20130108 kaptur gsa_rb
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Update on progress at The Glasgow School of Art given by Robin Burgess at the KAPTUR Steering Group meeting, 8th January 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Developing a Research Data
Management Policy
The Glasgow School of Art in conjunction with KAPTUR
Dr Robin Burgess
8th January 2013
Policy Development • Involvement of Kaptur
• Support from project partners
• Liaison with outside sources – e.g. the DCC
• Attendance at events – DCC roadshow in Dundee, DCC
event in Amsterdam (January 2013)
• Involvement of interested parties at GSA – IT, Information
Services and the Library, Research Office, Researchers
• Working Groups and Training
Approach
• Context
• Definition of research data
• Policy statements
• Implementation methods
• Iterative process
• Discussions held
• Obtaining feedback
• Sign off and agreement
The Policy Themes:
• Building the support network at GSA
• Principles:
- General
- Communication and dissemination
- Management plans
- Data Retention
- Depositing
• Roles and Responsibilities
- Glasgow School of Art
- Individual researchers
K is for Keep
A is for Archive
P is for Process
T is for Teaching
U is for Unfinished
R is for Repository
Next Steps
Moving Forwards:
• Policy to be approved by
new head of information
services – January 2013
• Policy to be shared with
RKEC for discussion and
approval, February 2013
• Follow up work on policy
if required, then shared
with senate
• Roll out the policy, links
with other GSA policies
Additional Work:
• Educate the research
office on the importance
of the policy for bid
writing/funding
• Educate research staff
through workshops and
Training planned for
January – link with DCC
• Case study work
• Promotional work