The UK Digital Curation Centre http://www.dcc.ac.uk/ is running a series of inter-linked regional workshops as part of the DCC Roadshow, aimed at supporting institutional research data management planning and training.

The 2nd DCC Roadshow is being organised in partnership with the White Rose University Consortium http://www.whiterose.ac.uk/ and will take place 1-3 March 2011 in Sheffield. Running over 3 days, different workshops will provide advice and guidance tailored to a range of staff, including PVCs Research, University Librarians, Directors of IT/Computing Services, Repository Managers, Research Support Services and practising researchers.

Day 1) The Research Data Landscape (introduction with case studies), Day 2) The Research Data Challenge for Institutions (strategic policy and planning), Day 3) Data Curation 101 training course (practice and tools).

The Roadshow will be opened on Day 1 by Martin Lewis, Director of Library Services and University Librarian at the University of Sheffield. The venue is the University’s Halifax Conference Centre.

Find out more about the workshops at
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/data-management-roadshows/dcc-roadshow-sheffield

Each workshop can be booked individually. We encourage you to select the workshop/s which addresses your own particular data management requirements and then to pass this invitation on to other members of staff, colleagues, researchers etc so that they can do the same.

Registration for the workshops is free.

Please note that delegate numbers are limited and priority will be given to participants from HEIs in Yorkshire.

Register now at: – http://asp.artegis.com/dccroadshowmarch2011