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− | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a document describing what will be used and generated by a project and how this will be managed and shared. The [https://ardc.edu.au/resources/ | + | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a document describing what will be used and generated by a project and how this will be managed and shared. The [https://ardc.edu.au/resources/aboutdata/data-management-plans/ definition] and actual form of a data management plan can vary depending on the use the plan is created for. What you might include also depends on the project field.</span></span></span></span> |
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A DMP can be required:</span></span></span></span> | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A DMP can be required:</span></span></span></span> | ||
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">At this stage a plan can help design the experiment:</span></span></span></span> | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">At this stage a plan can help design the experiment:</span></span></span></span> | ||
− | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">which data will be used, if it is locally available (see [[ | + | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">which data will be used, if it is locally available (see [[Finding_datasets|Finding datasets page]]) and if can be used (see [[Open_access_license|licenses]])</span></span></span> |
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">basic workflow description</span></span></span> | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">basic workflow description</span></span></span> | ||
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">bulk estimate of data volume and compute resources</span></span></span> | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">bulk estimate of data volume and compute resources</span></span></span> | ||
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<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"> <span style="font-size:medium;">This applies to any project where data will be shared. Hence this applies to any group activity but also to single researcher projects whose output could be of interest to other researchers (this is often true of model experiments).</span></span></span></span> | <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"> <span style="font-size:medium;">This applies to any project where data will be shared. Hence this applies to any group activity but also to single researcher projects whose output could be of interest to other researchers (this is often true of model experiments).</span></span></span></span> | ||
− | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">When you share data with others it is important for the data to be accompanied by its provenance | + | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">When you share data with others it is important for the data to be accompanied by its provenance. This is so others can verify the validity of the data and also use the data in the correct way.</span></span></span></span> |
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A DMP should also include:</span></span></span></span> | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">A DMP should also include:</span></span></span></span> | ||
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*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">data reduction plan: does all model data need to be saved after analysis?</span></span></span> | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">data reduction plan: does all model data need to be saved after analysis?</span></span></span> | ||
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">data retention plan: when can data be deleted?</span></span></span> | *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">data retention plan: when can data be deleted?</span></span></span> | ||
+ | *[[Backup_strategy|<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:black">backup strategy</span></span></span>]] | ||
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">If research is part of a collaboration project:</span></span></span></span> | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000">If research is part of a collaboration project:</span></span></span></span> |
Latest revision as of 00:12, 21 July 2022
A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a document describing what will be used and generated by a project and how this will be managed and shared. The definition and actual form of a data management plan can vary depending on the use the plan is created for. What you might include also depends on the project field.
A DMP can be required:
- to apply for a grant
- by your institution for PhD and/or major projects
- when you want to publish your data in a repository
and it is also useful:
- to keep track of data provenance
- to manage storage and computing resources at CLEX level
- whenever you share data, even if you do not intend to publish yet
Creating a Data Management Plan
CLEX encourage you to create a DMP as early as you can in your project. We provide CLEX_Roadmap a DMP webtool which you can use to create, store and share DMPs, as well as for guidance on how to structure one. We distinguish between three data management levels: personal, group and public.
Personal
This applies to any project exploring new ideas and/or procedures. A single researcher mostly conducts the work and hence there are no specific sharing requirements.
At this level a formal data management plan is not necessary, however one can still be useful to start collecting information in case the project becomes bigger and to help plan how the research will be conducted.
At this stage a plan can help design the experiment:
- which data will be used, if it is locally available (see Finding datasets page) and if can be used (see licenses)
- basic workflow description
- bulk estimate of data volume and compute resources
- software and support (including training) necessary to run experiment and/or post-process data
It is also never too early to start to work on your project provenance:
- applying where possible relevant metadata conventions to any data produced, it is easier when done from the first analysis steps rather than having to update the metadata subsequently.
- adopting a version control for your code
- building references to data/code sources
Group
This applies to any project where data will be shared. Hence this applies to any group activity but also to single researcher projects whose output could be of interest to other researchers (this is often true of model experiments).
When you share data with others it is important for the data to be accompanied by its provenance. This is so others can verify the validity of the data and also use the data in the correct way.
A DMP should also include:
- list of researchers responsible for the data and all the interested parties
- all information previously entered in the DMP should be reviewed to make sure it is still applicable
- directory structure and filenames should be consistent and follows conventions wherever possible, CF standard should be adopted if not already in use.
- data reduction plan: does all model data need to be saved after analysis?
- data retention plan: when can data be deleted?
- backup strategy
If research is part of a collaboration project:
- a data agreement on how data will be shared/published should be in place from the start
- any data policy and/or standard adopted by the project should be followed
Public
This applies to the final output of the project when data is ready for publication. In addition to the requirements of the group level:
- a descriptive title and acronym
- a version, including a versioning strategy for future updates
- a plain English abstract
- links to relevant documentation and code
- license
- keywords
- long-term storage strategy
- any other specific requirements that the chosen repository might have, must be addressed.
Tips
As a DMP is documenting and describing your data output as a paper documents and describes your research output, some tips about writing research papers can be applied to DMP, too. We collected a few we found online below.