Upskilling Librarians, research facilitators, faculty IT representatives and research administrators and support staff. Tri-Council policy and impact on researchers, RDM best practices, how to do a data management consult, how and why to do data deposit.
The Library will host the fourth in a series of annual days dedicated to research data management (RDM) awareness-raising and training. This year we will focus on upskilling Librarians, research facilitators, faculty IT representatives and research administrators and support staff. Topics to be covered are: Tri-Council policy and impact on researchers, RDM best practices, how to do a data management consult, how and why to do data deposit.
20 February 2020
Learning Crossroads (100 Louis-Pasteur Private) room CRX C220
9:00 am – 4:15 pm
Guest speakers will present in English, but learning materials will be bilingual. No simultaneous translation will be offered.
Workshop lead: James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries
Speakers: Speaker biographies (PDF, 680KB)
Event coordinator: Felicity Tayler, Research Data Management Librarian, University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa Library Organizing committee: Nigèle Langlois, Thomas Rouleau, René Duplain, Chantal Ripp, Roxanne Lafleur, Amanda Hodgson, Marie-Cécile Domecq, Julie Rochon, Jennifer Gratton, and Cynthia Coutu Ross
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 9:00 |
Welcome & IntroductionsA brief overview of the purpose and goals of the day will be provided, including an introduction of speakers, and to the University of Ottawa’s campus-wide Research Data Management Services model, currently under development. Caroline Hyslop, Associate University Librarian, Research Services, University of Ottawa |
| 9:15 |
Roundtable panel: The Canadian RDM landscapeThis roundtable panel session will provide an introduction to the Canadian RDM landscape, including the forthcoming Tri-Agencies RDM Policies, First Nations principles of OCAP principles supporting data sovereignty, national platforms for supporting both data management planning and data deposit, and RDM related challenges. Panelists will each have 5-7 min to speak on RDM related topics, followed by a facilitated open Q&A and discussion, with audience participation being strongly encouraged! Jeremy Geelen, Senior Advisor/Science Policy Branch CIHR Jonathan Dewar, Executive Director, First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) Presentation: First Nation information Governance Centre (PDF, 680KB) Kevin Fitzgibbons, Executive Director, Corporate Planning and Policy Division, NSERC Matthew Lucas, Executive Director, Corporate Strategy and Performance, SSHRC Presentation: Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (PDF, 626KB) James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries Felicity Tayler, Research Data Management Librarian, University of Ottawa Presentation: Librarians are the dream unconscious of the research enterprise (PDF, 444KB) |
| 10:30 |
Break |
| 10:45 |
RDM Best PracticesUsing a research data lifecycle approach, this presentation will provide an overview and applied information relating to a wide range of RDM best practices, including but not limited to both FAIR & OCAP principles, building RDM into funding applications, data management plans, data storage and access, file naming, and data deposit and preservation. Handouts: Portage Brief Guides & Primers for RDM; Be FAIR and CARE. Leader: James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries
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| 11:30 |
Breakout & Discussion: RDM ChallengesParticipants will be split into breakout groups to discuss, identify and capture RDM related challenges that they and/or researchers that they work with have encountered. We will collectively review and discuss these during the remainder of the session. Leaders: Jane Fry, Data Services Librarian at MacOdrum Library (Carleton University) Felicity Tayler, Research Data Management Librarian, University of Ottawa RDM Challenges (PDF, 228KB) |
| 12:30 |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 |
Connecting with researchers: RDM consultsThis session will focus on conducting RDM consults with researchers, including general approaches to use, questions to ask, and identifying needs across the research lifecycle, including data management planning and data deposit. Leader: James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries Connecting with Researchers: RDM Consults (PDF, 460KB) |
| 2:15 |
Data Management Plans & referring researchers to the Portage DMP AssistantOverview of DMPs: Content of DMPs; disciplinary differences; What makes a ‘good’ DMP? Basic information on referring end users to access and use the Portage DMP Assistant. Leader: James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries Data Management Plans (PDF, 1.8MB) |
| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:15 |
Data Deposit: Why and How?This session will provide an overview of data deposit during which participants will be provided with core information including benefits and key features, such as digital object identifiers (DOIs), citations, and data usage metrics. Two repository options available to Canadian researchers will be touched on - Dataverse and the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR). Leader: James Doiron, Portage RDM Training Expert, & RDM Services Coordinator, University of Alberta Libraries Data Deposit: Why & How? (PDF, 1.6MB) |
| 4:00 |
Discussions & Wrap-upDiscussion, next steps, and wrap-up. Leader: Felicity Tayler, Research Data Management Librarian, University of Ottawa |
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