Data Stewardship Network (DSN) in the ETH Domain

Research increasingly relies on large amounts of data. To be successful, it needs to be paired with smart and efficient data management. The Data Stewardship Network Proposal of the Lib4RI, Empa, EPFL Library and ETH Library meets this need by:

1. Facilitating knowledge exchange and best-practice workshops among persons with data-related roles. List of active Data Stewards is to be shared with the ETH Domain ORD program Measure 3 (dependent on their consent) as complementing activity, to encourage their involvement in the development of course material.
2. Providing coordinated and pragmatic support for managing research data across the ETH Domain (i.e., developing a simplified data management plan template and interactive guides on archiving data)
3. Suggesting improvements for data policies in the ETH Domain. This complements Measure 4 of the ETH Domain ORD program.
4. Making the work and skill sets of Data Stewards and Research Software Engineers visible in the research community by choosing an existing communication platform and promoting its use by active Data Stewards and Research Software Engineers. This complements the service-related information which will be provided by the Central Info Point of Measure 2.
5. Empowering the 4RI to catch up with ETH Zürich and EPF Lausanne in terms of data management support for researchers