A Research Data Commons for HASS and Indigenous
Jenny Fewster1, Steve McEachern2, Michael Haugh3, Levi Murray4, Peter Sefton3, Trent Ryan4, Robert McLellan3, Mary Filsell1, Tom Honeyman1 1Australian Research Data Commons, Sydney, NSW, Australia2Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia3University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia4University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract
In this session we will be considering the past, present and future of a Research Data Commons for Researchers in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Australia.
Work began with the identification of 4 core projects to serve as a base for the future Research Data Commons. This session will begin with an update on the status of these projects, the work to further integrate them into a coherent humanities, arts, social sciences (HASS) and indigenous research data commons.
Following the update on progress, we will look to the future direction of the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons, in line with a larger strategic transformation by the Australian Research Data Commons to deliver a set of integrated Research Data Commons and Challenges to better serve the needs of a major slice of the Australian Research sector through the development of Digital Research Infrastructure.
We invite you to join us in co-designing this future capability in this interactive session.
Biography
Jenny Fewster is passionate about nurturing relationships between university researchers and cultural collections. She is currently the Director of the HASS and Indigenous RDC with the Australian Research Data Commons where she is working with key stakeholders to plan, manage and coordinate all activities relating to the HASS and Indigenous RDC program.
Michael Haugh is Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His research interests lie primarily in the field of pragmatics, with a particular focus on studying he role of language in social interaction.
Levi Murray is an Aboriginal man of Wakka Wakka and Kubi Kubi Descent. Murray is an expert health strategist with over sixteen years of cross-sector experience in Health and Education. In April 2022, he was appointed as the Strategic Manager of Indigenous Data with the Indigenous Studies Unit at Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.
Peter Sefton is an eResearch expert, specialising in software development, Research Data Management and metadata, currently leading the technology and infrastructure team for the Language Research Data Commons project at the University of Queensland.
Steve McEachern is Director of the Australian Data Archive at the Australian National University, where he is responsible for the strategy and operations of the archive. He has been actively involved in development and application of data archiving and survey research methodology and technologies over 20 years in the Australian university sector.
Backed by over 20 years supporting and promoting researchers across HASS and STEM, Mary is super passionate about connecting researchers with competitive advantage through data and driving excellence in their creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets.
Tom Honeyman has more than 20 years experience working in a combination of technical and humanities areas. He now brings this to his role as Solutions Architect for the HASS and Indigenous RDC.