Keeping Research Data Safe (KRDS)
- Creator and Funding
- The KRDS Project is funded by Jisc and conducted by a partnership of the following institutions: Charles Beagrie Ltd, OCLC research, the UK Data Archive, the Archaeology Data Service, the University of London Computer Centre and the Universities of Cambridge, King's College London, Oxford and Southampton.
- Status
- The KRDS project ended in 2010 though there has been some follow-up activity. The latest documentation dates from July 2011.
- Purpose
- Support for efficient digital repositories and data curation.
- Information assets
- Research data.
- Activities
- Production, Pre-Ingest (pre-archive phase),Ingest, Data Management, Archival Storage, Preservation Planning, Administration, Access (archive phase).
- Resources
- Capital costs (equipment costs, travel, consumables, estate costs), labour costs, indirect costs, outsourcing.
- Time
- Past, Present, Future - medium to long term.
- Variables
- Collection levels, preservation aims, number of depositors, number, mode and frequency of deposits, number, complexity and type of file formats.
- Type of tool
- Analysis.
- Availability of tool
- Tools, documentation, user guide etc. is available for download.
Further reading
- Charles Beagrie Limited, User guide for keeping research data safe. Assessing costs/benefits of research data management, preservation and re-use, Version 2.0, Copyright HEFCE 2010 and 2011.
- Beagrie, N. and Pink, C., 2012, Benefits from Research Data Management in Universities for Industry and Not-for-Profit Research Partners, Charles Beagrie Ltd and University of Bath.
- Beagrie, N., Chruszcz, J. and Lavoie, B., Keeping Research Data Safe. A Cost Model and Guidance for UK Universities, Copyright HEFCE 2008.
- Beagrie, N., B. Lavoie, and M. Woollard, Keeping Research Data Safe 2, Final Report, Charles Beagrie Ltd.
- Beagrie, N., KRDS/I2S2 Digital Preservation Benefit Analysis Tools Project.
