Data is at the heart of successful, high-quality research. A data management plan (DMP) can help protect your research data and extend the reach of your research.
What is a data management plan?
Data management plans describe how researchers will work with project data.
A strong data management plan helps:
- improve project efficiencies
- reduce the risk of data loss, corruption or unintentional disclosure
- comply with funding agency policies and application requirements and other legal, ethical and legislative obligations
- inform decisions about long-term preservation and access to data after the project ends
- increase the visibility and impact of your research through collaboration with other researchers
U of G is developing an institutional research data management strategy to ensure researchers mitigate risk and increase the visibility and impact of their research.
Free online tool for creating DMPs
DMP Assistant, a bilingual online tool from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, helps researchers to create DMPs.
If you have questions about the DMP Assistant, or for one-on-one help creating a DMP, contact the library’s research and scholarship staff.
Learn more about data management plans on the Office of Research website.