Authors
Anna Shadbolt and Simon Porter (University of Melbourne)
Abstract
The University of Melbourne is one of the richest sources of research data in Australia making it a highly desirable contributor to Australia’s research data fabric.
This paper will outline how The University of Melbourne partnered with the Australian National Data Service (ANDS)[1] to test a framework for exposing a number of research data collections from a variety of research communities at the university. It will identify how the project evolved as multiple agendas and services blurred the boundaries, enabling the integration that we had only dreamed possible. Core activities in the project included: refining an internal research information and data registration service; building a data archiving service, and supporting local compliance imperatives.
Combined they provided a natural flow of opportunities to expose and populate the Australian Data Commons. The presentation will outline the steps taken to integrate the process and to overcome some of the challenges along the way: at the organisational, departmental and researcher levels.
About the speakers
Anna Shadbolt is the coordinator of the Information Management Advisory Service at the University of Melbourne, pointing users to resources and services aimed at improving information management. Anna has a particular interest in research data and records management and associated policies and systems.
Simon Porter works for the eScholarship Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, and has recently made the cross over from the development of Research Administration systems to the development of support and engagement strategies for eResearch at the University of Melbourne.