[GOAL] BLOG: Show me the money – the path to a sustainable Research Data Facility

[Danny Kingsley]

<Apologies for cross posting>

Hello everyone,

You might find the latest Unlocking Research blog of interest because it explains how we are going to fund our research data management services.

Regards

Danny

Show me the money – the path to a sustainable Research Data Facility
https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=631 <https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=631>

Like many institutions in the UK, Cambridge University has responded to research funders' requirements for data management and  sharing with a concerted effort to support our research community in good data management and sharing practice through our Research Data Facility. […]

The word sustainability (particularly in the scholarly communication world) is code for 'money'. And money has become quite a sticking point in the area of data management. […]

Clearly there was a need to work out the longer term support for staffing the Facility - a service for which there are no signs of demand slowing. Early last year we started scouting around for options. […]


Dr Danny Kingsley
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