DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 05 2009 | Australia, storage, policy, guidelines, legal, data repositories
This government document (2007) guides institutions and researchers in responsible research practices, endorsed by both national research funders: National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council.
Significantly, it says that INSTITUTIONS MUST: "... have a policy on the retention of materials and research data; ... provide facilities for the safe and secure storage of research data and for maintaining records of where research data is stored; ... have a policy on the ownership of research materials and data during and following the research project; ... have a policy on the ownership of, and access to, databases and archives that is consistent with confidentiality requirements, legislation, privacy rules and other guidelines."
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 19 2008 | data management, repositories, project, data curation, Australia, articles
This article describes the work currently underway at Monash University to rethink the role of repositories in supporting data management. It first describes the context within which the work has taken place and some of the local factors that have contributed to the inception and continuation of this work. It then introduces the idea of a Data Curation Continuum and describes the various continua that might be applicable in a repository data management context. The article then discusses some of the implications of this approach, before reviewing related work.
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Feb 19 2008 | e-research, data curation, Australia, website
The aims of the Centre are to assist to improve the research performance of the University through:
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improved use of ICT technologies,
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improved dialogue between IT developers in the Faculty of IT and end-user researchers in the other faculties,
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improved dialogue between ITS and researchers,
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nurturing development of e-Research and GRID technologies,
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engagement with industry and government and
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engagement with national and international collaborations.
DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 16 2007 | research data, AustraliaTowards the Australian Data Commons - a proposal for an Australian National Data Service

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