UTAS Research Data Discovery Service (RDDS)

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The RDDS provides a central institutional repository that houses UTAS research data descriptions (ie metadata) for global discoverability.

It contains research data records relevant to UTAS research - linking researchers to their datasets and associated research activities and outputs (such as journal publications).

Why Establish a Central Metadata Repository?

Evidence is emerging that research data can be discovered, cited and re-used. This raises the profile of researchers and the University.
UTAS is preparing for anticipated changes by key funding bodies that will require all grant-holders to make research data, generated from public funds, accessible & discoverable through data descriptions.

Metadata Repository

The metadata repository is easy to use. It allows researchers to notify Library staff about new datasets or data collections that they would like to publish, in order to promote their research, their researcher profile and the University.

The repository and its associated metadata is managed by the Library and maintained by IT Services. The published records meet the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) requirements for sharing on the national data portal Research Data Australia (RDA), thereby making UTAS research data globally discoverable, accessible and shareable.

SELF SUBMISSION PROCESS

Academics can add information to the Research Data Discovery Service:

Complete the form Notify Us About a Dataset (this link will open in a new window)
A full user guide (PDF 380KB) to the form is available
Library staff will contact UTAS researchers prior to publishing their data description(s)

ACCESS THE REPOSITORY

Browse - Search the Data Repository (this link will open in a new window)

Browse UTAS published records housed in the metadata repository
Search records housed in the UTAS metadata repository

Why manage data better? It will ensure:

Compliance

Prepare you for the expected changes by key Australian funding bodies
Assist in meeting the requirements of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and the UTAS Research Data Management Policy and other related policies.
Managing data better is the responsibility of researchers, funders, and institutions

Efficiency

Improved data management encourages systematic documentation and descriptions of the research data as part of the research process

Security

Safeguard against loss

Improved Access

Increase citations and collaborative research opportunities
Validation and verification of published results
Data can be shared, reused and repurposed
Future use when the data is preserved in retrievable formats
Publicly funded research is available for public good (open access)

More information about:

UTAS Research Data Discovery Service – contact the Research Data Metadata Manager x 2222
UTAS Research Data Management Policy and accompanying procedures
Research Data Australia – the national research data portal harvested by Google
Metadata, Data Management and ANDS – national standards

Authorised by the University Librarian

12 June, 2013

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