CIRCA:Data Curation
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It may seem strange to think of curation of data as a method, but it is an important activity that is methodical. Without the curation of data it doesn't survive to be used in research and all digitization is done with a view to some sort of use and curation of the resulting data. | It may seem strange to think of curation of data as a method, but it is an important activity that is methodical. Without the curation of data it doesn't survive to be used in research and all digitization is done with a view to some sort of use and curation of the resulting data. | ||
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| + | ->Digital curation involves maintaining, preserving and adding value to digital research data throughout its lifecycle. [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/digital-curation/what-digital-curation What is digital curation?] | ||
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| + | Some things to consider: | ||
| + | * What is data curation and why is it complicated? | ||
| + | * What are the standards you need to know about for curation? | ||
| + | * Who can help you? Who in your institution is responsible for the long term preservation of data? Who currently does it? | ||
| + | * What do organizations like funding councils expect in the way of data curation? | ||
| + | * When in research should data curation issues be considered and how can you weave good curation practices into research practices? | ||
| + | * What are the ethics of preserving data? | ||
| + | * How can you plan for data management? What does a data management plan look like? | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
| - | + | * The UK [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/ Digital Curation Service] has a lot of useful information including an collection of pages on [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/digital-curation the value of digital curation and what it is], a [https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/ Data Management Planning Tool], links on [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/subject-areas/social-science-humanities Metadata Standards in the Humanities and Social Sciences], and a database of [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/external/tools-services Tools and Services] | |
| - | * The UK [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/ Digital Curation Service] has a lot of useful information including an collection of pages on [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/digital-curation the value of digital curation and what it is] [https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/ Data Management Planning Tool], and a database of [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/external/tools-services Tools and Services] | + | |
* University of Bristol [http://data.bris.ac.uk/research/planning/ Help with Data Management Planning] page includes links to an Introduction and other guides. | * University of Bristol [http://data.bris.ac.uk/research/planning/ Help with Data Management Planning] page includes links to an Introduction and other guides. | ||
| + | * [http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jul/16/research-data-management-top-tips Seven rules of successful research data management in universities] is a Guardian article posted by Simon Hodson and Sarah Jones | ||
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Current revision as of 11:55, 21 August 2013
Data Curation
It may seem strange to think of curation of data as a method, but it is an important activity that is methodical. Without the curation of data it doesn't survive to be used in research and all digitization is done with a view to some sort of use and curation of the resulting data.
->Digital curation involves maintaining, preserving and adding value to digital research data throughout its lifecycle. What is digital curation?
Some things to consider:
- What is data curation and why is it complicated?
- What are the standards you need to know about for curation?
- Who can help you? Who in your institution is responsible for the long term preservation of data? Who currently does it?
- What do organizations like funding councils expect in the way of data curation?
- When in research should data curation issues be considered and how can you weave good curation practices into research practices?
- What are the ethics of preserving data?
- How can you plan for data management? What does a data management plan look like?
Resources
- The UK Digital Curation Service has a lot of useful information including an collection of pages on the value of digital curation and what it is, a Data Management Planning Tool, links on Metadata Standards in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and a database of Tools and Services
- University of Bristol Help with Data Management Planning page includes links to an Introduction and other guides.
- Seven rules of successful research data management in universities is a Guardian article posted by Simon Hodson and Sarah Jones
