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University of Sheffield National Fairground Archive
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 Knowledge transfer to industry Commercialising research Increasing skills base of researchers/ students/staff Increasing economic growth Catalysing new companies and high skills employment Verification of research/research integrity Fulfilling organisational mandate(s) Fulfil research grant obligations Value to current researcher & students No data lost from Post Doc turnover Secure storage for data intensive research Availability of data underpinning published findings |
No re-creation of data 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 Enhancement of research tools and software by testing on a range of well-curated datasets 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 |  Richard Freeston |
| Institution | University of Sheffield |
Dimension 1: What are the outcomes?
| Direct Benefits | Indirect benefits (eg. costs avoided) |
|---|---|
| Value to current researcher & student. The provision of an integrated, robust, standardised and secure collection of digital material improves the efficiency with which researchers and students can access and reflect upon the the content. This should, in turn, enable a deeper scholarly appreciation of and insight into the material |
New research opportunities. Improved visibility of the collection should make it easier for both intra- and extra-institutional researchers to propose potential new projects. It may also increase teh scope for cross-disciplinary activities drawing on the collection. |
| Fulfilling organisational mandate(s). The existence of the collection in its current form is based on securing an ongoing financial commitment by the University. Meeting institutional targets for research output, access to such research, and actual revenue-generating activities can be effectively supported by following best practice for the ongoing stewardship of the collection content. Long term and reliable access to digital outputs also enables a broader showcasing of successfully completed projects, thus fulfilling more generalised institutional objectives of increased visibility within the academic community. |
New research funding. Proposals initiated as a consequence of increased visibilty and access to the content might have an improved chance of securing funding - in turn driving up the body of knowledge relating to the collection and thus its overall 'value'. |
| Fulfil research grant obligation. Requirements mandated by bodies funding specific reserach programmes (such as, for instance, open access to completed research and other deliverables) are likely to be most easily met within a robust and open framework for the secure long-term storage of such outcomes. |
Use by new audiences. Effective stewardship of collection content and associated research supports effective publishing and exposure at both the institutional and web scales.This serves to bring previously 'hidden' material within reach of, for instance, a more general (public) online audience, a wider global research community and, crucially, potential fee-paying organisations such as broadcasters |
| Scholarly communication/access to data. Migration of the collection to a web-searchable DAM architecture supports improved access to the collection content by the broader research community. |
Secures value to future researchers & students. Secure long-term storage and organisation of both collection content AND research based on that content scaffolds yet further research by future workers. |
| Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass / increased visibility / citation. A centralised DAM and DP framework enables projects and research to link through directly to source material, increasing traffic to the collection's online pages and therefore increasing its visibility. this in turn may serve to improve the likelihood of securing ongoing funding. | Input for future research. Reliable and easy access to e.g. new acquisitions and completed research might suggest new scholarly approaches to the material |
| Motivating new research. Innovative |
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No re-creation of data. An effectively and reliably managed collection minimises the chances of material being lost, 'misplaced' or duplicated, all of which result in efficiencies which ultimately translate into a negative financial impact. |
| Planned management from an early stage in the research life-cycle is ultimately more cost-effective than late intervention. Tbc |
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| Lower future preservation costs. Tbc |
Dimension 2: When are the benefits received?
| Near term benefits (up to 5 years) | Long term benefits (5+ years) |
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| Value to current researcher & students | Secures value to future researchers & students |
| New research opportunities | Use by new audiences |
| New research funding | Lower future preservation costs |
| Fulfilling organisational mandate(s) | Adds value over time as collection grows and develops critical mass increased visibility/citation |
| Fulfil research grant obligations | |
| Use by new audiences | |
Dimension 3: Who benefits?
| Internal benefits | External benefits |
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