The Research Data Management Workbook

Abstract

The Research Data Management Workbook is made up of a collection of exercises for researchers to improve their data management. The Workbook contains exercises across the data lifecycle, including: 

• Evaluate a laboratory notebook
• Write a project-level README.txt
• Create a data dictionary
• Set up a file organization system
• Create a file naming convention
• Pick storage and backup systems
• Test your backup
• Write a living data management plan (DMP)
• Determine data stewardship
• Pick a data repository
• Share data
• Prepare data for future use
• Convert data files types
• Create an Archive folder
• Separate from the institution

Every exercise comes with a description of its value within data management, instructions on how to do the exercise, original source of the exercise (when applicable), and the exercise itself.

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