Research data management

What is data management?

Data management involves the organization and maintenance of data during the active stages of a project, and suitable archiving of the data at the project’s completion. It is an on-going activity throughout the data lifecycle.

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What is research data?

Research data are data "used as primary sources to support technical or scientific enquiry, research, scholarship, or artistic activity".

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Why manage research data?

Many publishers and granting agencies are asking authors and grant holders to make the data underlying their published research and intellectual products publicly accessible.

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Data management planning

Data management planning includes consideration for many elements including organizing data, metadata, storage of active, legal and ethical considerations, data reuse and citation, long term storage considerations.

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Conference - Shifting Horizons: Managing Your Research Data

28 March 2019 This day-long event, hosted by the uOttawa Library will provide a series of practical workshops.

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Research Data Management Team

Email: rdm@uOttawa.ca

65 University Private
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Canada

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