University Libraries - Research Data Services

This section outlines resources, best practices, and considerations that go into good data management during research.

Here are some of the ways that thoughtful proactive management of research data can help you:

• During the project
  
  • good file organization for you, your team: less searching for the right file
  • backups of data reduce the risk of data loss
  • well-documented work: know what you did, how you did it, when you did it
  • file formats that you can use now, and later
  • easier reporting on progress to funders, team
  • compliance with university and funder requirements
  • data structured in ways that facilitate analysis and integration
• After the project
  
  • less restructuring of data for sharing and preservation
  • less time preparing documentation for the data you share and your publications
  • files in formats that you and others can continue to use in the future
  • reduces some of the work needed to prepare to share or publish the data
  • compliance with university, funder, and publisher requirements