Research data management contacts

Purpose	Contact and related information
General enquiries about research data management, tools and services, file formats and metadata; referrals to other Monash University units including those listed below	Data Management Coordinator Faculty Contact Librarians
Ownership of copyright in research data, Monash University intellectual property policies, statutes and regulations	University Solicitor's Office
Use of third-party data subject to copyright	Copyright Advisers
Ethical requirements, privacy, confidentiality	Human Ethics Office Privacy Officer and Privacy Coordinators
Storage and backup of research data	Monash e-Research Centre (for the Large Research Data Store) Faculty IT contacts (for other storage systems)
Data management technical solutions; managing data in research collaborations; data from scientific instruments; multimedia collections of research data (e.g. audio and video)	Monash e-Research Centre
Depositing data in the Monash University ARROW repository or another repository or archive	Data Management Coordinator Monash University ARROW Librarian
Advice about digitising research data	Monash University ARROW Librarian
Avenues for feedback on research data management policy making and procedures in the University for Faculties and administrative areas.	Research Data Management Advisory Group Research Data Management Subcommittee
General data management advice for Monash University staff and students at the Malaysian and South African campuses.	Data Management Coordinator Please note that consultation with local experts may be required, due to differences in regulatory frameworks and technical infrastructures.
Australian National Data Service (ANDS) - general inquiries	ANDS website
Australian National Data Service (ANDS) - inquiries from Monash University researchers about ANDS-related projects and support at Monash University	Data Management Coordinator

Research Data Management Advisory Group

Acts as a University-wide advisory body, providing comment and advice to the Research Data Management Subcommittee and Data Management Coordinator, on activities including: implementation of policy, procedures and guidelines; communications and outreach; and, programmes of events to raise awareness, promote services and build skills. This discussion forum facilitates communications about research data management between faculties and administrative units.

Faculty or unit represented	Representative
Information Resources Division, Library	Wilna Macmillan (Chair) Sam Searle (Committee Executive)
Art and Design	Kathie Barwick
Arts	Jo Witheridge / Kane MacLeod
Business and Economics	Louise Francis
Education	Ros Winter / Trudi Brunton
Engineering	Helen Clarke
Information Technology	Vecki Raicevic
Law	Matt Randall
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences	Juanita Fernando
Pharmacy	Carolyn Fox / Christine Farmer
Science	Tom Keegan
Research Office	Michael Murphy
Monash Research Graduate School	Rod Devenish
Monash e-Research Centre / Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)	Russell Keil / Stephen Dart
Client Services, Library	Lisa Smith

Research Data Management Subcommittee of the e-Research Steering Committee

Role	Representative
University Librarian	Cathrine Harboe-Ree (Chair)
Director, Monash e-Research Centre + other nominated MeRC attendees	Paul Bonnington (Deputy Chair) Anthony Beitz
Data Management Coordinator	Sam Searle (Committee Executive)
Director, Research Office + other nominated Research Office attendees	Halina Oswald Michael Murphy
Executive Director, ITS + other nominated ITS attendees	Ian Tebbett
Director, Monash Research Graduate School	Max King
Director, Records and Archives Services	Janet Brennen
Director, Information Resources Division, Library	Sue Clarke
Director, Client Services Division, Library	Wilna Macmillan / Lisa Smith
Australian National Data Service (ANDS) representative	David Groenewegen

Send an email inquiry to the University's Data Management Coordinator.