Research Data Management

The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) guide to Data management plans provides researchers with an introduction to preparing data management plans.

It specifies that a data management plan is a living document that describes:

• What data will be created?
• What policies will apply to the data?
• Who will own and have access to the data?
• What data management practices will be used?
• What facilities and equipment will be required?
• Who will be responsible for each of these activities?

CQUniversity requires a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) for every research project.

Your research project may result in many megabytes of data. By creating a robust Data Management Plan (DMP) at the beginning of the project you will:

• save time and frustration in locating past or current data and accompanying metadata
• avoid the potential loss of data or the violation of privacy
• improve efficiency, protection, quality and exposure of your data

The RDMP is a living document that may be added to during the course of the project and should be reviewed/updated yearly.

If you are applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant, you will need to submit an overview of your DMP. ANDS has prepared an ARC applications - filling in the data management section guide to assist researchers with this.

You can use Data Manager to create your Data Management Plan.

See the Using Data Manager page of this guide for more information.

Clear, succinct video created by the Australian National University Library providing details of managing research data and the research data lifecycle.