Data Management Plans: Additional Resources and Services

The DataONE Best Practices database provides individuals with recommendations on how to effectively work with their research data through all stages of their work. Users can access best practices within the database by clicking on keywords or using the search tool.

Developed in 2012 by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), this manual provides detailed guidance on data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.

The UK's Data Curation Centre Curation Reference Manual contains advice, in-depth information and criticism on current digital curation techniques and best practices. Regularly updated.

This guide will help researchers develop a managed approach to appraising and selecting datasets long-term curation. It provides working knowledge of current approaches, issues and challenges & is intended for researchers responsible for managing data or who work in data-intensive fields.

The guide outlines UK-funder expectations for data management plans and provides practical guidance on how to meet the data management planning requirements.

Developed by the UK Data Archive, this guide is designed to help researchers produce highest quality research data with the greatest potential for long-term use.

Provides an overview of data management at the Australian National University, and helpful as a reference guide.

Created by the Association of Research Libraries in 2011, site provides resources for addressing funder-required Data Management Plans, including examples, data management tools, and data repositories.

Detailed tutorial on research data management for creative arts researchers, developed by UK's Project CAiRO (Curating Artistic Research Output). Content includes guidance on issues identified as important by arts researchers themselves, including: copyright, ethics, metadata, file formats, sharing data, funder requirements & assessment.

The JISC-funded PrePARe project produced a series of five short modules on aspects of digital preservation which are designed to be incorporated into existing training courses on related areas. The courses are primarily targeted at post-graduate students, but are suitable for anyone with an interest in digital preservation who wants to some advice on how to get started.

Developed by the UK's Digital Curation Centre, these generic training materials can be used as the basis of more specific training aimed at different disciplines and/or institutions. The generic materials are accessible for review and tailoring.

Developed by the DMTPsych Project, these PowerPoint slides to introduce the concepts of good data management (historical background, classical examples, how to’s) for postgraduates in the psychological sciences.

Award-winning online tutorial providing an overview of digital preservation issues and priorities, developed by Cornell University Library and University of Michigan's Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).