1. Getting Started with Data Management
& DMPTool at WHOI
Audrey Mickle
MBLWHOI Library January 26th, 2017
Help researchers create better DMPs
Organize efforts within institutions and other groups of people
Provide guidance for obtuse language, up-to-date information on funder requirements, and examples for reference

2. Overview Why is data management important?
What is a data management plan?
The DMPTool
Then I hope we have the opportunity to talk about how this might help anyone involved in the proposal and data management process.

3. Overview Why is data management important?
What is a data management plan?
The DMPTool

4. Why is Data Management Important?
Data sharing allows for reproducibility, transparency, and data reuse in research.
Sharing is easier if data are managed well from the start of a project.

5. Data Management & Sharing Mandates
Journals – PLOS, Nature, JDAP partners
Funders – NSF, NIH…
Office of Science & Technology Policy mandate, February 2013
JDAP = joint data archiving policy, where journals partner with the Dryad repository

6. Overview Why is data management important?
What is a data management plan?
The DMPTool

7. What is a data management plan?
A document that describes what you will do with your data
during your research
and after you complete your project

8. Why prepare a DMP? Saves time Increases research efficiency
Satisfies funder requirements
Makes reproducibility & sharing easier
planning on depositing data in a DR, you need to know the requirements
don’t want to have to piece together metadata from memory

9. A DMP is a Living Document
Keep your plan current
Incorporate changes
Use as a guide for daily activities

10. Where to Start? Small & Simple Document what you know now
Share the plan with your team
Avoid procrastination and immobilization

11. Overview Why is data management important?
What is a data management plan?
The DMPTool

12. DMPTool.org
goo.gl/SLi2jP

14. Data management resources
Funder guidance
Library of public DMPs
Data management resources

15. Log in

16. Select Institution
If your institution is a partner, you will be redirected to their login page

17. Set up your profile & notification preferences
Add your ORCID

18. Dashboard overview of DMPs
Create new DMP

19. Either start a new plan
Or copy an existing DMP

20. Select Funder

21. Fill out basic information about the plan

22. Co-owners can
Edit
Preview
Download
Add co-owners

23. Three options: Private – owners & co-owners only Within institution
Publicly
Visibility settings

24. Instructions & help
Answer questions

25. Export plan
.pdf, .docx, .html
Preview plan

26. What else?
Collaborative tool for co-PIs at different institutions or within a lab
Keep DMPs from successful proposals for reference
Customize content and custom templates
Approval/review process with commenting system

27. blog.dmptool.org

28. My thoughts: goo.gl/SLi2jP
Twitter
Blog
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My thoughts: goo.gl/SLi2jP
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