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The Data Management Planning Tool is:
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Access the UWA Research Repository and upload your datasets yourself.
This is an example of a dataset record in the UWA Research Repository.
The UWA Research Repository can provide you with a DOI and PlumX metrics for your dataset.
You can also assign a license to your data in the UWA Research Repository.
What are your data storage options?
UWA's Institutional Research Data Store provides storage for your data.
This is a long-term storage solution for your research data.
Prior to the commencement of a project, researchers are encouraged to document their Research Data Management Plan.
This guide provides detailed information to support researchers in managing and recording their research data procedures regarding ownership, collection, organisation, storage, backup, retention, disposal and access.
The UWA Policy on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Practice of Research now includes the following clause:
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3.6 In all cases, The location and management arrangements for research data must be documented in a Data Management Plan stored in the University's records management system (TRIM). 3.7 Research data related to publications must be available for discussion with other researchers. The availability of such data must be recorded and managed through the UWA Research Repository. The six Creative Commons version 4.0 licenses recommended in AusGOAL are the preferred licenses to be used for Open Access. CC-BY is used wherever possible for sharing research data. |
Effective data management will ensure the responsible conduct of research in several keys areas which are outlined in the diagram below.
UWA's Research Week 2017 - Data Access and Storage @ UWA presentation (2017-09-06)
Best practices in research data management should be applied in all phases of the research lifecycle to ensure that research data is secure, accessible and reusable into the future.
UWA offers a suite of services which aim to help researchers meet funder and publisher requirements in terms of data storage and access.
This Piers Video Production documentary, Digital Curation Centre: Managing Research Data, offers an insight into the importance of providing access to research data and the risks of not managing data effectively.
Data Sharing and Management Snafu in 3 Short Acts
Prior to the commencement of research activities the cost of research data management must be included either for the research data management plan, or for funding applications.
Pricing is required for necessary resources needed to complete each step of the Research Lifecycle.
The UK Data Archive's Acitivity-based data management costing tool for researchers is a useful tool for costing data management.
