MaDAM

Overview

The 'MaDAM Pilot data management infrastructure for biomedical researchers at University of Manchester' project was funded under the Infrastructure strand of the JISC Managing Research Data Programme between October 2009 and June 2010, with an additional University of Manchester contribution in equipment budget and staff support.

MaDAM aimed at producing a technical & governance solution based on researchers’ requirements with flexibility to meet needs across multiple research groups/disciplines and taking into account the institutional landscape and its policies. This encompassed data capture, data storage and data curation, and was designed to add value both to the full lifecycle of research projects and also by making data readily available for reuse.

The pilot focused on a specific domain area (Life and Medical Sciences) as input to a wider strategic activity to address the needs of the whole of the University research community. User engagement in the MaDAM project focused on an iterative user-driven/bottom-up development process together with collecting non-technical requirements.

The project had the following objectives:

  • Develop a day-to-day pilot data management infrastructure along researchers' data lifecycle & actual work practice
  • Engage and work closely with the pilot user groups to ensure the infrastructure is fit for purpose
  • Investigate how research data management services and infrastructure may be embedded within research practices and institutional settings
  • Develop a data management plan and investigate activities to ensure the sustainability of service provision, including a cost-benefit analysis

End of Project - MaDAM Continuation & Service Transition

The software we have produced will be maintained, at least for the time being, by the Manchester eScholar Support Team in John Rylands University Library. The other project outputs can be found on this webpage.

The JISC funded successor project MiSS (MaDAM [Manchester Data Management] into Sustainable Service) will be building on the MaDAM pilot and findings between October 2011 and March 2013.

We would like to thank..

..especially our pilot users for their time despite tight schedules and their invaluable and ongoing contributions regarding their work practice, requirements and evaluation activities. They have been the major factor in shaping the MaDAM service. We wish also to thank the JISC for funding the MaDAM project.

Project Partners at the University of Manchester

  • The John Rylands University Library (JRUL) [website]
  • Research Computing (supported by IT Services for Research) [website]
  • Manchester eResearch Centre (MeRC)

Project & JISC Pages (links)

Contact

June Finch (MeRC), Project Manager (june.finch@manchester.ac.uk)


Outputs

Project Reports and Documents

  • Finch, June (2011): MaDAM Final Report. Manchester, June 2011. [download]
  • Poschen, Meik (2011): MaDAM Evaluation Report. Final Version, Manchester, June 2011. [download]
  • McDerby, Mary (2011): MaDAM Data Management Plan Templates. MaDAM Project Document, Manchester, June 2011. []
  • Poschen, Meik (2011): MaDAM JISC RDMI Business Case. MaDAM Project Document, Final Draft, Manchester, February 2011. [download]
  • Poschen, Meik (2011): MaDAM JISC RDMI Benefits Case Study. MaDAM Project Document, Final Draft, Manchester, January 2011. [download]
  • Goff, Mhorag (2010): MaDAM Landscape Review: Policies, Legal & Ethical Perspectives, Stakeholders and Institutional Settings. MaDAM Project Report, Manchester, October 2010. [download]
  • Goff, Mhorag (2010): MaDAM Requirements and Gap Analysis. MaDAM Project Report, Manchester, August 2010. [download]
  • Collins, Simon (2010): MaDAM Technologies Review. Early project review of possible technology choices. MaDAM Project Document, Manchester, February 2010. [download]

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Publications

  • Poschen, M.; Finch, J.; Procter, R.; Goff, M.; McDerby, M.; Collins, S.; Besson, J.; Beard, L.; Grahame, T. (2011): Development of a Pilot Data Management Infrastructure for Biomedical Researchers at University of Manchester – Approach, Findings, Challenges and Outlook of the MaDAM Project. 7th International Digital Curation Conference 2011, Bristol, 5-7 December 2011. [download] [slides available here]
  • Goff, M.; Poschen, M.; Procter, R.; Finch, J.; Collins, S.; McDerby, M.; Besson, J.; Grahame, T.; Beard, L. (2010): Understanding Research Practice & Enhancing Digital Curation in the Biomedical Domain: Requirements for the Participatory Development of a Pilot Data Management Infrastructure. Peer-Reviewed Conference Poster. 6th International Digital Curation Conference 2010, Chicago, 6-8 December 2010. [available here]
  • Poschen, M.; Goff, M.; Procter, R.; Halfpenny, P.; Beard, L.; Besson, J.; Collins, S.; Finch, J.; Grahame, T.; McDerby, M. (2010): User-Driven Development of a Pilot Data Management Infrastructure for Biomedical Researchers. Paper presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2010, Cardiff, 13-16 September 2010. [available here]
  • Goff, M.; Poschen, M.; Procter, R.; Halfpenny, P.; Beard, L.; Besson, J.; Collins, S.; Finch, J.; Grahame, T.; McDerby, M. (2010): The implications of disciplinary practices for emerging modes of data sharing: a case study of Biomedical researchers. Paper presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2010, Cardiff, 13-16 September 2010. [available here]
  • Collins, S.; Beard, L.; Besson, J.; Finch, J.; Goff, M.; Halfpenny, P.; Grahame, T.; McDerby, M.; Poschen, M.; Procter, R. (2010): Towards a generic research data management infrastructure. Paper presented at the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2010, Cardiff, 13-16 September 2010. [available here]

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