Stewardship of research data in Canada : Research Data Canada

Stewardship of Research Data in Canada: A Gap Analysis October 2008 Research Data Strategy Working Group Introduction The need for a coordinated approach to the stewardship of research data in Canada has been well documented in a series of reports published over the last decade. [...] For the purposes of this report, we have chosen a simple 4- stage model of the data lifecycle: data production, data dissemination, long-term data management, and data discovery and repurposing. [...] For each indicator, the analysis provides a succinct statement of the ideal state of data stewardship; a description of the current state; and a discussion of the gaps. [...] In summary: • Through discovery grants, the tri-councils provide funds to research teams for data production, data maintenance during the life of the project, and in some cases data dissemination. [...] Much work still needs to be done in the matter of interoperability of software and protocols and adoption of standards for metadata and for data exchange and data quality.