Guide to Ensuring Access to the Publications and Data of Federally Funded Transportation Research (2020) / Chapter Skim
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CHAPTER 7. Managing Research Data Definition of Research Data The U.S.
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54 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Explaining Essential Requirements for Research Data This aspect of essential compliance focuses on managing, accessing, and using the data that support federally funded transportation research.
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55 7. Managing ReseaRch Data if applicable, mechanisms to protect privacy rights and the confidentiality of respondents; • Have a documented plan for long-term preservation of its holdings; • Apply documented processes in managing data storage; • Perform archiving according to explicit workflows across the data life cycle; • Enable users to discover and use the data and refer to data in a persistent way through proper citation; • Enable reuse of data, ensuring appropriate formats and application of metadata; • Ensure data integrity and authenticity; • Be adequately funded and staffed and have a system of governance in place; and • Possess a technical infrastructure that explicitly supports the tasks and functions described in internationally accepted archival standards, such as the Open Archival Information System (OAIS)
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56 7. Managing ReseaRch Data sources other than the U.S.
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57 7. Managing ReseaRch Data point of creation.1 While the digital preservation process can differ considerably depending upon the type of data being preserved, it is essential that the integrity of the information be the foremost goal.
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58 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Is the information unique?
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59 7. Managing ReseaRch Data What is the volume of data?
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60 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Type of Data Acceptable Formats for Sharing, Reuse, and Preservation Other Acceptable Formats for Data Preservation Geospatial data vector and raster data ESRI Shapefile • Essential: .shp, .shx, .dbf • Optional: .prj, .sbx, .sbn Geo-referenced TIFF (.tif, .tfw)
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61 7. Managing ReseaRch Data ?
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62 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Metadata is the area that is most often supported by intermediary services.
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63 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Deciding Where to Preserve Data Several options exist for preserving research data (see Figure 7, "Research Data Repository Options")
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64 7. Managing ReseaRch Data OPTION 1: General Research Data Repository Beyond a simple registry is the general research data repository.
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65 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Before entering into third-party agreements with any repository providers, be sure to consider the legal terms carefully.
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66 7. Managing ReseaRch Data Endnotes 1 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
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