The KRDS Benefit Analysis Toolkit: Development and Application

The FAIR principles — Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable — underpin Open Science but does not fully ensure the long-term usability of interactive data services like the IPCC WGI Interactive Atlas. Drawing on lessons learned from developing and operating the Interactive Atlas, this presentation explores the challenges of sustaining such services, which rely not only on FAIR-compliant data and software but also on continuous stewardship, infrastructure maintenance, and institutional commitment.Scientific quality and transparency of the Interactive Atlas are supported through expert assessment by the IPCC authors, provenance documentation, and Complex Citation, which combine the attribution of credit for assessed digital objects with the traceability of digital IPCC results. Yet, sustaining reliability requires ongoing stewardship of both data and software to prevent degradation and preserve reproducibility. Addressing these needs demands joint efforts of the IPCC Data Distribution Centre (DDC) Partners to maintain data, documentation, and interactive components for a diverse user community. FAIR alone is not enough — long-term data preservation and infrastructure maintenance are essential to ensure the sustainability and trustworthiness of interactive data services in Earth system science.By reflecting on both the successes and limitations of the Interactive Atlas, this contribution offers insights relevant to other Earth system science communities developing interactive or service-oriented data products. These approaches are also applicable to fields beyond Earth system science.

The relevance of research data today and for the future is well documented and discussed, in Germany as well as internationally. Ensuring that research data are accessible, sharable, and re-usable over time is increasingly becoming an essential task for researchers and research infrastructure institutions. Some reasons for this development include the following: - research data are documented and could therefore be validated - research data could be the basis for new research questions - research data could be re-analyzed by using innovative digital methods - research data could be used by other disciplines Therefore, it is essential that research data are curated, which means they are kept accessible and interpretable over time. In Germany, a baseline study was undertaken analyzing the situation in eleven research disciplines in 2012. The results were then published in a German-language edition. To address an international audience, the German-language edition of the study has been translated and abridged.

This presentation will describe the long-term preservation of the Corbis black-and-white and color photographic originals and the digitization the collection for access and distribution to customers and Corbis staff worldwide. Included is a brief history of the old Corbis “traditional” darkroom and its recent replacement with scanning, digital distribution and, for those who still require traditional output, the use of Fuji Pictrography printers for making reproduction-quality prints and film recorders to produce transparencies from digital files. Also discussed is the philosophy behind the digitization effort and the secure backup and long-term preservation, data migration, and future access of the digital data. Digital print output options for customers who would like to purchase prints are described.

Digitisation of research data is widely increasing all around the world because it needs more and development of enormous digital technologies. Data curation services are starting to offer many libraries. Research data curation is the collective invaluable and reusable information of the researchers. Collected data preservation is more important. The majority of the higher education institutes preserved the research data for their students and researchers. It is stored for a long time using various formats. It is called research data preservation. Without proper research data management plan and implementation cannot curate the research data. The aim of the study is to identify the Asian Library and Information Science (LIS) faculties’ experiences in the research data preservation and curation during their research. Data management, curation and preservation all are interlinked. For reuse of the research data; data curation is an essential role. For this research, we adopted a survey method and an online questionnaire was shared with 1400 LIS professionals, belonging to the Asian region but the completed study respondents are 125 university faculties from various Asian countries. The study findings are 76.8 per cent generated statistical data followed by 58.4 per cent textual files. By far, the most preferable data analysis tool is Microsoft Excel 82.4 per cent. Moreover, the result shows that generated data is mostly stored by personal computers and laptop hard disks. This study concludes LIS faculties having adequate skills and knowledge on data curation and preservation even though they are expecting more services from their academic institute libraries.

As significant players in the production of scholarly work, academic researchers are increasingly gathering and producing data rapidly, exceeding the development of the knowledge and skills required for proper data storage and management. However, the focus has typically been on research publication outputs rather than the research data determining the academic's research output. This study conducted an audit survey on research data management in a University of Technology faculty context to gain insight into their research data management practices. The study was guided by the Data Audit Framework (DAF), the Community Capability Model Framework (CCMF), and the User-Centered Research Data Management Framework (UCRDMF). The study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed method research design incorporating quantitative and qualitative components. In the quantitative phase, an online survey was administered to postgraduate students pursuing Master's and Doctoral degrees between 2015 and 2020. On the other hand, the qualitative phase involved conducting a meta-analysis of research repositories across global Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and conducting online interviews with postgraduate supervisors who play a crucial role in postgraduate study and research administration. The quantitative data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), while the qualitative data were analyzed using NVivo software. The collected data were then analyzed respectively with theoretical frameworks and existing literature. The findings revealed that managing research data was primarily a personal matter. The main reason for the difficulties was that the faculty lacked a research data management investment. The use of emails, external hard drives, and personal laptops are additional examples that showcased that the faculty had not established centralized systems for managing research. However, participants did recognize the benefits of managing research data, such as scientific advances, enhanced data repurpose, and simplicity for data reusers. Findings also showed that the lack of platforms permitting data sharing and reuse was one of the main reasons that most researchers had not shared or reused other researchers' research data. Researchers, however, wanted to share their data without restrictions. The study's conclusions were also used to create and document a conceptual framework for the faculty research data repository platform. The proposed model aims to guide the conception of a repository that will secure the storage of faculty digital information that can be easily retrieved.

Cloud apps like Google Docs and Trello are popular because they enable real-time collaboration with colleagues, and they make it easy for us to access our work from all of our devices. However, by centralizing data storage on servers, cloud apps also take away ownership and agency from users. If a service shuts down, the software stops functioning, and data created with that software is lost. In this article we propose local-first software, a set of principles for software that enables both collaboration and ownership for users. Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices, while also improving the security, privacy, long-term preservation, and user control of data. We survey existing approaches to data storage and sharing, ranging from email attachments to web apps to Firebase-backed mobile apps, and we examine the trade-offs of each. We look at Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs): data structures that are multi-user from the ground up while also being fundamentally local and private. CRDTs have the potential to be a foundational technology for realizing local-first software. We share some of our findings from developing local-first software prototypes at the Ink & Switch research lab over the course of several years. These experiments test the viability of CRDTs in practice, and explore the user interface challenges for this new data model. Lastly, we suggest some next steps for moving towards local-first software: for researchers, for app developers, and a startup opportunity for entrepreneurs.

Research data management is a system that helps in archiving and retrieving of research data to reuse and preserving them for long term use. Many universities in developed countries have already started providing RDM services to their researchers and academicians. In India, it is still in the initial stage. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the perceptions of researchers and academicians of Parul University on research data management and research data sharing. It also explores the ways the researchers preserved their research data for future use. It also explores the ways the library can take initiatives to encourage and extend support to the researchers and academicians to the organisation, preservation, and sharing of research data. To investigate and study the problem 100 questionnaires were distributed. There are 88 responses we received out of 100. The study revealed that the majority of respondents were agreeing about the research data sharing and free accessibility of research data to browse and reuse. Researchers are very much interested and agreed in the library’s involvement in organizing and preservation of research data. Researchers and faculty members are more concerned about their intellectual property rights while sharing the data on the public domain.

The management of research data throughout its life-cycle is both a key prerequisite for effective data sharing and efficient long-term preservation of data. This article summarizes the data services and the overall approach to data management as currently practised at ETH-Bibliothek, the main library of ETH Zürich, the largest technical university in Switzerland. The services offered by service providers within ETH Zürich cover the entirety of the data life-cycle. The library provides support regarding conceptual questions, offers training and services concerning data publication and long-term preservation. As research data management continues to play a steadily more prominent part in both the requirements of researchers and funders as well as curricula and good scientific practice, ETH-Bibliothek is establishing close collaborations with researchers, in order to promote a mutual learning process and tackle new challenges.

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In Germany, long-term documentation is a key measure in preserving information and knowledge about radioactive waste repositories over long periods of time. In accordance with its legal mandate, the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) will permanently store analogue and digital information on the interim and final disposal of radioactive waste. This poster introduces the long-term documentation approach in Germany, and showcases past, present and future research regarding long-term preservation of information, data, and knowledge by means of e.g. durable storage media and markers.Radioactive waste management information will be stored in analogue and digital form. Secured and audited information shall be available beyond the time of repository closure and for at least 500 years thereafter. Facing the challenge of maintaining an institutional awareness of the importance of the systematically compiled documents over such extensive timescales, BASE is en route to a systemic strategy of managing and preserving information, data, knowledge, memory and awareness. In accordance with Section 38 of the German Site Selection Act, the permanent integrity of current and future information on the interim and final storage of radioactive waste must be guaranteed.The `long-term durability of paper´ project, which has already been completed, investigated the ageing durability of paper documents, carrying out practical accelerated ageing tests and developing a coordinated system with regard to writing and printing materials. These practical tests were conducted with laboratory hand sheets, printed and non-printed industrial papers, and specialty papers. The testing procedures followed the ISO 5630 and 20494 as well as DIN 6738 standards, but extended the minimum required duration of 6, 12 and 24 days drastically up to 16 months. The main results of project include a recommendation for a preferred combination of printing materials: gravure printing on bible paper or rag paper. This low-impact printing method in connection with these durable paper types have been identified as the most promising ones for an ageing resistance of at least 500 years.Complementary, the ongoing research project `on the evaluation and optimisation of the long-term stability of digital storage media´ is investigating which storage media strategy is most suitable from a long-term perspective and which options exist for optimising individual storage media. Accelerated ageing tests will examine, which technical properties of electronic and technical components can contribute to a significant increase in long-term durability, and key indicators of an impending performance loss or even failure of system components. This research project examines leading data storage media and digital preservation solutions, including SSD and HDD, the M-Disc, archival grade microfilm, and nanoforms.Expanding the scope of preservation mechanisms, BASE intends to explore the role and possibilities of markers in a wider strategy to reduce the likelihood of inadvertent human intrusion by raising awareness. An upcoming research project therefore intends to shed light on relevant aspects of different marker types while – among other aspects – considering their integration with other preservation mechanisms as well.

BackgroundData repositories have the potential to play an important role in the effective and safe sharing of individual-participant data (IPD) from clinical studies. We analysed the current landscape of data repositories to create a detailed description of available repositories and assess their suitability for hosting data from clinical studies, from the perspective of the clinical researcher.MethodsWe assessed repositories that enable storage, sharing, discoverability, re-use of the IPD and associated documents from clinical studies using a pre-defined set of 34 items and publicly available information from April to June 2018. For this purpose, we developed an indicator set to capture the maturity of the repositories’ procedures and their suitability for the hosting of IPD. The indicators cover guidelines for data upload and data de-identification, data quality controls, contracts for upload and storage, flexibility of access, application of identifiers, availability of metadata, and long-term preservation.ResultsWe analysed 25 repositories, from an initial set of 55 identified as possibly relevant. Half of the included repositories were generic, i.e. not limited to a specific disease or clinical area and 13 were launched in the last 8 years. The sample was extremely heterogeneous and included repositories developed by research funders, infrastructures, universities, and editors. All but three repositories do not apply a fee for uploading, storage or access to data. None of the repositories completely demonstrated all the items included in the indicator set, but three repositories (Dryad, Drum, EASY) met – fully or partially – all items. Flexibility of data-access modalities appears to be limited, being lacking in half of the repositories.ConclusionsOur evaluation, though often hampered by the lack of sufficient information, can help researchers to find a suitable repository for their datasets. Some repositories are more mature because of their support for clinical dataset preparation, contractual agreements, metadata and identifiers, different modalities of access, and long-term preservation of data. Further work is now required to achieve a more robust and accurate system for evaluation, which in turn may encourage the sharing of clinical study data.Trial registrationStudy protocol available at https://zenodo.org/record/1438261#.W64kW9Egrcs.

Practical Digital Preservation: A How-To Guide for Organizations of Any Size. By Adrian Brown. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2013. 336 p. $75 softcover (ISBN: 978-1-55570-942-6). Practical Digital Preservation: A How-To Guide for Organizations of Any Size provides detailed information about and helpful strategies for tackling robust and evolving world of digital preservation. author defines digital preservation as the process of maintaining a digital object for as long as required, in a form which is authentic, and accessible to users (xii). book is divided into ten chapters and includes a glossary of terms, appendixes, bibliography, and index. first chapter includes some practical information regarding appropriate audience, use of book, minimum requirements for embarking on digital preservation, myths about digital preservation, a comprehensive survey covering history of digital preservation, and some helpful hints about terminology. In chapter 2, author outlines strategies for building a digital preservation program and for handling challenges such as limited staffing, resources, technical infrastructure, and knowledge of project management. He argues that first step should be securing recognition from administrators that digital preservation is important to success of organization. author helps reader in this regard by focusing this chapter on creating an effective business plan for digital preservation. Moreover, author includes methods for discussing financial and nonfinancial benefits of adopting and embracing a digital preservation plan. Creating a digital preservation policy and knowing essential components therewith can be a powerful means of securing support from administrators and colleagues. Chapter 3 provides a needs assessment for creating a well-documented, sustainable, and successful digital preservation program. chapter focuses on best way to develop a set of requirements, communicate with stakeholders to secure support and contribution to program, examine other business plans and policies, and build on what organization is already doing. Additionally, author includes detailed information on how established requirements should be articulated and documented. last part of chapter highlights application of established requirements and best way to create an actual digital preservation program. fourth chapter includes many useful case studies that outline approaches to creating and implementing a digital preservation program. A range of possible options are discussed in this chapter, from in-house solutions to outsourcing; in addition author describes why certain models are better suited to particular organizations. If an organization has already chosen an approach, this chapter would be useful to consult as it assesses implementation process as well as practicalities of managing a digital preservation service. Finally, author provides information on best way to develop a realistic roadmap to bring a digital preservation program to its optimum level of service and capacity in future. Chapters 5 and 6 focus on two stages of acquiring digital content for repositories. author describes stage one in chapter 5: The institution makes a decision to acquire a specific collection of material, undertakes any preparatory activities, and performs physical transfer of that material into its custody (109). …

PurposeThis paper seeks to examine important issues relating to digital preservation with a focus on file integrity and digital forensics.Design/methodology/approachThis is a viewpoint paper.FindingsThis paper highlights important issues relating to digital preservation and offers suggestions on comprehensive approaches to achieving a high level of integrity with library digital repositories.Practical implicationsLibraries have always had as a part of their core mission the preservation of information and cultural heritage. The seriousness with which the challenges associated with digital preservation are met will determine the reputation of libraries as continuing to be a reliable preserver of cultural heritage and research data.Social implicationsLibraries play an important role in cultural heritage and preservation of research data. This role is manifested both generally and specifically within the academic context. It is important that libraries stay at the forefront of developing reliable means for digital preservation.Originality/valueSeveral means of achieving a high degree of reliability in the area of digital preservation are suggested. If these and similar ideas suggested from others in the field are followed, it will assist libraries in maintaining a reputation as reliable preservers of cultural heritage and as important players in twenty‐first century research endeavors.

MANTRA is an online training course which provides guidelines for good practice in research data management. This release presents the learning units and practical data handling tutorials and materials available on the MANTRA site as of October 2017. The course content is applicable to all research disciplines and is particularly appropriate for postgraduate students and early career researchers who work with data and would like to learn more about managing their research data. This course is an Open Educational Resource that is free for anyone to access and use via the website: https://mantra.edina.ac.uk/ The online course includes eight online units and one set of offline (downloadable) data handling tutorials: Research data explained : Understand the nature of research data in a variety of disciplinary settings Data management plans : Create a data management plan and apply it from the start to the finish of your research project Organising data : Name, organise, and version your data files effectively File formats & transformations : Gain familiarity with different kinds of data formats and know how and when to transform your data Documentation, metadata & citation : Document your data well for yourself and others, learn about metadata standards and cite data properly Storage & security : Know how to store and transport your data safely and securely (backup and encryption) Data protection, rights & access : Understand legal and ethical requirements for managing data about human subjects; manage intellectual property rights Sharing, preservation & licensing : Understand the benefits of sharing, preserving and licensing data for re-use Data handling using ArcGIS Data handling using NVIVO Data handling using R Data handling using SPSS The online course units were created using open source software Xerte Online Toolkits 2.x and can be imported and edited into Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) such as Moodle. Video interviews with University of Edinburgh researchers and selected videos are available via the Data Library YouTube channel.

The University of Cape Town's institutional Research Data Management Policy, passed in March 2018, mandates that postgraduate students and researchers must complete Data Management Plans (DMPs) in which they describe their plans for gathering, storing, archiving and where appropriate publishing their research data. This presentation between the Health Sciences Library and the Digital Library Services unit was presented at a workshop for postgraduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences, outlining the various support mechanisms and platforms provided by UCT Libraries to assist in complying with the policy. The presentation focuses on the use of three specific processes and their associated tools, namely:1) Data Management Planning, through the use of UCT's DMPonline tool based on the Digital Curation Centre's software2) Collaborative research, using UCT's institutional instance of the Centre for Open Science's Open Science Framework tool3) Open data publishing using ZivaHub, UCT's open data repositoryDLS provides research data management support through presentations, online resources, workshops and small group consultation sessions. UCT students and researchers looking for RDM support can contact DLS at dls@uct.ac.za.