The guide covers the following areas:
- Data Management Plans
An introduction to data management plans, what they are, and why they are both useful and important. In addition, you'll find agency-specific information on data management plan requirements and a checklist of questions to consider as you begin the planning process, as well as a template for and examples of data management plans.
- Data
Details relating to the day-to-day management of your digital data, including file format types, file organization, and file naming conventions
- Metadata
Metadata, or "data about data" is how you describe and provide context to the data generated during a research project.
- Storage
Information on data storage and backup during a research project
- Security
Security includes the physical security of data hardware, data access, and ensuring the integrity of data.
- Preservation
Information related to the long-term preservation of data following project completion
- Sharing
Information related to sharing and re-use of research data
