Introduction to data and support services for Political Data Analysis

The document discusses the EU INSPIRE Directive and its implications for UK academia. The INSPIRE Directive aims to create a European Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) to improve sharing of spatial information between public authorities and accessibility for the public. This will allow better environmental policies and outcomes. While initially for environmental policy, INSPIRE intends to extend to other domains. The directive may apply to UK universities as they are considered public authorities. This could mean universities would need to make certain spatial datasets available according to INSPIRE specifications. The directive presents both obligations and opportunities for UK academia as data providers and data users.

presentaiton as part of Introductory Analysis of Policy course, Academy of Government's MSc public policy program, University of Edinburgh

Presentation given by Peter Burnhill, director of EDINA, at #ReCon_15 : Beyond the paper: publishing data, software and more. Edinburgh, 19 June 2015 Peter Burnhill http://reconevent.com/

Presented by Stuart Macdonald at RDM Training, 7/11/2012, University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences

Presentation given by Chris Higgens at the Annual Infrastructure for Spatial Information in European (INSPIRE) Conference Krakow, Poland. 22 June 2010.

Presentation given by Peter Burnhill at the Fourth Bloomsbury Conference on E-Publishing and E-Publications, London. 24 & 25 June 2010.

The Data Library at the University of Edinburgh was established in the early 1980s to provide access to datasets like UK census data. It has since evolved to support research data management across its lifecycle through services like consultancy, a dataset catalogue, and training. The Data Library is now part of a research data management program that includes an institutional data repository called Edinburgh DataShare that has deposited around 250 datasets so far. A key part of training is the open online Research Data Management course called MANTRA.

Presentation presented by Peter Burnhill at "Digital Libraries & Open Access", 4 February 2011, The British Academy - London, UK.

Addy Pope demonstrates how a suite of EDINA and Edinburgh University Data Library tools and apps can make curating your spatial data a breeze. Presented at the Open Repositories 2014, June 9-13, Helsinki, Finland http://or2014.helsinki.fi

Research data management in the UK: interventions by the Jisc Managing Research Data programme and the Digital Curation Centre. Specifies the importance of academic librarians for RDM. Includes links to openly available training resources. Presentation by L Molloy to ExLibris event, 'Excellence in Academic Knowledge Management', Utrecht, 29 October 2013.

The Research Data MANTRA (MANagementTRAining) project at the University of Edinburgh created open online learning materials for research data management. The materials were developed for postgraduate students and early career researchers, grounded in best practices for specific disciplines like social science and geosciences. The course includes video interviews, data exercises, and will be embedded in university graduate programs and available openly online. Key to the project's success will be positive user feedback and increased advocacy for research data management practices across the university. The university also approved a new research data policy to provide guidelines and support for proper data management.

Stuart Macdonald talks about the Research Data Management programme at the University of Edinburgh Data Library, delivered at the ADP Workshop for Librarians: Open Research Data in Social Sciences and Humanities (ADP), Ljubljana, Slovenia, 18 June 2014

The University of Edinburgh implemented a research data management policy and programme to provide services and support for researchers. Key services include DataStore for active data storage, DataShare for publishing data, and DataVault for long-term preservation. Training, guidance on data management planning, and support staff help researchers comply with funder requirements and best practices. The multi-phase programme establishes critical services while pursuing interoperability and engaging the research community.

Presented by Peter Burnhill and Stuart Macdonald at CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI7), Geneva Switzerland, 23 June 2011.

The University of Edinburgh has taken several steps to improve research data management: 1. They developed the first research data management policy in the UK to provide guidelines for storing, sharing, and preserving research data. 2. They created online training and guidance materials called MANTRA to teach researchers best practices for data organization, documentation, and long-term access. 3. They are developing research data services including a data library, repository, and storage strategies to support researchers in managing their data throughout the research lifecycle and ensuring access over time.

1) The document discusses developing a research data management policy and services at the University of Edinburgh. It covers developing an institutional RDM policy, defining roles and responsibilities of researchers and the institution, and supporting and training researchers in RDM. 2) It describes current RDM services at UoE including an online data library, RDM training embedded in postgraduate programs, and tailored support for data management plans. 3) The document presents UoE's RDM roadmap, which sets strategic aims and deliverables over 18 months in areas like infrastructure, archiving, and promoting awareness across departments.

The document discusses managing research data and digital repositories in difficult economic times. It provides an overview of policies, strategies, technologies and infrastructure used to manage research and teaching materials. It also discusses funding from JISC and other organizations for repository services and projects in the UK.

Tony Mathys gives an overview of GoGeo, the geographical metadata service delivered by EDINA and Jisc. Presented at IASSIST 2015, 2-5 June 2015, Minneapolis MN, USA.

Presented by Chris Higgins, COBWEB project manager, at the Dyfi Biosphere Partnership Annual meeting, 15 May 2013, Machynlleth, Wales.

The document discusses two phases of the AddressingHistory project, which aimed to crowdsource the georeferencing of historical Scottish Post Office Directories. Phase 1 focused on creating an online tool to allow users to georeference directories from 1784-1885 and 1905-1906. Phase 2 expanded the tool's functionality and added content from 1881-1891. The project demonstrated how crowdsourcing could be used at both the individual record level and higher levels to improve optical character recognition of directories and make the historical data more accessible and searchable.

A workshop at the Repository Fringe 2014 in Edinburgh looks at the new Jisc Publications Router service, how it works and what it offers suppliers and consumers.