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104 · Representative Documents: Data Management DUKE UNIVERSITY Data Management Guide http://library.duke.edu/data/guides/data-management/ Data Management Guide http://library.duke.edu/data/guides/data-management/[8/19/13 10:58:48 AM] Hours |Directions |About |Staff Duke Libraries Data and GIS Services Guides Data Management Data Management Guide Alumni Portal |Divinity School Library |Ford Library |Goodson Law Library |Library Service Center |Lilly Library |Marine Lab Library |Medical Center Library
|Mobile |Music Library |Perkins/Bostock Library |Rubenstein Library |The Link DATA &GIS HOME COLLECTIONS GUIDES ABOUT US NEWS &EVENTS Writing a data plan Why do I need a data management plan? Duke policies related to data management, sharing, and retention Funding agency policies related to data management, sharing, and retention Details on the NSF data management plan requirements Sample plans/templates Duke-specific guidance on writing a data plan for NSF (PDF document) DMPTool -data management planning toolkit from the California Digital Library ICPSR Sample Data Management Plan Managing your data The data management process -thinking it through from beginning to end of your project life-cycle Storage and backup -please ask your IT provider to contact askdata@duke.edu to discuss how to include appropriate data management practices into planning for data storage and backup. Metadata -describing your data to facilitate later use Data archiving and preservation -making sure your data is around for a long time Sharing your data Data repositories -places to deposit and share your data Licensing and intellectual property -how may others use your data? Data citation -getting credit for what you've shared, and giving credit to others for what you've used Get help at Duke This web site will help get you started with information on effective management of data you are creating through your research, including developing a data management plan for your grant or project proposal, archiving data at the end of your project, and sharing data with other researchers as appropriate. If you're a member of the Duke community, Library Data and GIS Services is available to help you with your data management planning. Contact askdata@duke.edu or see our walk-in consulting schedule. We can advise you and connect you with others who may be able to provide the support you need to execute your data management plans. Other sources of help at Duke related to data management are also available. Data management guidance elsewhere Some sources of guidance on data management from other universities: University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Data Services University of Virginia Scientific Data Consulting Group MIT Data Management and Publishing ICPSR Guidelines for Effective Data Management Plans Online course on data management from the EDINA National Academic Data Centre in the UK Why manage and share your data? Funding Agency Requirements Many funding agencies require data management plans for different reasons. Tailor your plan to the goals and requirements of the funding agency. Funders typically ask how you will: Protect confidentiality, consent, and safety of research subjects Promote data sharing and transparency Supports efforts to verify and replicate research findings Transparency and Replication of Research Findings Replication relies on clear documentation of data and changes used in analyses Reuse of data for new applications is common in most disciplines Requests for data may follow from publication of results, and advance preparation simplifies the response process Data Preservation and Annotation Documentation of data items and structure at the time of compilation reduces the time needed to understand data organization and contents should the data be needed in future Duke requires the retention of research data and pertinent notes for at least 5 years after completion of a project Early attention to data documentation and preservation plans reduces the effort required to transition to permanent storage Changes in research staff impact the progression of a research project to a lesser extent with clear documentation and planning Preservation in a data repository provides an additional backup for your research data Citations and Recognition Data repositories provide another route to the discovery of your research and can increase the visibility of your work, especially when used widely