Data Management

“Data management” and “data management plans” are phrases increasingly heard within academic and scientific communities. More and more science journals are requiring data sharing as a contingency for publication, and in 2013 the White House Office of Science and Technology released a new policy stating:

...the results of unclassified research that are published in peer-reviewed publications directly arising from Federal funding should be stored for long-term preservation and publicly accessible to search, retrieve, and analyze in ways that maximize the impact and accountability of the Federal research investment.

• Visibility: It will help enhance the visibility of your research.

• Replication and Accountability: It will allow for more efficient research and promote scientific replication while showing the relevance of your research and preventing the duplication of work.

• Community Development: It will promote collaboration and cooperation within the scientific community

• It’s Required: Many funding agencies, grants, and journals now require data sharing

• Scientific Advancement: Sharing and re-use of your data can help advance science

• Open Access: It helps support open access principles

• Time Savings: Putting your research in a repository allows you avoid responding to data requests and will give you more time to focus on your research.

• Preservation: It can preserve your data, which will protect your investment of time and resources for the long-term.

For more information on data management plans and storing data sets, contact our Jefferson Digital Commons librarian:

Kelsey Duinkerken, Special Collections and Digital Services Librarian kelsey.duinkerken@jefferson.edu