Source Documents
RDWG Primary Materials Available for Download
The following UCLA Research Data Working Group documents are available for download. These are the primary evidence base for the recommendations presented on this site.
RDWG Primary Documents
A Call to Action: A Roadmap for Expanding Research Infrastructure and Data Services at UCLA
UCLA Research Data Working Group — December 2, 2022 — 66 pages
The primary RDWG output. Includes peer benchmarking across 13 service categories, cost analysis, faculty input, and detailed implementation proposals for ORDR, Bruin Research Data Hub, expanded data services, and expanded computing infrastructure.
Research Data Roadmap Overview
UCLA Research Data Working Group — May 2023 — Campus Meeting Series Deck
20-slide deck presenting the roadmap findings to campus audiences. Covers peer benchmarking results, the four core proposals, and the implementation roadmap.
Research on Data Services II: Peer Benchmarking
UCLA Research Data Working Group — 2022
Detailed peer benchmarking across 13 research data service categories at comparable research universities. Source data for the 8-of-13 gap finding.
Research Data Roadmap Overview — Winter Quarter 2023
UCLA Research Data Working Group — February 2023 — 20 slides
Visual presentation of the RDWG roadmap used for the Winter/Spring 2023 campus meeting series. Covers the steering committee structure, the four roadmap recommendations, the Bruin Research Data Hub hub-and-spoke diagram, the expanded research data services model, and the layered infrastructure stack. Useful as a concise visual companion to the full roadmap document.
RDWG Roadmap Update and Moving Forward
UCLA Research Data Working Group — August 7, 2023 — 20 pages
Phase 2 report documenting campus response to the 2022 roadmap. Summarizes findings from 33 meetings with campus leadership (deans, associate deans for research, chairs, IT directors from nearly every school), four public faculty forums, and Academic Senate committee sessions. Includes an implementation task analysis with priority ratings for all roadmap elements.
Bibliography
The full annotated bibliography and RIS import file are on the Bibliography page.