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.

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