Writing a Data Management Plan
(DMP)Sara Rutter, UHM Library
NREM 601/605 Spring 2016
CODEBOOK ELEMENT DESCRIPTION
Title page Provide a descriptive titleData citation How should this data set be
cited?Bibliographic citation Is there an article associated?Data collection methods
Materials and methods
Variable name Number and name assigned to each variable
Variable label Map to variable nameMissing data code Consistent symbol for missing
dataCode value Text description of code value
used, e.g. survivor=1Value label Description of values input,
e.g. S=survivor
NSF Proposal Guide 11-1
The Data Management Plan will be reviewed as an integral part of the proposal, coming under Intellectual Merit or Broader Impacts or both, as appropriate for the scientific community of relevance.
NSF Proposal Guide 11-1
Costs are allowable in accordance with the applicable cost principles, and necessary to implement the Data Management Plan, such costs may be included (typically on Line G2) of the proposal budget, and justified in the budget justification.
FIVE ELEMENTS OF THE
PLAN1. Types of data, samples, software, curriculum materials to be produced
2. Standards for data and metadata format and content
3. Policies for access and sharing; provisions for privacy, intellectual property rights
4. Policies for re-use, redistribution and production of derivatives.
5. Plans for archiving data and preserving access to them.
Research data is defined as the recorded factual material commonly accepted in the scientific community as necessary to validate research findings, …This "recorded" material excludes physical objects (e.g., laboratory samples). [OMB Circular A-110 36.d.2.i Property
Standards; Intangible property;]University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
OM
B Circular A-110
Types of Data
Standards & Metadata
Policies for Access
• Who can access your data?
• When can they access the data?
• How are they going to access the data?
Archiving Select an established repository
https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/documents/Data_Sharing_Directive_v3.0.pdf
http://go.hawaii.edu/4L
NSF Guidance
GORT Klaatu barada nikto!
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Gort © copyright The Day The Earth Stood Still, Twentieth Century FOX, 1951.
Gort and Klaatu say, “Make a plan for your data before data collection starts!”
Thank you!