Leveraging the DMP Toolfor Research Data

ManagementWhat is the DMP Tool,

why use it,and how?

Technology Brown Bag @ HS/HSLBrian Zelip / http://slideshare.net/zelip

Brief Overview of the DMP Tool• http://DMPtool.org• Meetings began January 2011 in response to increasing

requirements• 8 initial partners (see below) provided in-kind leg work• Based in the University of California Curation Center then & now• v1 released October 2011• v2 released May 2014• Currently 176 partners and growing

The DMP Tool…

Centralizes the current data management requirements of major

research funding agenciesProvides a CMS-like experience for writing/updating/collaborating on a data management plan

Supports data management planning through templates, examples,

information resources, and moreProvides an open RESTful API so software developers can create web services from DMP Tool data

The DMP Tool does not…

store,share,review,access, etc., research data

Data management plan?• a comprehensive plan of how research data will be managed

throughout the lifecycle of the research project.• often submitted as part of grant application• includes a description of how data will be shared (or why it

can’t)• typically 2-3 pages

What goes into a data management plan?

Varies from project to project and funder to funder.

Funders require less info than data management best practices.

In general DMPs describe:• the type(s) of data to be generated• relevant data and metadata standards• policies for access, sharing, and use• archiving and preservation

Advantages of data management planning

• Good science (reproducible results)• Transparency and accountability• Gain competitive edge in grant competition• Increase the impact of scholarship by making data citable and

reusable• Helps to minimize data loss, be more efficient• Helps with the complexity of data (infrastructure, policy, standards,

practices, technology, etc.)• Required by funder/institution/publisher

The larger#RDMcontext

“The OSTP hereby directs each Federal agency [...] to develop a plan to support increased public access to the results of research funded by the Federal Government.”

“DATA MANAGEMENT!”

“DATASHARING!”

“PUBLICACCESS!”

Different agency language, same meaning

NIH-specific DMP-related information • Data Sharing Overview:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing • Data Sharing Policy and Implementation Guidance:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm

• Genomic Data Sharing:https://gds.nih.gov/index.html

• Guidance for Investigators in Developing Genomic Data Sharing Plans:https://gds.nih.gov/pdf/NIH_guidance_developing_GDS_plans.pdf

• Full list of NIH sharing policies by Institute:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/NIHbmic/nih_data_sharing_policies.html

• Sample plan from NIH:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/sharing_example_data_sharing_plan.doc

Also important is the global momentum towards open science and

access

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