Managing Research Data

List of contents

1. Why manage research data? - Graham Pryor 2. The lifecycle of data management - Sarah Higgins 3. Research data policies: principles, requirements and trends - Sarah Jones 4. Sustainable research data - Brian F. Lavoie 5. Data management plans and planning - Martin Donnelly 6. Roles and responsibilities – libraries, librarians and data - Sheila Corrall 7. Research data management: opportunities and challenges for HEIs - Rob Procter, Peter Halfpenny and Alex Voss 8. The national data centres - Ellen Collins 9. Contrasting national research data strategies: Australia and the USA - Andrew Treloar, G Sayeed Choudhury and William Michener 10. Emerging infrastructure and services for research data management and curation in the UK and Europe - Angus Whyte

Summary

Data management has become an essential requirement for information professionals. This title defines what is required to achieve a culture of effective data management offering advice on the skills required, legal and contractual obligations, strategies and management plans and the data management infrastructure of specialists and services.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Ed Pryor
• Assisted by: Graham Pryor (Editor)
• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2012
• EAN: 9781856047562
• ISBN: 978-1-85604-756-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 233 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Series: Facet Publications (All Titles; The Facet Scholarly Communication Collection; The Facet Academic Library Collection; The Facet Data Librarianship Collection; Facet Publications (All Titles
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system