Presentation as part of the Joint session of Data Fabric, Education - Planning training workshops RDA Plenary 9 in Barcelona. 6 April 2017

1. Natasha Simons
23 Things for Research Data
Management
Senior Research Data Management
Specialist
Joint Session of Data Fabric, Education – Planning Training Workshops
RDA Plenary 9, Barcelona
6 April 2017

2. https://www.rd-alliance.org/system/files/documents/23Things_Libraries_For_Data_RDA.pdf

3. 7–11 March 2016
1Getting started
with data
14–18 March 2016
2Issues in research
data management
21–25 March 2016
3Data in the
research lifecycle
2–6 May 2016
7Data citation for
access & attribution
9–13 May 2016
4–8 April 2016
4Data
discovery
18–22 April 2016
5Data
sharing
25–29 April 2016
6Long-lived data:
curation & preservation
Ready, set, data!
Build your knowledge of key concepts and issues in
research data management.
Repositories for data
Learn about repositories for depositing, managing and
discovering research data.
Catch-ups & MeetUp
> Kick-offWebinar (1 March) and Catch-upWebinars
on 12 April, 24 May, 28 June, 2 Aug, 6 September, 18 October
> Join your local Community Catch-up Group or start a new one
> Post a comment on MeetUp
Extend your knowledge about data management and gain
experience by participating in this exciting community
Do it anytime, join in the regular Catch-up Webinars and/or
local Community Catch-up, visit ands.org.au/23-things
things23A u s t r a l i a

4. The program
• Online, self-paced program for
anyone interested in learning
more about research data
management
• ‘Do’ one Thing each week
• Share! – community groups,
online Meet Up boards, catch
up webinars, Twitter, Blogs,
crash courses and ‘sprint to the
finish’ courses
ands.org.au/23-things
#23rdthings

5. Sample Thing

6. Learning with the Things
• Reading
• Reflecting
• Answering (and
asking!) questions
• Exploring resources
• Trying new tools
• Sharing: blogs, tweets, group discussions,
meetup boards, courses & more

7. Community groups, webinars
& crash courses

8. 23 (rd)
Things
984
signed up
for Kick off
webinar
447
registered for
Community
webinars
94
registered for
virtual health
community
group
49
community
groups
623
people in
MeetUp
13,422
views of
posts on
MeetUp
1,479
newsletter
subscribers
2,953
Credly digital
badges claimed
Participation
statistics

9. What did participants think?
I liked the range of resources e.g. videos, documents and data
records covering different discipline areas.
Staff are more eager to engage researchers in conversation
now.
My confidence to discuss
research data management
with experts, students and
data librarians has grown -
thank you!

10. Overall shift in the community

11. Recipe for success
1. It’s all about timing!
2. Provide variety
3. Offer choices
4. Hands on participation
5. Give a sense of ownership
6. Offer rewards
7. Build momentum!
Flexible
Adaptable
Fun!

12. Crash course (workshop) success
• Work with community leaders to set up
workshop
• Choice: beginner, advanced
• Guest speaker: make it real
• Lots of interaction
• Hands on exercises
• Rewards

13. 23T Re-purpose Toolkit
Licensed CC-
BY so you can
reuse and
repack

14. Natasha.Simons@ands.org.au
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-1998
@n_simons
Natasha Simons
With the exception of logos, third party images or where otherwise indicated, this
work is licensed under the Creative Commons Australia Attribution 3.0 Licence.
ANDS is supported by the Australian
Government through the National Collaborative
Research Infrastructure Strategy Program.
Monash University leads the partnership with
the Australian National University and CSIRO.