A DMP is a formal document that is developed at the start of the research project. DMPs are increasingly being required by funding bodies, but a DMP is also a living document that may well need to be amended as the project develops. Thus, it has added value for researchers as a reference to guide and focus their progress. Remember too that a DMP is potentially another output of your research and can have a rich afterlife as a resource to be published, shared and cited.
The type of questions your DMP will address include:
What research data am I creating or collecting?
Who will be responsible/take ownership of each aspect of the plan?
What policies (funder/institutional) will apply to the plan?
How will the data be organised (file naming conventions, file versioning)?
How will the data be documented during the collection and analysis stages of the research?
How will I backup, store and secure my data?
What equipment and facilities are needed?
Who will have ownership/rights to my data (especially important if this is collaborative research)?
How will I preserve the data once the research project is finished?
How will the data be shared?
Please see the Digital Curation Centre’s Checklist for Data Management Plans here.
DMPonline is a tool that helps you to create and share data management plans that meet institutional and funder requirements. It is provided by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC).
(Source: ScienceDirect)
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