Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research Brian Clayton, UCC Research Cloud Manager Open access and research data management: Horizon 2020 and beyond University College Cork, April 14th & 15th 2015 Overview RDM is a work in progress at UCC, and this talk presents the history of data management as a service and outlines the future steps of the RDM evolution • University College Cork research cloud • Current services • Future services UCC Research Cloud • A private cloud, providing data storage and compute services to UCC Research Community • Managed Infrastructure as a service (Iaas) • Data management services • Part of Information Services Initial offerings • The BCRI (Boole Centre for Research in Informatics) offered cluster computation services on a best effort basis • Some storage was provided, with no backups • During this time, some data events were reported Data storage client Are the backups in the safe? Phase 2, storage as a service • BCRI purchased storage equipment • Storage was offered, as a paid service, with a backup system • During this time, some data events were reported What floor is the datacentre on? Phase 2, storage as a service • These events were not a problem, due to the archival and backup system • Data management emerged as a requirement (data protection, clinical research requirements) • Services expanded to offer data management • Projects came onstream storing sensitive data • Data sharing and collaboration emerged as a strong requirement Phase 3, Research Cloud established • With the Research Cloud established, and services expanded to compute, storage and data management, the need for institutional Research Data management policies and services became clear Where are we now? • We have a research computing strategy which highlights RDM • We have a well regarded archive for publications (CORA), including theses, which mandates deposit, including some links to research data • We have 2 working committees that have commissioned the need for institutional RDM: ISER and ACRIC. • This has helped us to understand roles and responsibilities • We have a plan for storage and research infrastructure service and we have research infrastructure storage for data deposit • We have started to draft a policy for research data management Research Data Management Policy • Aspirational—sets an aim for the institution • Developed in conjunction with researchers; through wide consultation with the entire UCC research community • Helps identify roles and responsibilities at institutional level • Sets boundaries on what we will do centrally • Provides a funding lever to assist researchers to obtain funding for RDM, so that RDM is at zero cost to the researcher • It is a mandate—but we would use it for incentivisation, i.e. carrot not stick • Establish principles of Research Data Management. Activities • Pilot RDM service launched • Built on Fedora Commons and Solr • Engaging with pilot users of system • Metadata • Training and workshops • RDM policies in draft, moving to committee for approval Questions for future • Metadata – which system? One fit for all? One vocabulary or many? • APIs • Digitisation • Who will carry out the various roles? (IT services, library, Research Office, Tech Transfer, PI/HOD etc) • Open data