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Scholarly Communication: Research Data Management

This guide defines Scholarly Communication, and its role in raising visibility of Researcher output and web presence. Scholarly Communication is defined as "the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality,

Contents

What is Research Data Management?

  • What is Research Data Management?
  • Why is Research Data Management important to you and your research?

     RDM Data Services

  • UK Data Service
  • MANTRA
  • GO FAIR RDM Starter Kit
  • Digital Curation Centre (DCC)

     FAIR Principles

     MANTRA Research Data Management course

Stage 1. Plan & Design

Data Management Plans (DMPs)

  • What is a Research Data Management Plan?
  • Why Data Management Planning?
  • Where can researchers find assistance and support with writing a DMP?
  • Data Management Plan checklist

Data Management Plans Software

  • Data Management Planning tools
  • Data Management Plans: examples and templates

Stage 2. Collect & Capture. Contents

Types of Data

  • What Data will be collected?
  • Categories of Data
  • Data Classification Types (including sensitive data)
  • Types of Data
  • Primary Data
  • Secondary Data
  • Primary vs Secondary Data

Research Methodology Design

Qualitative Research Design for Data Collection

  • Research Design
  • Qualitative Research Design for Data Collection
  • Research Research Methodology
  • Qualitative Research Instruments

Quantitative Research Design for Data Collection

  • Research Design
  • Quantitative Research Design for Data Collection
  • Quantitative Research Methodologies
  • Quantitative Research Methods and Instruments  

For more information, view the Scholarly Communication: Research Data Management page

UPLOAD YOUR RESEARCH DATA TO RHODES DIGITAL COMMONS (RESEARCH DATA) - This is the institutional FigShare platform

Data

Data is a scholarly product (like journal articles and books)     

Research data are not only a by-product of scientific research, nor a simple means to (article) publication. They often have a much longer shelf life than the scientific publications they underpin:

  • They constitute the evidence needed to verify and validate published claims.

  • They can be reused for follow-up or new research, for teaching, etc.

Therefore, research data should be cared for as first-class research objects. RDM is about exactly that. Ghent University

Many kinds of data created as part of a research project are subject to the same rights as literary or artistic work. Such items acquire rights like copyright or more general Intellectual Property rights when they are created. This gives the rights owner control over the exploitation of their work, such as the right to copy and adapt the work, the right to rent or lend it, the right to communicate it to the public and the right to license and distribute. UK Data Service

Upload your research data to the Rhodes Digital Commons (Research Data)