Want to learn about how technological advancements in data management plans can benefit research at your university? Have you heard the term “machine actionable” a lot but aren’t sure what it is or why it’s important? Are you looking for strategies to reduce burden on researchers and administrators in working on data management plans?
Join our free webinar series to learn from several US institutions that explored and piloted machine-actionable approaches to data management plans (DMPs).
Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (award LG-254861-OLS-23), and led jointly by the California Digital Library (CDL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot initiative enabled institutions to test and pilot data management plans that are machine-actionable and facilitate communication with other university research and IT systems. Each institution developed its own projects in alignment with their institutional mission, and with their specific challenges and opportunities taken into consideration. The DMP Tool team also worked with pilot partners to test features and advance technical developments to improve usability, best practice adoption, compliance, and efficiency.
In this series of webinars, we invite librarians, administrators, data managers, IT & security staff to find out more about the motivations of these institutions to explore machine-actionable DMP integrations: what they did, how they did it, and what they learned. For those interested in more technical aspects of integrations, some webinars will also provide detail on the API of the DMP Tool, along with more detailed implementation instructions and advice.
Webinar 1: Streamlining Research Support: Lessons from maDMP Pilots
- Tuesday, May 6, Noon EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT Duration: 1 hour, with an optional additional 15 minutes for Q & A
This webinar is for those looking to improve the efficiency, collaboration, and coordination of research support within their institutions. Learn from several institutions about their explorations of maDMP integrations to facilitate automated notifications for coordination across campus, and about how they used the pilot more broadly to facilitate discovery and collaboration within their institutions. This webinar will provide an overview of each institution’s activity, rather than detailed instructions about integrations.
Presenters include: Katherine E. Koziar, Briana Wham, Matt Carson, Andrew Johnson
Webinar 2: Creative Approaches for Seamless and Efficient Resource Allocation
- Tuesday, May 20, Noon EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Duration: 1 hour, with an optional additional 15 minutes for Q & A
Don’t miss this webinar if you’re interested in new ways to enable efficient resource allocation. Institutions will share their experiences in leveraging maDMPs to develop integrations for automation systems that enable such allocations. This webinar will provide an overview of each institution’s activity, rather than detailed technical instructions about integrations.
Presenters include: Katherine E. Koziar, Andrew Johnson
Webinar 3: Five Technological Advancements in DMPs to Benefit Your Organization
- Tuesday, June 3, Noon EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Duration: 1 hour, with an optional additional 15 minutes for Q & A
If you’re interested in emerging technologies within the pilot project and the DMP Tool and how they can help your institution expedite research sharing, compliance, and operational efficiency, this webinar will provide a strong introduction. We’ll also hear from pilot partners about promising AI developments related to reviewing DMPs, and will hear more detail on technical advancements coming to the DMP Tool based on feedback from the pilot.
Presenters include: Jim Taylor, Becky Grady
Webinar 4: How to Implement Machine-Actionable DMPs at your Institution
- Tuesday, June 17, Noon EDT / 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Duration: 1 hour, with an optional additional 15 minutes for Q & A
If you want to find out more about specific integrations and how to implement maDMPs, this webinar is for you. Hear from the DMP Tool team about the API, common challenges and how to overcome them, and actionable recommendations for campus buy-in.
Presenters include: Becky Grady
