Data Management

Educational materials produced and collected by the Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) that provide a more in depth look at best practices for data management and use.

A collaborative project between Johns Hopkins University Libraries and SPARC. This is a community resource for tracking, comparing and understanding both current and future U. S. federal funder research data sharing policies.

A bibliography put together by Charles W. Bailey, Jr. of over 650 English language articles, books, and technical reports published for the mostly between 2000 - 2011. Topics include copyright issues, digital formats, metadata, models and policies, national and international efforts, projects and institutional implementations research studies, services, strategies, and digital repository concerns.

These videos are free introductory resources on data curation and digital preservation. They focus on Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) research but are a great resource for better understanding of the basic principles of data management.

This website is meant for everyone who needs guidance on: Applying the FAIR principles in practice, creating a Data Management Plan, disseminating results from a research project.
D.B. Deutz, M.C.H. Buss, J. S. Hansen, K. K. Hansen, K.G. Kjelmann, A.V. Larsen, E. Vlachos, K.F. Holmstrand (2020). How to FAIR: a Danish website to guide researchers on making research data more FAIR
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3712065

Mantra is a free online non-assessed interactive set of learning modules to help researchers understand and reflect on how to manage data through the research process.

A five week course that provides learners with an introduction to research data management and sharing. The course teaches about the diversity of data and their management needs across the research data life cycle, be able to identify the components of good data management plans, and be familiar with best practices for working with data. The course also teaches researchers to assess the trustworthiness of repositories.

A resource put together by the University of Montana's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.