writing yourdatamanagementplan eaker_20150127
TRANSCRIPT
Writing Your
Data Management PlanJanuary 27, 2015
Chris EakerData Curation Librarian
Who Requires One?More Frequently Used...● National Science Foundation● National Endowment for the Humanities
(Office of Digital Humanities)● National Institutes of Health (sort of, >$500k)● US Geological Survey● US Department of Energy
Who Requires One?Less Frequently Used...● Institute for Museum and Library Services● Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation● Alfred P. Sloan Foundation● Gulf of Mexico Research Institute● Institute of Education Sciences● Joint Fire Science Program● Others (NASA, NOAA, etc.)
What Should it Include?
● Data● People● Metadata● Security● Access/sharing/reuse● Preservation
Data
● What kinds?● How much?● What file types?● Organization?
People
● Who is involved?● What are their roles?● What are they responsible for?● What if someone leaves?
Metadata
● How will you describe your data?● Your project?● Which standard will you use?
○ Dublin Core○ Discipline specific
Security
● How will you protect privacy and confidentiality?
● What is your backup plan?○ Where?○ How often?
● Who is responsible for this?
Access, Sharing, Reuse
● How will you provide access?● Will there be any limitations on access?● Who would be interested in reusing it?
Preservation
● Discipline-specific repositories● UT’s Institutional Repository - Trace
Future Session
Data Management Best Practices● File naming & Organization● File versioning● Databases vs. Spreadsheets● Metadata● Backup & Security● and more!
Right here on March 3, 2015, at 10 AM