Research data management

RRU researchers (faculty, students, or staff) interested in publishing their data and/or their supporting documentation are encouraged to contact the Library for support. Examples of support we offer are

• grant proposal wording related to data management
• writing Data Management Plans
• choosing a data repository
• considerations around sharing your data 

Data management templates for helping you plan your data collection, curation, and storage.

• The DMP Assistant from Canada's Portage network. This tool steps you through the planning process for managing your data.

Sample DMPs

• Public DMPs from Britain's Digital Curation Centre
• Data Management Plan Catalogue - from The Association of European Research Libraries
• Canadian sample DMPs, for reference: One is for a mixed methods project and the other is for a digital humanities project
• DMP Tool - from California Digital Library. Sample DMPs and a template tool, but from an American perspective.

Training tools

• "Good enough” Research Data Management (a brief guide for busy people) - 1 page handout
• Research Data Management Data Guide - v 5.1 - 16 page PDF explaining RDM from UBC
• MANTRA :Research Data Management Training - An online course for researchers or others planning to manage digital data as part of the research process.
• MIT Data Management - Resources for faculty and researchers about managing, storing, and sharing data they produce.

Data management principles

• FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Re-usable

• OCAP - First Nations principles of Ownership, Control, Access, Possession

• CARE - Indigenous data governance principles of collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, and Ethics

Data repositories 

RRU has a purpose-built repository for storing RRU researchers' data and metadata. Contact Contact RRU Library for details.

Directories of other data repositories can be found at:

• Dryad 
• DataBib
• Figshare
• Re3data - A searchable international index of repositories
• National Research Council's Digital Repository

Confused by some of the language around research data? You are not alone. This glossary will shed some light on the terminology around research data management.