Roald Hoffmann's group's need to fulfill NSF's data management requirements.
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Updates
2/16/16: I met with Michael and Frank regarding my efforts on this topic.
- No need for me to do more unless asked by Chemistry folks.
See also
- CIT project management role possible for this topic (restricted access: Ask Chemistry IT for info)
Evolving plan
Establish a case study, which combines functional service provisioning, as well as a pilot to identify generalizable solutions others can use. "Pilot plus service delivery."
3/22/14: Met with Roald, Andreas, Leah (Library) and Paul (CIT). Current plan:
Once Roald has grant funds:
1) EZ-Backup on all researchers' computers.
2) When first exit, confer with CIT (Paul) to move last snap-shot of researcher's computer to Node under Roald's EZ-Backup account. Compare this cost and risks associated with buying a hard drive to hang off of Roald's computer.
- //Very// tentative: CIT's finance folks will consider pricing this under a one-time fee instead of paying monthly for this non-changing data.
Potential partners
Hoffmann's research group
P.I. Roald Hoffmann
Andreas Hermann <ah736> (here through May 2013)
- Subject-matter expertise
- Capability to confirm or reject proposed solutions and tests
- Ultimate determiner of success
Library
Document best practices
Centralized stewardship and maintenance of best practices. Insuring institutional memory for decisions and process.
- This reduces rework/ rediscovery by others, increases efficiencies, and enables improvements.
Document decision points and workflow options and considerations
- Assist with data identification, organization, tracking, etc.
- Likely very discipline-specific. In this case, focus on Hoffmann's chemistry research data, and look for generalizable recommendations
- Process optimization.
Identify local and non-local resources
- Applied wisdom in the realm of archiving and preservation.
CIT
Providers and experts of the technical components likely used.
Potential project management role
- CIT project management role possible for this topic (restricted access: Ask Chemistry IT for info)
CRCF (Chemistry IT)
Initiating partner conversations and facilitating progress as appropriate.
Ideas
Use CIT's EZ-Backup service
http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/ezbackup/faq.cfm#archive
Use CIT's SFS service
http://www.it.cornell.edu/services/sharedfile/use.cfm
More work needed to determine if there might be a possible "fit".
Resources
- Hoffmann's "Data Management Plan" 2-page write up. Request a copy from Oliver, unless approved to post here.
- Chemisty's NMR's "Data Management Plan" 1-page write up, from Ivan. Request a copy from Oliver, unless approved to post here.
- Establishing a Data Management Plan Consulting Group on Campus (an EDUCAUSE Review), by Kim Owen and Michael Fary
Published on Tuesday, February 26, 2013