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Research Data Management
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Data Management Plan
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Purpose of Data Management
Purpose of Data Management
Increase your research impact
Making your data available to other researchers can impact discovery and relevance of your research.
- Save time
Planning ahead for your data management needs will save you time and resources. - Preserve your data
Depositing your data in a repository safeguards your investment of time and resources while preserving your research contribution for you and others to use. - Maintain data integrity
Managing and documenting your data throughout its life cycle will allow you and others to understand and use your data in the future. - Meet grant requirements
Many funding agencies now require that researchers deposit data collected as part of a research project. - Promote new discoveries
Sharing your data with other researchers can lead to new and unanticipated discoveries and provide research material for those with little or no funding. - Support open access
Be a catalyst for research and discovery. Show your support for open access by sharing your data. To learn more, check out the Open Data movement.