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Research Data Management
What is Research Data Management?
"Research Data Management, or RDM, is the responsible stewardship of the data created or generated as part of a research project. It involves the responsible storage, description, and protection of research data, and should be an integral early part of any research project." Research Data Management, UWinnipeg.
Why is Research Data Management important?
- Funders and journal publishers are increasingly making RDM a priority and a requirement. See the Tri-Agency DRAFT Research Data Management Policy here.
- Reduce the risk of data loss
- Increase research efficiency and integrity
- Make your research more visible
- Enable collaboration.
Visit ACRL's How and why you should manage your research data: A guide for researchers to learn more.
How should I begin?
With a Data Management Plan! Try Portage Network's easy-to-use data management planning tool:
For more information on RDM planning, collecting and sharing visit UWinnipeg's RDM website.
RDM Resources: Environmental Studies and Sciences
RDM Resources: Environmental Studies and Sciences
Metadata Standards
Metadata (data that describes your project and dataset) is essential for making your data discoverable and usable by others, upon deposit.
To find an appropriate metadata standard visit:
Data Citation
Visit DataCite.org to learn more about DataCite's Metadata Schema, "...a list of core metadata properties chosen for an accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions."
Data Curation
The Data Curation Network's Data Curation Primers are interactive, living documents that detail a specific subject, disciplinary area or curation task and that can be used as a reference to curate research data.
Data Deposit and Discovery
- Data Observation Network for Earth (DataOne): DataONE is a community driven project providing access to data across multiple member repositories, supporting enhanced search and discovery of Earth and environmental data. DataOne offers resources, education, and data discovery.
- The Registry of Research Data (re3data) is a global registry of research data repositories, including both general and domain-specific options. Search the registry here: http://re3data.org/
- GeoScience Data Journal recommended repositories
- Nature's recommended repositories
- Figshare
- Datacite
- WinnSpace, the University of Winnipeg institutional repository, is able to handle most file formats, with individual file sizes up to 1 GB.
- The Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) is available to Canadian researchers.