Librarians are happy to help with any research questions, or to have a consultation in-person or virtually.
DMP Help
A Data Management Plan Review Service has been established to support the development of strong, effective data management plans (DMPs) by College of Engineering researchers. To submit your DMP, please send it, including the official title of the proposal and the proposal approval form (PAF) number, along with a short description of your project or the method section of your grant, and the agency (including directorate and/or division) you are applying to, and sponsor deadline to this email address:
Introduction
Data Curation - Why should you care?
"By learning how to preserve and share digital materials so others can effectively reuse them, you will maximise the impact of your research" (Digital Curation Centre)
Data that you generate with or for your research should be available to other researchers to help verify and advance your work. By becoming a good steward of your data, you will have a framework in place to help you keep track of your data, your data will be citable, you can help your graduate students achieve their goals quicker, and you will be helping future researchers in your field of study.
Resources
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Managing and Sharing Data: A Best Practice Guide for Researchersby Van den Eynden, V., Corti, L., Woollard, M., Bishop, L.& Horton, L. (2011).
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Research Data ServicesResearch Data Services is a growing network of services at U-M Library to assist you during all phases of the research data lifecycle.
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Framework for Creating a Data Management Plan (ICPSR)ICPSR has created a framework that can be used as an outline in assembling data management plans to accompany grant applications.
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How to Develop a Data Management and Sharing Planby S. Jones. 2011. Digital Curation Center.
University of Michigan Research Data Stewardship Policy
Per University of Michigan Standard Practice Guide 303.06, "Responsible stewardship of Research Data is critically important to maintain rigor and trust in research and scholarship..."
Please see the full Research Data Stewardship Policy at the page linked above.