32 
It is not just about open or closed, 
it is about control 
Research Outputs Management 
& 
Research Outputs Dissemination
“But taxpayers who are paying for that 
research will want to see something 
back. Directly – through open access 
to results and data. And indirectly – 
through making science work better 
for all of us. 
That’s why we will require open 
access to all publications stemming 
from EU-funded research. That’s why 
we will progressively open access to 
the research data, too. And why we’re 
asking national funding bodies to do 
the same.” 
Neelie Kroes. 
Vice President for the Eurpoean Commission
3 
“The Obama Administration is committed to the proposition that citizens deserve 
easy access to the results of scientific research their tax dollars have paid for. 
That’s why, in a policy memorandum released today, OSTP Director John 
Holdren has directed Federal agencies with more than $100M in R&D 
expenditures to develop plans to make the published results of federally funded 
research freely available to the public within one year of publication and 
requiring researchers to better account for and manage the digital data 
resulting from federally funded scientific research.” 
February 22nd 2013
“Investigators are expected to share with other researchers, at no more than 
incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the primary data, samples, physical 
collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of 
work under NSF grants” 
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/aag_6.jsp#VID4 
“NIH expects the timely release and sharing of data to be no later than the 
acceptance for publication of the main findings from the final dataset” 
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharingdata_sharing_guidance.htm#time 
“NEH is committed to timely and rapid data distribution” 
http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/data_management_plans_2012.pdf
5 
"Products of research are not just publications.” 
NSF senior policy specialist Beth Strausser. 
Biographical Sketch(es), has been revised to rename the “Publications” 
section to “Products” and amend terminology and instructions accordingly. 
13 January 2013: "National Science Foundation’s Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions” Chapter II.C.2.f(i)(c),
2 
What is figshare? 
A cloud based research data management 
system for academics and administrators: 
Manage their research 
outputs privately and 
securely, with controlled 
collaborative spaces 
Public repository of all 
research outputs from an 
institution, with impact and 
usage metrics
4 Key Modules 
1 
2 
Research Data Management 
Private, controlled storage and collaborative spaces 
for every academic at the institution. 
Public Digital Research Repository 
A customisable public portal with all digital files made public at an 
institutional, departmental and group level. 
3 
4 Reporting Dashboard 
Administrative Workflow Portal 
A portal where administrators can manage curation of files to be 
made public, storage space allocation and user rights. 
Impact and Usage Reporting.
37 
Institutional API 
The figshare API allows you to push 
data to figshare, or pull data out. 
This allows you to build applications on 
top of your academic’s research.
2206
2217
•Incentivising compliance 
•Facilitating international collaboration 
•Integration into user workflows 
•Quantifying impact 
•Administrative curation layer 
•Embargo support 
•Open data principles 
•Citable – with DOIs 
•Increases impact of research 
•Trusted Repository 
•Persistent links 
•Heavyweight infrastructure
45 
Thanks for your time.
Publisher examples 
http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003094#s5 
51 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059671#s4 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059503#s5 
http://f1000research.com/articles/2-5/v1 
http://f1000research.com/articles/1-47/v1
Figshare’s positioning: the only player to support institutions all the way 
to the top of the hierarchy: ‘Active Data’ 
Figshare Mendelay Archivum 
Research 
Gate Dryad Eprints 
Fedora+Fr 
ont End Zenodo 
Lab 
Archive 
✓ ✓ no ✓ 
have the 
community 
✓ 
Needs 
developers. 
Files all stored 
as individual 
objects 
Can but don’t 
have a 
community of 
eyes on the 
system. 
Example of 
Missouri 
✓ ✓ 
✓ no no no no 
Can track use 
at level of 
article. 
No - needs 
manual 
intervention 
no no 
✓ ✓ no ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
✓ 
No – focused 
on papers. 
None of the 
permanence 
✓ no 
✓ 
but not an 
institutional 
offer 
✓ 
Own servers 
so yes 
✓ 
because its on 
the institutions 
servers 
No – as only a 
5 (2?) year 
funding plan 
Promoting 
Sharing 
Managing 
Open Data 
Making it 
discoverable 
• advocacy – driving uptake of 
tools 
• training for researchers, 
• incentives? 
• facilitating international 
collaboration 
• knowing the numbers. How 
many papers, how many 
citations, also for data 
• Allocation of space around the 
institution – e.g. 30GB / user. 
User management 
• Having a rights system for 
access approval. CCO, CCBY, 
CCNC etc 
• Configurable workflow? 
• Open data principles 
• Having data stored somewhere 
where – technically – it’s 
discoverable – ie not on hard 
drives 
• Ensuring metadata attached 
within 12 months 
• Raw storage capacity 
• Security and back up 
• Persitent links 
• Storage for 10 years from last use 
(which must therefore be known) 
Storing it properly • Archiving for posterity 
no 
Active Data
Figshare for institutions   presentation swets customer day 2014

Figshare for institutions presentation swets customer day 2014

  • 1.
    32 It isnot just about open or closed, it is about control Research Outputs Management & Research Outputs Dissemination
  • 2.
    “But taxpayers whoare paying for that research will want to see something back. Directly – through open access to results and data. And indirectly – through making science work better for all of us. That’s why we will require open access to all publications stemming from EU-funded research. That’s why we will progressively open access to the research data, too. And why we’re asking national funding bodies to do the same.” Neelie Kroes. Vice President for the Eurpoean Commission
  • 3.
    3 “The ObamaAdministration is committed to the proposition that citizens deserve easy access to the results of scientific research their tax dollars have paid for. That’s why, in a policy memorandum released today, OSTP Director John Holdren has directed Federal agencies with more than $100M in R&D expenditures to develop plans to make the published results of federally funded research freely available to the public within one year of publication and requiring researchers to better account for and manage the digital data resulting from federally funded scientific research.” February 22nd 2013
  • 4.
    “Investigators are expectedto share with other researchers, at no more than incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the primary data, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under NSF grants” http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/aag_6.jsp#VID4 “NIH expects the timely release and sharing of data to be no later than the acceptance for publication of the main findings from the final dataset” http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharingdata_sharing_guidance.htm#time “NEH is committed to timely and rapid data distribution” http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/data_management_plans_2012.pdf
  • 5.
    5 "Products ofresearch are not just publications.” NSF senior policy specialist Beth Strausser. Biographical Sketch(es), has been revised to rename the “Publications” section to “Products” and amend terminology and instructions accordingly. 13 January 2013: "National Science Foundation’s Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions” Chapter II.C.2.f(i)(c),
  • 9.
    2 What isfigshare? A cloud based research data management system for academics and administrators: Manage their research outputs privately and securely, with controlled collaborative spaces Public repository of all research outputs from an institution, with impact and usage metrics
  • 12.
    4 Key Modules 1 2 Research Data Management Private, controlled storage and collaborative spaces for every academic at the institution. Public Digital Research Repository A customisable public portal with all digital files made public at an institutional, departmental and group level. 3 4 Reporting Dashboard Administrative Workflow Portal A portal where administrators can manage curation of files to be made public, storage space allocation and user rights. Impact and Usage Reporting.
  • 17.
    37 Institutional API The figshare API allows you to push data to figshare, or pull data out. This allows you to build applications on top of your academic’s research.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 27.
    •Incentivising compliance •Facilitatinginternational collaboration •Integration into user workflows •Quantifying impact •Administrative curation layer •Embargo support •Open data principles •Citable – with DOIs •Increases impact of research •Trusted Repository •Persistent links •Heavyweight infrastructure
  • 28.
    45 Thanks foryour time.
  • 29.
    Publisher examples http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003094#s5 51 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059671#s4 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0059503#s5 http://f1000research.com/articles/2-5/v1 http://f1000research.com/articles/1-47/v1
  • 35.
    Figshare’s positioning: theonly player to support institutions all the way to the top of the hierarchy: ‘Active Data’ Figshare Mendelay Archivum Research Gate Dryad Eprints Fedora+Fr ont End Zenodo Lab Archive ✓ ✓ no ✓ have the community ✓ Needs developers. Files all stored as individual objects Can but don’t have a community of eyes on the system. Example of Missouri ✓ ✓ ✓ no no no no Can track use at level of article. No - needs manual intervention no no ✓ ✓ no ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ No – focused on papers. None of the permanence ✓ no ✓ but not an institutional offer ✓ Own servers so yes ✓ because its on the institutions servers No – as only a 5 (2?) year funding plan Promoting Sharing Managing Open Data Making it discoverable • advocacy – driving uptake of tools • training for researchers, • incentives? • facilitating international collaboration • knowing the numbers. How many papers, how many citations, also for data • Allocation of space around the institution – e.g. 30GB / user. User management • Having a rights system for access approval. CCO, CCBY, CCNC etc • Configurable workflow? • Open data principles • Having data stored somewhere where – technically – it’s discoverable – ie not on hard drives • Ensuring metadata attached within 12 months • Raw storage capacity • Security and back up • Persitent links • Storage for 10 years from last use (which must therefore be known) Storing it properly • Archiving for posterity no Active Data

Editor's Notes

  • #36 Try as of September all good.
  • #37 Try as of September all good.