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Bodleian Libraries
This exercise is based on the 'Keeping Research Data Safe' series of reports.
- For more information about Keeping Research Data Safe see here: http://www.beagrie.com/krds.php
- For a guide to using the benefits tool, see here: http://www.beagrie.com/KRDS_BenefitsFramework_Guidev3_July%202011.pdf
Pick List of Popular Generic Examples of Benefits for you to use/ delete/add to/ modify and expand as needed to help populate your Benefits Framework
| New research opportunities Input for future research Motivating new research New research funding Increasing research productivity Stimulating new networks/collaborations Knowledge transfer to other sectors Commercialising research Increasing skills base of researchers/ students/staff Increasing economic growth Verification of research/research integrity Fulfilling organisational mandate(s) Fulfil research grant obligations Value to current researcher & students Secure storage for data intensive research Availability of data underpinning published findings |
No loss of future research opportunities Secures value to future researchers & students Protecting returns on earlier investments Lower future preservation costs Planned management from an early stage in the research life-cycle is ultimately more cost-effective than late intervention (providing proper selection of what to keep is done) Re-purposing data for new audiences Use by new audiences Re-purposing methodologies Scholarly communication/access to data Long-term re-use of well curated data Short-term re-use of well curated data Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass Increased visibility/citation |
Person and institution
| Benefits owner |  Rebecca Nielsen |
| Institution | Bodleian Libraries |
Dimension 1: What are the outcomes?
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| New research opportunities / motivating new research / increasing research productivity / input for future research: Research is very important to the Bodleian as an academic library, so being able to provide materials for researchers to use is highly important. | No loss of future research opportunities: By collecting material now we ensure it is available in the future when researchers want access, saving money on costly restoration projects. |
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| Stimulating new networks/collaborations: Our collections mean that we are able to work with other individuals and institutions with an interest in these collections, and our digital materials are a part of this. |
Lower future preservation costs: Planned management from an early stage in the research life-cycle is ultimately more cost-effective than late intervention (providing proper selection of what to keep is done) | ||||||
| Knowledge transfer to other sectors: The broad range of our collections means that we hold a lot of information relevant to other sectors. |
Re-purposing data for new audiences / Re-use of well curated data (Long-term and short-term): we can attract audiences to approach existing material in different ways at no extra cost as it is already there. | ||||||
| Commercialising research / Increasing economic growth: More (unique) materials to include in exhibitions / publications. |
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| Verification of research/research integrity: Can demonstrate integrity of research by making material available. |
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| Fulfilling organisational mandate(s): Bodleian already collects paper materials, digital materials are often part of these collections, or support these collections. Possible future addition of digital materials to legal deposit requirements. |
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| Value to current researcher & students / Secures value to future researchers & students: Manuscripts and special collections valuable to current users, and will continue to be so in the future. Acting now means we can ensure our future value. |
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| Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass: Larger collections more cost-effective to manage because of scaling of processes. Larger collections more widely known and easier to promote access to. |
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| Increased visibility/citation: More materials = more potential users. Able to promote and be cited on a wider scale, making the institution more visible, and reinforcing our value as a centre of scholarly research. | |||||||
| Scholarly communication/access to data: Able to make the data available to scholars and add to the academic conversation. |
Dimension 2: When are the benefits received?
| Near term benefits (up to 5 years) | Long term benefits (5+ years) | ||
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| New research opportunities / Increasing research productivity: Opportunities open up as soon as data is available, and this will carry through to a long term benefit as people continue to use the collections. |
Input for future research: Near term research benefits will extend into the long term. |
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| Stimulating new networks/collaborations: Building and maintaining collections gives us an opportunity to interact with new networks and begin to work with them. |
Commercialising research / Increasing economic growth: As the significance of materials becomes more obvious opportunities to commercialise them will grow. | |
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| Fulfilling organisational mandate(s) |
Secure storage for data intensive research / No loss of future research opportunities: Secure storage systems now mean that more information can be available in the future. |
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| Value to current researcher & students / Scholarly communication/access to data: Material has an immediate value to scholars, researchers and students as they can make us of it as soon as it is available. |
Protecting returns on earlier investments: Material which came as part of a hybrid collection, or in support of a paper collection, will still be available. |
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| Re-purposing data for new audiences / Short-term re-use of well curated data: Data can be used and re-purposed by new and current users as soon as it is available. |
Lower future preservation costs: Planned management from an early stage in the research life-cycle is ultimately more cost-effective than late intervention (providing proper selection of what to keep is done) | ||
| Increased visibility/citation: Work in this area increases the visibility of the Bodleian, and as more users make use of the material, increases the number of citations of Bodleian resources. |
Long-term re-use of well curated data: Data will continue to be re-used in the future. |
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| Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass: Collection grows in value as more material is collected and the significance of the materials becomes more apparent. |
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| Secures value to future researchers & students: Bodleian's reputation as a valuable home of manuscripts and special collections is maintained. |
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| Knowledge transfer to other sectors | |||
| Verification of research/research integrity |
Dimension 3: Who benefits?
| Internal benefits | External benefits | ||
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| Increased visibility/citation: More people become aware of the Bodleian | Knowledge transfer to other sectors: Others are able to make use of our materials and the knowledge they contain, so we can support the academic activities of the university as well as the wider community. |
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| Increasing research productivity / Secures value to future researchers & students : Providing services to researchers is an important part of what the Bodleian do, so increasing the number of researchers and making ourselves valuable to them is important. |
Value to current researcher & students: Our existing and future researchers can make use of the materials we have made available, increasing the value of the Bodleian to them. |
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| New research funding: Attracting funding to enable research into our collections. | No loss of future research opportunities: So that in the future people will still come to us to carry out research |
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| Stimulating new networks/collaborations: Allows us to find out what others are doing and work together to on common problems and projects. |
Scholarly communication/access to data | ||
| Fulfilling organisational mandate(s) | Long-term / Short-term re-use of well curated data: Is of value to our users and to wider institutions |
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| Commercialising research: Having the material available means we are able to make use of it on a commercial basis if appropriate. |
New research opportunities |
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| Protecting returns on earlier investments / Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass | |||
| Lower future preservation costs | |||
| Re-purposing data for new audiences: Means we are able to attract new users. |
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| Verification of research/research integrity |