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Services
Research Data 
Management Services 
at Royal Holloway
Dr Dace Rozenberga, Research Information 
Manager
dace.rozenberga@royalholloway.ac.uk
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Services
Research data is the recorded information 
(regardless of the form or the media) necessary 
to support or validate a research project’s 
observations, findings or outputs. 
The effective and efficient management of 
research data is fundamental to high quality 
research and academic integrity.
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Royal Holloway Research Data 
Management Policy
Definition of Research Data
Library 
ServicesWhy Research Data Management?
Royal Holloway acknowledges its obligations to its 
research funders, the research community and the 
wider public to ensure that the management of 
research data is not only effective and efficient but 
also complies with the generally accepted 
principles of open access: that research data is a 
public good produced in the public interest and 
should be made freely and openly available with 
as few restrictions as possible in a timely and 
responsible manner. Royal Holloway Research Data Management Policy
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Library 
ServicesWhy Research Data Management?
4 Photo by L.Horton Photos by T.Parsons
Library 
ServicesSurvey of Research Data Management Practices
• Principal storage medium: 
–Hard drive on laptop / netbook – 102 (60%)
–Hard drive on campus computer – 90 (53%)
• No security measures applied to data storage 
– 52 (31%)
• Main requirements regarding RDM support:
–Advice and training
–Storage 
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1. Plan 2. Create
3. Preserve
Research Data Management Stages
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Library 
ServicesStage 1: Plan
• A good data management plan 
(DMP) is fundamental
• Consider all aspects of data 
management before starting 
data creation
• Use the DCC online tool 
DMPOnline
• Help is available from R&E, 
Library Services and IT 
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Library 
ServicesStage 2: Create data
• As you create your data, 
implement your DMP!
• Store and back-up your 
data safely – Y: drive 
(10GB), N: drive
• Enable access for research 
partners via OneDrive (1TB)
• Publish “as you go” 
information about research 
data – easy to do through 
Pure
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Library 
ServicesStage 3: Preserve data
• As your project comes to an 
end, continue to implement 
your DMP!
• Be selective and document 
your data well
• Deposit your research data 
in a suitable location, 
ensuring safe, accessible, 
long term storage
• Support will be available 
from Library Services 
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Library 
ServicesResearch Data Management Services
• Website & RDM@royalholloway.ac.uk 
• Customised DMP Online template
• College’s data storage and sharing 
services
• Research data records in Pure
• Training for staff and PhD students
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Library 
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Slide 4: Photos by L.Horton (poster), T.Parsons
Slide 7: http://rtbconsulting.biz/blog/
Slide 8: 
http://www.mindmapart.com/create-mind-map-paul-forema
n
/
Slide 9: http://
www.telegraph.co.uk/science/10553626/Can-DNA-reign-supre
me-in-the-digital-dark-age.html
 
Slide 10: DMPOnline logo from https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/ 
  
Library 
ServicesTo be continued…
 Any questions?
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