Open up! On the scientific and public benefits of data sharing TAGS: open data | Open Research | open science Research published a year ago in the journal Current Biology found that 80 percent of original scientific data obtained through publicly-funded research is lost within two decades of publication. The …Continue reading →

New release of Research Data MANTRA (Management Training) online course The Research Data MANTRA course is an open, online training course that provides instruction in good practice in research data management. There are nine interactive learning units on key topics …Continue reading →

Upcoming Dealing with Data Conference and RDM Service Launch The Edinburgh RDM team is a-buzz this week with preparations for the launch of our services, which will be carried out by the University’s Principal, Sir Timothy O’Shea in the …Continue reading →

Edinburgh supports trial data publication I recently read in a Sense about Science tweet that a lone student asked the Principal of the University of Edinburgh if it would join the AllTrials Campaign and it …Continue reading →

New data curation profile in History Margaret Forrest, Academic Liaison Librarian for the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, is the latest to contribute a data curation profile. She has interviewed researcher Graham J. Black, who …Continue reading →

Data and ethics TAGS: arts data | big data | Humanities data | open data As an academic support person, I was surprised to find myself invited onto a roundtable about ‘The Ethics of Data-Intensive Research’. Although as a data librarian I’m certainly qualified to …Continue reading →

New faces at the Data Library We are pleased to introduce two new staff members who have joined the Data Library team. Laine Ruus has taken up a six-month post as Assistant Data Librarian, helping out …Continue reading →

New Data Curation Profile: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences in Health Rowena Stewart, Academic Support Librarian, Information Services, has contributed a new data curation profile to the DIY RDM Training Kit for Librarians on the MANTRA website. Rowena was one of …Continue reading →

Come work with us – Data Library Assistant post Data Library Assistant EDINA and Data Library, Information Services £25,759- £29,837 per year Full Time, Fixed Term: 36 months Ref: 022330 The Data Library is working with others in Information …Continue reading →

How open should your data be? The RECODE project is looking at open data policy for EU-funded research. I attended a workshop in Sheffield yesterday for a diverse stakeholder group of researchers, funders and data providers. …Continue reading →