â DAF more focused on researcher practice
â CARDIO assesses infrastructure and support provision
⢠A less resource-intensive methodology to implement
⢠Useful as a benchmark to repeat and demonstrate
organisational progress and change
24. Tips on implementation
⢠People donât always want to use online tools â
sometimes they desire F2F interactions
⢠Could blend the different approaches
⢠Make sure you get multiple viewpoints as
there will inevitably be differences of opinion
25. Discussion
⢠Could you see a use for CARDIO at Reading?
⢠What infrastructure and services do you
already have in place to support RDM?
⢠What do you think the biggest gaps are?