Healey Library Statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Healey Library is committed to taking action and making changes as we identify them in order to improve the working and studying environment.
Why do I need a Data Management Plan (DMP)?
In general, a DMP should include:
A Data Management Plan (DMP) contains:
Funding agency requirements vary widely so check with the UMB Office of Research & Sponsored Programs https://www.umb.edu/research/orsp/ before starting to write your DMP.
Data and metadata considerations:
Include basic information about the data being collected or produced (i.e. brief, general and nontechnical)
Include information about existing data
What is the relationship between the existing data and data to be collected?
Include information about files, formats, and directories that will be used during data collection, including file naming conventions, software that will be used to gather data, and file formats.
Your data management plan should include what will be done during:
data collection
analysis
Project personnel
AFTER the project?
Metadata considerations
Your Data Management Plan should consider security, intellectual property, and ethical concerns
Security
Note: if your project has specific security needs, please discuss this with the library and the UMB Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Intellectual property
Ethics