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# 23 Research Data Things

This repository contains an update of the Australian National Data Service's
23 (research data) Things.
(ANDS) 23 (research data) Things.

## What is 23 (research data) Things?

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* contextualise it for your discipline
* extend or contract it to meet your specific research data knowledge needs

## The things

* [Thing 1: Getting started with research data](things/thing-1.md)
* [Thing 4: Data discovery](things/thing-4.md)
* [Thing 5: Data Sharing](things/thing-5.md)
* [Thing 6: Curation & Preservation](thing/thing-6.md)
* [Thing 7: Data citation for access and attribution](things/thing-7.md)
* [Thing 8: Metrics](thing/thing-8.md)
* [Thing 9: Licensing data for reuse](things/thing-9.md)
* [Thing 10: Sharing sensitive data](things/thing-10.md)
* [Thing 12: Controlled vocabularies for data description](things/thing-12.md)
* [Thing 13: Walk the crosswalk](thing/thing-13.md)
* [Thing 14: Identifiers and linked data](things/thing-14.md)
* [Thing 15: Data management plans](things/thing-15.md)
* [Thing 16: What are publishers & funders saying about data?](things/thing-16.md)
* [Thing 18: Data interviews: talk the talk](things/thing-18.md)
* [Thing 17: Literacy & outreach](things/thing-17.md)
* [Thing 18: Data interviews: talk the talk](things/thing-18.md)
* [Thing 19: APIs & Apps](thing/thing-19.md)
* [Thing 20: Do it with data](things/thing-20.md)
* [Thing 21: Tools of the trade](things/thing-21.md)
* [Thing 22: What's in a name?](things/thing-22.md)
* [Thing 23: Making connections](things/thing-23.md)
The core content for the things in the [_things](_things/) folder.
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Research data might be critical to solving the big questions of our
time, but so much data are being lost or poorly managed.

1.   Take just a minute and browse over some ways the [Queensland
1. Take just a minute and browse over some ways the [Queensland
Government
Data](https://data.qld.gov.au/article/case-studies "Queensland government using data")
is being used by businesses, families, travellers, and farmers.

2.   This 4.40min
2. This 4.40min
[cartoon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66oNv_DJuPc "YouTube cartoon")
put together by the New York University Health Sciences Library, is
about what happens when a researcher hasn't managed their data (at all…)
What could possibly go wrong!?\
As you watch the cartoon jot down the data management mistakes which
interest or appeal you.

3.   Now, scan through the dot points in the *Consider the following*
3. Now, scan through the dot points in the *Consider the following*
section of the University of the Sunshine Coast's
[LibGuide](http://libguides.usc.edu.au/c.php?g=508408&p=3477838 "USC libguide - Consider the following")
which provides advice for researchers on how to manage their data.

**Consider:** how just one of the data disasters depicted in the cartoon
could have been avoided.

Do you have a question? Want to share a resource?
- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community.
- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things

## Learn more
### How do you manage "Big Data"?

"Big Data" is a term we're hearing with increasing frequency. Data
management for Big Data brings much complexity - citing dynamic data,
Data management for Big Data brings much complexity - citing dynamic data,
software, high volume compute, storage costs, transfer of petabytes of
data, preservation,
[provenance](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/publishing-and-reusing-data/data-provenance "Data provenance"),
[provenance](https://ardc.edu.au/resources/working-with-data/data-provenance "Data provenance"),
and more.

Read this post and presentation: [Big Data: The 5 Vs Everyone Must Know](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140306073407-64875646-big-data-the-5-vs-everyone-must-know). This article uses the 5 Vs: volume, variety, velocity, veracity and value as a concept for how big data can be managed more successfully.
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5 Vs is of value, is there another framework or concept model which
could be useful for exploring data management for big data?

Do you have a question? Want to share a resource?
- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community.
- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things

## Challenge me
### Digital data in Lab Notebooks

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during a project, making it easier to share and publish their data,
either during or after the project has ended.

1\. Read this [short guide](https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05895-3) to choosing an ELN
2\. Then read this article [International team of scientists open sources search for malaria cure](https://opensource.com/life/14/6/international-team-open-sources-search-malaria-cure) about how an international team of scientists and citizen scientists are using open source ELNs to speed up a cure for malaria. You can see their open ELNs [here](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/). Click on Matthew Todd's ELN to see what is recorded.
3\. Check out [Harvard Medical School’s](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/) comparative matrix of ELN platforms

Do you have a question? Want to share a resource?
- Post to the [Data Librarians Slack group](https://tiny.cc/data-librarians) to connect with the community.
- Tweet to [@ardc_au](https://twitter.com/ARDC_AU) using \#23things
1. Read this [short guide](https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05895-3) to choosing an ELN
2. Then read this article [International team of scientists open sources search for malaria cure](https://opensource.com/life/14/6/international-team-open-sources-search-malaria-cure) about how an international team of scientists and citizen scientists are using open source ELNs to speed up a cure for malaria. You can see their open ELNs [here](http://malaria.ourexperiment.org/). Click on Matthew Todd's ELN to see what is recorded.
3. Check out [Harvard Medical School’s](https://datamanagement.hms.harvard.edu/electronic-lab-notebooks) comparative matrix of ELN platforms
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to cite this data.  We will look at data citation in more detail in
Thing 7.
3. Spend a few minutes exploring RDA.
1. Try
- Try
[browsing](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/subjects "Browse subjects in Research Data Australia")
or searching on a topic of interest.
2. See [which
- See [which
institutions](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/contributors "Research Data Australia - contributors")
contribute metadata records to RDA.
3. Explore a record or two in depth.
- Explore a record or two in depth.

**Consider:** the future impact of having a national research data
catalogue.
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What data repositories exist and how are Australian researchers sharing
their data?

- Start by going to [re3data.org](http://www.re3data.org/)
- Click on Browse > By Country > click on Australia in the map
- How many repositories are listed for Australia? Does this represent
1. Start by going to [re3data.org](http://www.re3data.org/)
2. Click on Browse > By Country > click on Australia in the map
3. How many repositories are listed for Australia? Does this represent
all the research data repositories Australia has to offer? Is
anything missing?

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**Consider:** your experiences or thoughts on evaluating data
repositories: have you used either or both of these resources? Would
you?
you?
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Introducing 'open', 'shared' and 'closed' data.

When we explored Research Data Australia in Thing 4, you may have
noticed that not all the data described was available for immediate
When you explore [Research Data Australia](https://researchdata.ands.org.au), you may
notice that not all the data described is available for immediate
access. This activity explains why different datasets may have different
access conditions.

1. Watch this 2.5 minute [video](https://vimeo.com/125783029)from the
1. Watch this 2.5 minute [video](https://vimeo.com/125783029) from the
Open Data Institute titled *Open/Closed/Shared: the world of data.*
2. Now open [this page](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/articulating-the-value-of-open-data/open-data "Value of open data")
to see a more in-depth view of why data is sometimes open, shared or
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Repositories are one means by which research data may be shared.

1. Take a look at these infographics from Wiley titled [*Research Data Sharing Insights*](http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3555993.v1) \[PDF, 2.08MB\], and [Global Data Sharing Trends](https://authorservices.wiley.com/asset/photos/licensing-and-open-access-photos/Wiley%20Global%20Data%20Sharing%20Infographic%20June%202017.pdf "Wiley - Global Data Sharing Trends"). They provide a succinct overview of current data sharing practice and perceptions.
1. Take a look at these infographics from Wiley titled [Research Data Sharing Insights](http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3555993.v1) \[PDF, 2.08MB\], and [Global Data Sharing Trends](https://authorservices.wiley.com/asset/photos/licensing-and-open-access-photos/Wiley%20Global%20Data%20Sharing%20Infographic%20June%202017.pdf "Wiley - Global Data Sharing Trends"). They provide a succinct overview of current data sharing practice and perceptions.
2. Now look closely at the sections titled 'Global Data Sharing Trends' and 'Data Sharing By Discipline'

**Consider:** Why do you think there are differences between disciplines
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it.

**Consider:** Have you, or would you, use any of these tools? How
feasible it is to expect such preservation tools to be widely used?
feasible it is to expect such preservation tools to be widely used?
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easily survive for years, decades or even centuries but digital items
require special care to keep them usable over time.

1. This  [video](https://youtu.be/qEmmeFFafUs) (2.5 min) from the US
1. This [video](https://youtu.be/qEmmeFFafUs) (2.5 min) from the US
Library of Congress shows the vulnerability of “born digital”
objects like research data: they are fragile; they are dependent on
software and hardware; and they require active management.
2. If you have time: look at the ANDS page on [data
2. Look at the ANDS page on [data
preservation](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/data-management/data-preservation).
3. If you have time, look at the [Digital Preservation Handbook](https://www.dpconline.org/handbook) by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)

**Consider:** What key advice would you give someone about preserving
their born digital objects. For example the family historian, a
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If you have time: download the current version of DROID and try using it
to profile a small number of files.

**Consider:** Are PRONOM and DROID tools you'd like to explore further?
**Consider:** Are PRONOM and DROID tools you'd like to explore further?
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is now possible to formally cite research datasets and even the software
that was used to create or analyse the data.

1. Start by looking back to the [Weddell Seal
dataset](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/measuring-effects-human-leptonychotes-weddellii/699460 "Wendell seal dataset")
we explored in Thing 4.  Check out how many times it has been cited.
1. Start by looking at the [Weddell Seal
dataset](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/measuring-effects-human-leptonychotes-weddellii/699460 "Wendell seal dataset"). Check out how many times it has been cited.
This citation count has been measured by Thomson Reuters Data
Citation Index product.
2. Scan through the ANDS introduction to [data
citation](https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/citation-and-identifiers/data-citation "data citation")
2. Scan through the ARDC introduction to [data
citation](https://ardc.edu.au/resources/working-with-data/citation-identifiers/data-citation/ "data citation")
3. Now look at the [Hutchinson Drought
Index](https://researchdata.ands.org.au/monthly-drought-australia-drought-index/61872 "Hutchinson drought index")
data record in Research Data Australia. This research data makes
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2\. What is your opinion about whether publishing data as a visualisation
is likely to make the data more or less accessible, reusable and
therefore citable?
therefore citable?
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