Data management and sharing

Rationale

Data management and sharing are important issues.

Some federal funding agencies have data policies.

Additionally, some journal publications have data sharing policies. For example, Nature, Science, and PLoS.

General overview	Scientific Data Management Practices Overview (Science Libraries, 2012) Data management guidelines (UC3, 2011) Data management and publishing subject guide (MIT Libraries, 2010)
For NSF grant applications	Preparing data management plans for NSF grant applications (Science Libraries, 2011)
International resources	Managing and sharing data: Best practice for researchers, 3rd edition (UK Data Archive, 2011) ANU data management manual: Managing digital research data at the Australian National University, 2nd edition (ANU, 2010) Digital Curation 101 materials (UK Digital Curation Centre, 2010)
For social science data	Guide to social science data preparation and archiving: Best practice throughout the data life cycle, 4th edition (ICPSR, 2009)

Search for a repository or archive (Databib, Purdue University and Penn State University)

Browse data repository directories at UC3 and the Open Access Directory

UC3, the University of California Curation Center

Online writing tool	The online DMPTool will help build your data management plans with step-by-step instructions and guidance for meeting specific funding agency requirements.
Guide for NSF grants	Preparing data management plans for NSF grant applications (Science Libraries, 2011)
Samples	NSF examples from UC San Diego NIH examples
Templates	Checklists from MIT Libraries, UC3, and DCC Framework by ICPSR

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Page owner: Jeffery Loo
Last updated: August 24, 2011

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