Readiness and responsibility for managing research data: institutional perspectives

EResearch is more than a buzzword. The creation of a special term to represent new and different approaches to research in the digital environment has implications for the provision of the infrastructure to support it. There are three players in this arena: the researchers themselves, the administrators who have overall responsibility for developing and managing infrastructure, and the government as the primary funder of Australian universities. APSR has recently surveyed select senior university administrators (Deputy-Vice- Chancellors, Research, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Information and University Librarians or their equivalent) seeking their views on this changing landscape. This paper looks at their responses as they contemplate what eResearch means for their universities and their institutional readiness and capability to respond. It also looks at the development of institutional repositories in this environment and the challenges which they face

Beyond Chapter 4.7

Chapter 4.7 of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research refers specifically to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. It lays out the points at which researchers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders must consider their approach, and the engagement with individuals, communities or groups who are involved in or affected by their research. History, of Australia and of research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, has informed this approach. The response to that history has been a rational, institutionalised, systematic demand for a different perception of what should direct research and research processes to ensure engagement with and service to the community with whom the researchers wish to do the work. This paper considers whether these principles could inform the approach to other research work.not applicabl