What is Data Management?

Data management is a set of best practices that govern how you create, organize, store and share your data with colleagues. Activities include:

• Writing a data management plan before you start your research
• Recording detailed descriptions of your data
• Documenting and processing or analysis steps
• Archiving and sharing your data to preserve it for future use

Data management occurs all along the research data lifecycle: 

Take a look at what Data Management can do for you:

• Increase the impact of your research by almost 10%
• Promote research integrity, reproducibility and data reuse
• Increase your data’s lifespan
• Assure compliance with funding agency mandates