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Research data is increasingly recognised by both institutions and researchers as a valuable asset, one well worth managing, citing and publishing. This interactive workshop will explore how researchers and institutions can optimise the impact and influence of research data products. Participants will use their laptops or ipads to determine the current extent of discoverability of their own data products, then generate an action list of ways to extend their research profile using current and future research data products.
Humanities has rich and complex research data and research materials which are well suited to emerging publishing and metrics opportunities. Presenters for this workshop will include the Australian National Data Service as well as Humanities researchers and data managers. The workshop will first establish a definition of what constitutes humanities digital research data and then take a kaleidoscope approach to exploring elements of a range of new research data publishing paradigms to ensure that research data is as visible and cited as possible.
Elements will include:
- using data citation to contribute to your publication metrics and altmetrics exploiting emerging global trends such as the Open Researcher ID, DataCite and the Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index
- data management basics which encourage discovery and reuse (e.g. metadata, licensing, ethics, digital object identifiers)
- hot-housing citation and collaboration opportunities through linking data, research materials, journal publications, associated software, derived datasets, conference proceedings, grants etc
- connecting your various scholarly identifiers for greater visibility in global scholarly information systems
Humanities is a broad and global discipline and as such, this workshop will include both national and international examples and practices. Participants will examine their own research data and materials in the context of what is discussed and also contribute to the body of workshop knowledge through the perspective of their specific discipline.
The workshop outline is as follows:
- Using data citation to contribute to your publication metrics and altmetrics (40mins)
- Exploiting emerging global trends such as the Open Researcher ID, Datacite and the Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index (20mins)
- Data management basics which encourage discovery and reuse (e.g. Metadata, licensing, ethics, digital object identifiers): hands-on component (40mins
- Hot-housing citation and collaboration opportunities through linking data, research materials, journal publications, associated software, derived datasets, conference proceedings, grants etc (20mins)
- Connecting your various scholarly identifiers for greater visibility in global scholarly information systems: hands-on component (30mins)
Workshop learning objectives:
After completing the session, the attendee will be able to:
- Recognise what their researcher profile is currently and can explain how various tools can be used to optimise their researcher profile
- Apply multiple data management approaches to ensure their research data is managed, discoverable, able to be cited, and connected with their other research outputs
- Appraise when various data management, researcher ID and publishing opportunities will be most appropriate to maximise the impact and reach of their research
This workshop is free of charge and is now full. Please contact the organisers dha2014@ivec.org if you wish to be placed on a wait list.
Date: 17th March 2014 (Afternoon)
Who should attend this workshop:
The following people would benefit from this workshop:
- Higher Research Degree students
- Early Career Researchers
- Researchers, Data Manager
- Librarians
Prerequisites:
Participants are asked to identify a research dataset or collect they are familiar with, and bring access details or have extensive knowledge of what it contains. Participants are also requested to provide their own laptop computer.
About the presenter:
Dr Adrian Burton is a Deputy Director of ANDS and is located at the Canberra office on the Acton Campus of the Australian National University. He has direct responsibilities for the ANDS online utility services that support the data commons as well as for the ANDS “Building Capability” agenda. His Canberra location often involves him in liaison with federal government agencies regarding access to public sector information and the broader policy framework for data re-use.
Adrian worked for some time at the Faculty of Asian Studies at ANU where he completed a doctorate, researched, and taught in South Asian languages, linguistics, politics and religion. He was also language consultant and translator at a number of government departments in Canberra. Training and working in IT was originally a way of keeping bread on the table as a graduate student but it also opened doors at the ANU into IT systems and services as applied to research and teaching. Adrian soon found himself working as Academic Liaison for central IT services at ANU. A more national focus followed when Adrian became leader of the federally funded Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories that brought together leading universities, the National Library, and Australian Partnerships for Advanced Computing.