1. A [very] short introduction to Data Management

2. What Series of steps to ensure your data remains safe and accessible*
Research data can be anything from image/sound files to tabular data to lab notes. It’s whatever your you base your scholarly output (articles, presentations, etc.) on.
*accessible—determined by you, agency funders, publishers, etc.

3. Why? Maintains research integrity over time
Assists in continued access
Allows replicability
Enhances scholarly reputation
Data citation (hurrah!)
Likely to be required by granting agencies and publishers
Allows you to build on the work of others and vice versa

4. How? Create and implement a ‘Data Management Plan’: Organize your data
Document your data
Back-up your data
Share your data
Curate your data
DMP is essentially a roadmap identifying how you’re going to describe your data, who will have access to it, who is responsible for it and how long it should stick around
Organize your data
File naming conventions
Short
Use underscores or CamelCase
Include time/date
Document your data
Be consistent
Apply disciplinary metadata standards if possible
Be clear
Storing your data
Where do you store your data now?
How often do you back it up?
Lost any?
Sharing your data
Depends on nature of data—can set parameters
Data repositories can be institution or discipline specific (TDAR, Open Archaeology Project)
Archive your data
Preserve if necessary, not all data needs to be archived
Ensure your data is normalized or get assistance in doing this

5. email: data-services@sfu.ca
Who
The SFU Library can:
Assist in research data management planning
Identify suitable repositories for data deposit
Deliver workshops and individual support for research data management
Assist with data analysis software support