Research Data Management
Welcome to the eSRC site on Data Management for researchers. Watch this space for more material and resources over the next few months.
Purpose
In the expansion of knowledge through research, and in transferring knowledge through education, we recognise that adopting professional data/information management practice is essential. While policy exists at both a university and national level there is still a need for more practical advice aimed at researchers and students. The eScholarship Research Centre (eSRC) is developing such advice and supporting resources in consultation with the eResearch community, School of Graduate Research, Melbourne Research Office, and Records Services. As an initial point of discussion we are focusing on the activity of creating and implementing research Data Management Plans.
Data Management Plans
A Data Management Plan (DMP) is the documentation of your data management practices and any responsibilities that you may have (university policies, ethics, intellectual property, attribution etc.). Its purpose is to ensure the quality of your research data and outputs, integrity and repeatability, appropriate access to data, and appropriate reuse of data for subsequent research. A DMP may be created for a department, a project or a collaboration. The responsibility of implementing and following the DMP lies with the researchers, IT managers and data managers.
- Resources - new content 20 August 2008
- References
- Example Plans
- Questions and Answers - new content 20 August 2008