Data Management Plan Generic Template Zach S. Henderson Library Use this Template to prepare a generic data management plan (DMP). This template does not correspond to any particular grant funder s DMP requirements; however, you may find it useful if you are applying to a funding agency that requires a DMP but does not provide specific guidance on what your plan should contain. Download the library s general outline for use with this template at: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/dc-promo/18/ The library encourages you to consider using DMPTool for developing your data management plans. DMPTool includes templates and examples for many funding agencies that require such plans. For more information and to access DMPTool, visit http://georgiasouthern.libguides.com/data/dmptool. For consultation, review of draft plans, or support preparing data for deposit in Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern, OpenICPSR, or another data repository, please contact Jeff Mortimore, Discovery Services and Data Curation Librarian, at jmortimore@georgiasouthern.edu or 912-478-0102. >>>>>>>>>>>TEMPLATE BELOW - DELETE THIS LINE AND ABOVE<<<<<<<<<<< Data Management Plan for [Project Title] I. General Description The proposed research project will produce data in the form of This data will be produced by means of For this research project, data comprised of [ ] will be obtained from [ ] by means of [ ], and will be used for The data will be shared with [ ] by means of [ ] at This data will be of interest to [ ] for [ ] because The following plan maximizes the potential for reuse of the data by [ ] because Page 1 of 5
II. Collection During the active phase of research, the data will be collected by means of [ ], with the following quality assurance and control measures employed during its collection: These measures will be employed because Data will be collected in [ ] file format(s), because Approximately [ ] files with a total volume of [ ] will be produced. Data will be organized into [ ] files, with data distributed to these files by the following means: Naming of data files will correspond to the following convention(s): Files will be organized according to the following directory structure: Version control will be managed by means of Data files will be stored by means of [ ] and backed up by means of [ ] during the active phase of research, utilizing [ ] will have access to [ ] data during the active phase of research. Access to the data will be managed by means of [ ], in compliance with All collection, management, storage, and backup of the data during the active phase of research will be conducted in compliance with [ ] by means of During the active phase of research, metadata will be created by [ ] during Metadata will be collected in the form of [ ] according to the following metadata standards/methods: These standards/methods will be employed because The estimated cost of collecting and managing the data during the active phase of research is [ ], which will be defrayed by means of III. Sharing Page 2 of 5
The data will be made publicly available via Georgia Southern University s institutional repository, Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern, an open-access digital archive for the scholarly output of the Georgia Southern University community. The data will be made publicly available via OpenICPSR, the open-access data repository of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. The data will be made publicly available via Principal and/or Co-Investigators retain the right to use the data before making it available to others. The data will be made available [ ] preceding/following Public release of the data will be delayed until [ ] in accordance with The data will be made publicly available in [ ] file formats with supporting metadata/documentation in the form of Metadata/documentation will be prepared and made available according to the following standards/methods: These standards/methods will be employed for public distribution because Copyright of the data will be retained by Data made publicly available may be used by [ ] under the following licenses and/or terms of use: Copyright of data obtained or derived from [ ] will be retained by This data will be made publicly available by means of [ ], and may be used by [ ] under the following licenses and/or terms of use: Once released, users will discover the data by means of [ ] and will access the data by means of Because [ ], access to the data will require users to obtain the following permissions: Permission will be obtained by means of [ ], after which access will be provided by means of Facilities and procedures for granting permission and access will be provided by [ ] in accordance with Page 3 of 5
[ ] data will not be made publicly available because The estimated cost of sharing the data is [ ], which will be defrayed by means of This plan for sharing the data maximizes its potential for reuse by [ ] because IV. Preservation The data will be evaluated and selected for long-term preservation by [ ] according to [ ] data will be preserved for no less than [ ] according to The data will be preserved in [ ] file format(s) with supporting metadata/documentation in the form of Metadata/documentation will be prepared and made available according to the following standards/methods: These standards/methods will be employed for preservation because The expected longevity of the file formats and supporting metadata/documentation is This is consistent with the intended preservation period because The data will be preserved via Georgia Southern University s institutional repository, Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern, an open-access digital archive for the scholarly output of the Georgia Southern University community. The data will be preserved via OpenICPSR, the open-access data repository of the Inter- University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. The data will be preserved via Responsibility for long-term preservation of the data will belong to [ ] until [ ], and then belong to [ ] until The estimated cost of preserving the data is [ ], which will be defrayed by means of V. Protection of Subjects, Copyright, and Intellectual Property Rights Page 4 of 5
This research complies with the requirements of the Georgia Southern University Institutional Review Board and Creation, storage, sharing, and preservation of the data involves the following ethical [and/or] privacy issues: As outlined above, these issues will be addressed by means of the following: During the active phase of research, the data will be collected, stored and shared by the following means to protect subjects privacy and confidentiality: Furthermore, the data will be publicly shared and preserved by the following means to protect subjects privacy and confidentiality: Lastly, the copyright and/or intellectual property rights of [ ] will be protected by means of Page 5 of 5