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Funding Agency Requirements for Data Management

What is Data Management?

Your funding agency may require that you submit a data management plan and archive your research data in a repository for long-term preservation and access. This page points you to resources for determining funding agencies' data management policies, crafting a data management plan, and identifying an appropriate data repository.

General elements of a data management plan:

Description of data types or formats
Protocols and workflows to manage the data throughout the project
Documentation and metadata standards for your data
Policies for access & sharing, including any legal or ethical issues
Plans for storage, preservation, and long-term access
Allocating roles and responsibilities throughout the life of the data

MANTRA
Online course from the University of Edinburgh
DataONE
Powerpoint modules
RDMRose
Powerpoint slides and activities
University of Wisconsin Data Services
Video series

Data Repositories

Data Management Guides from Other Libraries

Tools

DMPTool
A free service that helps to create high-quality data management plans that meet funder requirements

File and Metadata Help

File Formats for Long Term Preservation
From Stanford Library
File Management Tips
From Temple University
Metadata Schemas
From Tulane University
Metadata Standards by Discipline
From the Digital Curation Centre