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The international celebration of data formally known as Love Your Data Week, now Love Data Week, will be taking place 12-16 February. The theme of this year’s celebrations is ‘Data Stories’, with the opportunity to tell stories about data, tell stories with data, discuss data conversation and explore the stories of the people behind the data.
The organisers of Love Data Week are inviting people to provide guest contributions to the official blog in various forms; essays, audio recordings, video. The Office of Scholarly Communication in Cambridge will be publishing a blog post every day next week telling different data stories from people around Cambridge.
Find out more about Love Data Week on the official website.
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In 2017, OpenAIRE and the FAIR Data Expert Group ran a survey on the Horizon 2020 template for Data Management Plans. The results along with full survey data and a report with recommendations are available to read now on Zenodo.
OpenAIRE also presented a webinar highlighting the survey’s key findings. Most respondents to the survey found the process of developing a plan a positive experience. Naturally there is always room for improvement and many respondents provided detailed textual responses explaining points of confusion or offering suggestions for change. These were clustered around feedback on the template (improving the question structure, ordering and terminology), the need for disciplinary guidelines, and the desire for example DMPs. There were also several comments requesting support and clarifications on costing data management and the EC’s DMP review procedures.
Find a recording of the webinar and see the slides online.
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The new 2018 edition of the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) is a special edition focusing on ‘Visualising the (Data) Future’. JeSLIB is an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on library services related to data-driven research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, social sciences, medicine and public health.
The special issue includes an editorial, full-length articles, a piece on learning to teach data visualisation (by Kristin A. Briney) and a commentary piece exploring the brief history of data visualisation, in particular relation to the role of libraries (by Sally A. Gore). The full-length articles spotlight services such as embedded library services and assessing research impact.
Find out more and read the special issue on the JeSLIB website.
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The Open Science Framework (OSF) have released two new add-ons focused on some new storage options: GitLab and OneDrive. For those who use these tools to manage their research, these accounts can now be easily connected to OSF projects.
GitLab is an open-source repository manager, and users are able to link one repository per project. OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service, and the new integrations allow researchers to connect one OneDrive folder or subfolder per project. Notably, the connection will be read-only.
Find out more via the OSF announcement.
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A global community from 30 countries have launched a call for open sharing of scientific hardware. Over 100 researchers, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs and community organisers have published a report, the Global Open Science Hardware (GOSH) Roadmap: Making Open Science Hardware ubiquitous by 2025, focused on how to provide global access to scientific hardware by 2025.
The group first gathered in 2017 at CERN in Geneva and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. This group argues that too few people have access to the tools needed to perform science, particularly researchers in developing countries and communities wanting to gather and analyse data about their own environment. The report focuses on gaining this through open source designs, collaborative research and new manufacturing techniques such as 3D-printing.
Find out more and check out the GOSH Roadmap via the Open Hardware website.
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In July 2017, the Wellcome Trust updated their management and sharing of research outputs policy. In order to open up communication regarding these changes, the Office of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge invited the Wellcome’s Open Research Team members Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research and David Carr, Open Research Programme Manager, to speak and answer questions with University researchers. Writing on the Unlocking Research blog, Dr Debbie Hansen goes over the talk and Q&A that took place at this event.
The two speakers separately discussed the Open Research Team’s three areas of focus (funder-led activities, community-led activities and policy leadership), and also provided an overview of key points about the new policy. The questions & answers range from the specific (“How is information about the new policy being disseminated to students involved in the Wellcome Trust?”) to the more theoretical (“How do you see Open Outputs going forward?”).
Find out more on the Unlocking Research blog.
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Tuesday 13 February, Cambridge
This digital methods workshop has been organised by Cambridge Digital Humanities and features two guest speakers from the University of Sheffield: Peter Bath, Professor of Health Informatics and Lindsay Unwin, Secretary to the University Research Ethics Committee.
The explosive growth in the use of social media since the early 2000s has created rich sources of data for researchers, while also challenging the academic community to develop processes and approaches capable of ensuring academically robust and ethically sound research across a wide range of different disciplines. This workshop will introduce the approach taken by the University Research Ethics Committee at the University of Sheffield to developing guidance for researchers on how to deal with these complex questions. The workshop will also include opportunities for small-group discussion on the ethical dilemmas posed by social media research based on both real and fictionalised scenarios.
Find out more and register via the event website.
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Tuesday 13 February, online
Thursday 22 February, online
The PARTHENOS project have announced a series of free webinars over the coming. Each webinar of the PARTHENOS e-Humanities and e-Heritage Webinar Series has an individual focus and can be followed independently.
The next webinar, on Tuesday 13 February 2018, 11 am CET, will be “How to Work Together Successfully with e-Humanities and e-Heritage Research Infrastructures: The Devil is in the Details” with Dr Marie Puren and Klaus Illmayer. This webinar is PARTHENOS’s contribution to International Love Data Week 2018, and is dedicated to the ‘Plan Research Project’ phase of the research life cycle.
Find out more and register on the dedicated Webinar Site.
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Thursday 8 March, Cambridge
Have you produced your own software? Did you know you can decide how others can reuse and share it? Do you know that there are a range of licences that you could apply to your work that determine how it can be used?
The University of Cambridge is hosting a workshop for those who have produced or are considering producing their own software. Can researchers decide how others can reuse and share it? What licenses exist that can be applied to this software?
This workshop will explore why researchers should licence their software clearly and how to do so. A range of different licences will be explained as well as tools that can help you decide. Join the Research Data Management Facility and Neil Chue Hong from from the Software Sustainability Institute to talk in details about software licences.
Find out more and register on the University Training and Events website.
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Thursday 8 March, Online
The UK Data Service are offering a free webinar, introducing best practices surrounding licensing and governance models for providing research access to data assets. Run by experienced data practitioners, the focus will be on practical and efficient ways to get data assets for research through the pipeline from data creator to user. A variety of data sources will be addressed, from data from academic, public and civil society bodies. The webinar will also consider the challenges of providing access to bigger data sources, such as social media data and data from commercial organisations.
Find out more about book via the UK Data Service website.
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Thursday 15 March, TU Delft
This full day event at the TU Delft Library in the Netherlands is aimed at researchers, PhD students and research support staff. The day will feature practical talks and hands-on experience with Electronic Lab Notebooks. Attendees will learn what to look for when searching for an Electronic Lab Notebook solutions and will have the opportunity to try out some solutions.
Find out more and book your place via the TU Delft event page.
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Friday 16 March, TU Delft
Join the TU Delft Library for a half-day event featuring case study talks and a discussion forum investigating Electronic Lab Notebooks. This event is aimed at research support staff and infrastructure providers, who are welcomed to share their own experiences prior to the event. The intention is to explore whether there is room for establishing strategic collaboration for, for example, joint (inter)national licensing and tender requirements.
Find out more and book your place via the TU Delft event page.
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The Office of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge are looking for people who would like to volunteer to become Data Champions within their Cambridge departments, institutes and colleges to provide local expertise about research data management (RDM) issues.
Anyone interested in research data management and sharing can become a Data Champion. The team welcomes researchers, students, librarians, IT managers, data managers, other members of staff and anyone with a keen interest in RDM.
Find out more and apply by Wednesday 28 February via the RDM website.
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A competition has been launched by the University of Cambridge, SPARC Europe and Jisc to elicit new and imaginative ideas for engaging researchers in the practices of good Research Data Management (RDM). This builds on the Engaging Researchers in Good Data Management Conference that took place at the University of Cambridge in November 2017. One submission will be chosen as the winner and up to £1750 awarded to bring it to life.
Find out more and apply by noon, Wednesday 28 February via the Cambridge Research Data Management website.
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) are looking for a project manager to take on the strategically important role of Author Services Manager within the Academic publishing department. The role sits in the new Scholarly Communications Research and Development team, and will be a 3-month contract providing interim cover.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to manage a range of projects furthering CUP’s strategic aim to provide a world-leading service for academic authors. This strategy encompasses all aspects of author experience: from author journey mapping and innovative service development, to the improvement of author data collection and author feedback collection.
Find out more and apply by Sunday 11 February via the CUP website.
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LYRASIS, a non-profit organisation that partners with member libraries, archives and museums to create, access and manage information, are seeking an ORCID-US Community Specialist.
The position primarily functions to provide highly responsive ORCID-US community support and engagement. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of the scholarly communications environment within the research community, including knowledge of the types of systems used to host, track, and disseminate scholarly research.
Find out more and apply by Thursday 1 March via the LYRASIS website.
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The Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a record of research in data science to enhance the University’s new data and technology focus.
The position is part of a Big Data Collaborative, which includes nearly 100 faculty members and 9 recent faculty hires in departments, schools, and colleges across the university.
Find out more and apply by Friday 9 March via the University of Rhode Island website.
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Open Access publisher PLOS ONE are seeking an Associate Editor to be part of a group of editors responsible for overseeing the editorial process for submissions within the Physical sciences & Engineering division under the PLOS ONE scope. PLOS ONE are looking for candidates with a background in the physical sciences or engineering and would particularly welcome candidates with expertise in applied physics, computer science, nanomaterials, materials science or chemistry.
The Associate Editor (Physical Sciences) oversees handling submissions through the review process and editorial decisions for manuscripts within the subject areas covered by their team and reports to the Division Editor.
Find out more and apply (deadline unknown) via the PLOS ONE website.
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The University of Cincinnati Libraries is advertising for Data Visualization Specialist to develop a distinctive program of support in data visualization that enables innovations in both teaching and research. The Specialist will manage the Libraries’ new Visualization Laboratory, a groundbreaking collaborative space with a large multi-screen visualization wall.
The Specialist joins the Researcher Services team, a cross-disciplinary group engaging faculty and students in the areas of data management and analysis, scholarly communications, GIS, and bio/informatics.
Find out more and apply (no deadline) via the University of Cincinnati website.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School are seeking a Research and Scholarly Communication Manager to lead and support Library staff in developing and implementing innovative and effective services that advocate new models of scholarly communication in the sciences.
This position is responsible for planning, setting goals, setting priorities, and designing and monitoring workflow of the department. The Research and Scholarly Communication Manager builds partnerships and coordinates activities with the Office of Research.
Find out more and apply (no deadline) via the University of Massachusetts Medical School website.
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