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Data Management Plans (DMPs) - the ABC

Eugene Barsky, UBC, eugene.barsky@ubc.ca�April 2015

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Define research data

Unlike other types of information, research data are collected, observed, or created for the purposes of analysis to produce and validate original research results.

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* University of Edinburgh, MANTRA Data Management Training - http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/

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Define data management

Actions that contribute to effective storage, preservation and reuse of data and documentation throughout the research lifecycle

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* University of Edinburgh, MANTRA Data Management Training - http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/

* Image - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/

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Roadmap for DMPs

  • A - What and why...
  • B - Who...
  • C - Where and How…

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What issues are raised in this video?

Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts

http://youtu.be/N2zK3sAtr-4

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Why data management

  • Huge amount of data are generated by sensors, machinery, networks, surveys, observations and more

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Why data management

  • Federal mandates - see US below

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* From Developing data services: a tale from two Oregon universities - http://www.slideshare.net/amandawhitmire/20140618-rml-rendezvousfinal

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Why data management

  • Federal mandates - coming to Canada in late-2015 (expected…)�
  • Capitalizing on Big Data, TC3+ funders - http://goo.gl/qdr8bJ�

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Why data management

  • Journal Data policies:
  • Open Data Movement

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Why data management - Journal policies in work

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Source - Vines, Timothy H., et al. "Mandated data archiving greatly improves access to research data." The FASEB journal 27.4 (2013): 1304-1308.

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What - Typical Plan

A typical data management plan includes information about:�

  • Types of data produced
  • Metadata or documentation standards
  • Data storage, security and encryption
  • Intellectual property rights

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Reminder...

  • Data Management Plan ≠ Data Sharing Plan��
  • Usually you are not required to�share your data, but rather plan to manage it well

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Who...

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Who...

  • Is it easy? Definitely not!�
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How...

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How it works...

  • User logs in (soon with CWL) and selects a template, e.g. UBC template
  • Each template has a few sections, each with questions
  • Each question features localized, appropriate help

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How it works...

  • There are 6 sections with questions
  • You don’t have to answer them all - just what is relevant to your work

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How it works...

  • DMPs can be shared with other researchers as
    • co-owners, read-only or full collaborators

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How it works...

  • DMPs can be exported to many formats for BREB or grant applications

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Reminders...

  • All DMPs are different, we have to be flexible
  • DMPs are also communication tools between stakeholders
  • Get Local Help - http://researchdata.library.ubc.ca/

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Questions?

Contact - eugene.barsky@ubc.ca; http://researchdata.library.ubc.ca/

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