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Group Session February 12, 2024

Creating a Categorisation Schema of Digital Research Tools Mapped to the Research Data Lifecycle

Plenary: RDA 22nd Plenary Meeting – Fully Virtual

Submitted by
Rory Macneil
Recording
Slide

Meeting objectives

The RDA-OfR Mapping the landscape of digital research WG, supported by Oracle for Research (OfR), aimed to address the challenge of navigating the diverse and overwhelming digital research tool landscape and by creating a categorisation schema of digital research tools mapped to the research data lifecycle. 

 

The aim of this meeting is to present and solicit feedback from the global RDA community on the final deliverables that are currently in RDA ‘Community Review’ prior to endorsement:

  1. A harmonised research data lifecycle model and crosswalk to existing models (Deliverable 1). 

  2. A categorisation schema of digital research tools mapped to the harmonised research data lifecycle model (Deliverable 2)

  3. An online tool to facilitate and explore mapping the digital research data infrastructure landscape (Deliverable 3) 

  4. A report and recommendations for future work

 

In addition to the deliverables, during the meeting the WG chairs will also provide an overview of the group’s aims, objectives, methodologies and recommendations for future work, as well as identify possible opportunities for the widespread adoption of the deliverables by target stakeholders.

Meeting presenters

Connie Clare, RDA, Francis P. Crawley, Good Clinical Practice A, Rory Macneil, Research Space, Richard Pitts, Oracle

Meeting agenda

Time (min)    

Agenda item

Lead

5 

Welcome and introduction 

Facilitator

5

Presentation:
Introduction to the RDA-OfR Mapping the Digital Research Data Infrastructure WG

  • Background and description

  • Aims and objectives

Francis P. Crawley, Co-chair

15

Presentation: Deliverable 1 & Methodology

Presentation: Deliverable 2 & Methodology

Presentation: Deliverable 3 & Methodology

Adam Vials Moore, Co-chair

Rory Macneil, Co-chair

Richard Pitts 

Member

20

Critical perspective: Guest commentator to provide a critical view of the work 

Guest commentator

35

General discussion (semi-structured with prompts)

Facilitator

10

Summary and next steps

Chair 

Target audience

Adopters

Value/Impact 

Researchers (e.g., data creators and users)

To understand, navigate, and select suitable research tools for managing and sharing data by providing information about their functionalities, relevance, and applicability to the various stages of the research data lifecycle. 

Data support professionals (e.g., data managers) 

To gain improved understanding of the digital research data infrastructure landscape, and become better equipped with essential knowledge of different types of research tools to provide relevant support, training and education.

Open Science/Research/Data Commons professionals     

To understand the features, functionalities and interoperability of different types of research tools that can be used within diverse marketplaces or ‘commons’ for data and services.

Tool developers/

providers

To: (i) understand the different research tools operating within the digital research data landscape; and, (ii) improve tool features, functionalities, harmonisation and interoperability to enhance data management and sharing practice.

Research performing organisations

To make informed recommendations at the organisational policy level to staff regarding appropriate types of research tools for the management and sharing of research data.

Publishers

To make informed recommendations to authors and journal editors regarding appropriate types of research tools for the management, publication and sharing of data associated with journal manuscripts. 

Funders

To make informed recommendations to researchers and project managers based on data management plans for funded research.

Additional links to informative material

Short Group Status

This RDA Working Group (WG), supported by Oracle for Research (OfR), has categorised different types of research tools and mapped them to the research data lifecycle based on their features, functionalities and how they interoperate. During 12 months of operation, the WG has created a harmonised research data lifecycle and crosswalk to existing models, a categorisation schema of digital research tools, and an online tool to facilitate and explore mapping the digital research data infrastructure landscape.

Applicable Pathways

Data Infrastructures and Environments - Generalist
Data Lifecycles - Versioning, Provenance, Citation, and Reward

Avoid conflict with the following groups

Global Open Research Commons IG
Working with PIDs in Tools IG