Data Management

DATA MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
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These resources were collected and disseminated at the University of Washington Library’s Data Management Planning Workshop, which took place August 2016.  These links lead to information on UW’s general data policies, services, and guides, as well as online articles, info-graphics and best practices for organizing and formatting your research data, data requirements, data sharing, and data confidentiality.

General

• UW:  UW Data Services and FAQ page
• UW:  Data Management Guide: Data Management Plans

Data Management Plan

• The Research Data Lifecycle (interactive graphic)
• Data Management Plan Example
• DMP Tool:
  Create your own data management plan (DMP) using templates. Review and download samples of DMPs from other researchers.

Data Requirements

• SPARC:
  Data sharing requirements by federal agency that can help you prepare your DMP.

Data Roles and Responsibilities

• DataONE Best Practices:
  Define Roles and Assign Responsibilities for Data Management

Organization and Format of Data

• UW Data Management Guide:
  Includes information on file naming

Legal Issues

• HSD Policies, Procedures and Guidance
• Cornell University’s Intellectual Property Rights for Data Management

Data Sharing (General)

• Nine ways to make it easier to use/reuse data (pdf)
• Open Data Commons
• ICPSR:
  Find and share your data. Includes instructions on how to share with ICPSR and Data Preparation Guide.
  Useful tips on how to plan ahead for archiving data and sharing data for yourself and future researchers.
• UW ResearchWorks:
  If you are a UW researcher you can share your datasets and publications in our own institutional repository.  Helps to preserve your work and makes it accessible to everyone.

Metadata and Standards

• UW Data Management Metadata Page:
  Explains what metadata is and links to different research metadata standards.
• Discipline Specific Metadata Standards

Storage and Resources

• UW Data Storage Resources

Data Preparation and Confidentiality

• ICPSR Guide to Social Science Data Preparation
• Library of Congress Recommended Formats Statement