Data Management Plan (DMP) ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** The basic tool to help you keep track of your research data is a data management plan (DMP document that describes what data will be created and how, helps you check that you have t equipment and support in place, and outlines the plans for data sharing and preservation.  DMP should be a ‘living’ document which is updated regularly along the research process to actually happened with the data.  ****************************************************************************************** * Why develop a DMP? ****************************************************************************************** • Checking that you have the necessary equipment and support in place  • Helps you anticipate potential issues • Decreasing the risk of duplication, data loss or data security breach   • Ensuring that the data are complete, accurate and reliable  • Saving time and energy (e.g., when searching the data, writing up papers, data sharing e • Some funders require [ URL "https://openscience.cuni.cz/OSCIEN-30.html"] a DMP (e.g., Ho Horizon Europe, etc.)  ****************************************************************************************** * What to cover in a DMP? ****************************************************************************************** There is no single form a DMP should have – different institutions or research funders may different aspects of research data management. The DMP submitted as part of grant funded p therefore, follow the requirements of the research funder.  The content of a DMP also depends on the type of research and data collected. For example, personal data protection might be important for medical or sociological researchers. On th researchers in biology or physics, who work with large volumes of data, issues with data s might be more important.  To give you an example, compare the DMP templates by the Digital Curation Centre [ URL "ht www.dcc.ac.uk/DMPs/checklist"] and European Research Council [ URL "https://erc.europa.eu/ management-plan-template"] below. If you look at the ERC template, you’ll see that even th covered by the DCC template should be included here as well, the structure of the template different and puts more emphasis on FAIR principles [ URL "https://openscience.cuni.cz/OSC (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).  If you want to see what a completed data management plan may look like, you can check publ "https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/public_plans"] on the DMPonline website, Data Management Plan "https://libereurope.eu/dmpcatalogue/"] of the LIBER Research Data Working Group, or examp guidance [ URL "https://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans/guidance-examples"] research funders, on the Digital Curation Centre’s website.  ****************************************************************************************** * Tools to create a DMP ****************************************************************************************** There are many ways to create a DMP. You can write it on a piece of paper or use a downloa in a text document editor. However, there are several web-based tools that can help you pr management plan by providing you with a template, asking you specific questions about data providing you with further guidance on how to answer the questions. Below, we introduce tw DMPonline and Data Stewardship Wizard.  *========================================================================================= * DMPonline *========================================================================================= DMPonline [ URL "https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/"] is a publicly available web-based tool pro Digital Curation Centre (DCC).  The tool includes a number of pre-set templates based on the specific requirements listed policy documents (you can find the list of available templates [ URL "https://dmponline.dc public_templates"] on the DMPonline website) and you create a DMP by answering questions f template in the for of free text. If your funder or institution do not have specific requi DMP, you might use a generic DCC template (see the picture above).  The tool also includes guidance that helps the user fill out individual sections. You can the DMP with your colleagues setting different access rights to the DMP, and you can also publicly. Finally, you can download your plan in different formats (e.g., csv, html, docx, *========================================================================================= * Data Stewardship Wizard *========================================================================================= Data Stewardship Wizard [ URL "https://ds-wizard.org/"] (DSW) is a publicly available web- developed within the ELIXIR research infrastructure.  The user does not fill out a pre-set template but rather goes through different areas of d by filling smart questionnaires (so called Knowledge Models [ URL "https://ds-wizard.org/k models"] ) that present relevant questions based on previous answers. As the users answer they gradually advance their knowledge of various aspects of data management (e.g., licens data etc.). The advantage of this tool is that it provides FAIR metrics where relevant, gu how to make their data as FAIR as possible.  DSW, too, offers guidance to help you answer the questions (hints based on Data Stewardshi Science by Barend Mons, external links to relevant sections of the RDMkit [ URL "https://r europe.org/index.html"] ), supports version history, and allows you to share the project w colleagues setting different access rights for them. Finally, you can export the DMP in on supported templates (Science Europe, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, or Machine-Actionable D formats (e.g., docx, pdf, html, LaTeX nebo json).  ****************************************************************************************** * Further Resources ****************************************************************************************** Digital Curation Centre. Data Management Plans [online]. Available online: https://www.dcc data-management-plans [ URL "https://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/data-management-plans"]    Digital Curation Centre. 2013. Checklist for a Data Management Plan v.4.0. Edinburgh: Digi Centre. Available online: https://www.dcc.ac.uk/DMPs/checklist [ URL "https://www.dcc.ac.u checklist"]    ELIXIR. 2021. Data management plan. Research Data Management Kit. A deliverable from the E ELIXIR-CONVERGE project (grant agreement 871075). Available online: https://rdmkit.elixir- data_management_plan [ URL "https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/data_management_plan"]    European Commission. Data management. H2020 Online Manual [online]. Available online: http research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/cross-cutting-issues/open-access-data-manag management_en.htm [ URL "https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-gui issues/open-access-data-management/data-management_en.htm"]    Jones, Sarah. 2011. How to Develop a Data Management and Sharing Plan. DCC How-to Guides. Digital Curation Centre. Available online: https://www.dcc.ac.uk/guidance/how-guides/devel [ URL "https://www.dcc.ac.uk/guidance/how-guides/develop-data-plan"]    Mons, Barend. 2018. Data Stewardship for Open Science: Implementing FAIR Principles. Chapm ISBN: 9781315351148.