{"id":471,"date":"2019-02-07T19:37:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T19:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:47:31","slug":"manage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage Data During Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good research data management has many benefits, from saving you time, to making it easier to comply with funder requirements, to reducing the time it takes to share your data.<\/p>\n<h2>How We Can Help<\/h2>\n<p>We can meet with you, or provide training and instruction that is tailored to your research area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/feature\/consultations-trainings\/\">Choose from a list of workshop topics<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for a workshop\/training, or consultation to explore and learn about tools and best practices for managing, documenting, and sharing research data.<\/p>\n<h2>Online Guides<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Here are some of the ways that thoughtful proactive management of research data can help you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>During the project<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/file-naming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good file organization<\/a> for you, your team: less searching for the right file<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/storage-and-backup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backups of data<\/a> reduce the risk of data loss<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/metadata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">well-documented work<\/a>: know what you did, how you did it, when you did it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/file-formats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">file formats<\/a> that you can use now, and later<\/li>\n<li>easier reporting on progress to funders, team<\/li>\n<li>compliance with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/funder-ui-policies-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university and funder requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/data-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">structured in ways that facilitate analysis and integration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>After the project<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>less restructuring of data for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/preservation-of-data-and-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>less time preparing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/metadata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documentation for the data<\/a> you share and your publications<\/li>\n<li>files in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/manage\/file-formats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formats that you and others can continue to use<\/a> in the future<\/li>\n<li>reduces some of the work needed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepare to share or publish the data<\/a><\/li>\n<li>compliance with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/data\/share\/policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university, funder, and publisher requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good research data management has many benefits, from saving you time, to making it easier to comply with funder requirements, to reducing the time it takes to share your data. 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