Sarah mahurter

Sarah mahurter

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  Towards a policyfor Research Data Management at UAL 6th March 2013
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  Background to UALand the case study • The RDM working group • DCC Institutional Engagement • Environmental Assessment Survey • Towards a definition of research data • RDM Policy Progress • Training • Key achievements
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  Working group • Firstmet 10 April 2012, then monthly • Membership Library Services Research Management & Administration Research active community IT Services
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  DCC Institutional Engagement Developing an RDM Policy at UAL
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  DCC Institutional Engagement • Strategy action plan agreed • 4 week timetable (Mid-July deadline) • Identify currently funded research projects • Telephone interviews achieved • Transcriptions analysed in a meeting with DCC • Post Doc support provided a “sounding board” • In depth follow-up interviews arranged Outcomes • Technical Infrastructure Diagram • Draft RDM Policy Developing an RDM Policy at UAL
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  Environmental analysis ‘ResearchData’ terminology is not understood Practice-based research process is unique in visual arts Ethical implications addressed throughout the process Curatorial and archiving advice is needed by researchers © ‘Owl’ by Roger Warren University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection
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  Towards a definitionof research data in the visual arts “the output is built in to the very process. What’s an output and what’s the research is very slippery.” “...sometimes I will be doing what I would call a more ‘conventional researchers’ role; at other times I will be working in a very practice led way in a studio with actors trying out ideas.” “a lot of practice based research...is data in a way, in a sense, it’s how you start to build your work and your process through just these incidentals. A lot of artistic practice work is research fieldwork”. Paul Ryan Sketchbooks http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulryanandsketchbooks/ 2906508327/in/set-72157607661375770/
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  Towards a definitionof research data in the visual arts "terminology is important (...) and phrases must (where possible) be drawn from within the arts rather than library science or similar.” (JISC Incremental project) • ‘Output is the process (practice based research)’ • ‘evidence of the journey’ • ‘archiving your process’ • ‘pre-production...’ • ‘working notes’ • ‘tacit knowledge’
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  Survey results revealeda variety of research data Images Interviews Websites Observations Movies Sketchbooks Papers Image © Hodes, Charlotte
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  Ropetackle Lenses byAmanda Hopkins, Senior Researcher, Central Saint Martins. Images © Hopkins, Amanda and Geliot, Steve and Twinham-Cauci, Anna.
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  Fragmented Images: papercutsand ceramics Charlotte Hodes, London College of Fashion Images © Hodes, Charlotte
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  UAL Research DataManagement Policy
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  RDM Policy atUAL http://www.arts.ac.uk/research/data-management/
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  Training • KAPTURtraining event was held at UAL in November • Further training will be offered from 2013/2014 to:  Early Career Researchers  Research students  New Research Staff
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  Social media anddissemination • An active Twitter account for UAL representing Kaptur • https://twitter.com/UALKaptur • 321 Tweets with 83 followers • Blog posts
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  Key RDM Achievements Monthly meetings UAL RDM Policy and of the UAL RDM procedures approved Working Group in October 2012 Buy-in and support Commitment to an RDM from key Policy and EPSRC stakeholders: IT, Roadmap from Senior Library, Senior Management researchers
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  For further information •http://www.arts.ac.uk/research/data- management/ • [email protected]