Managing research data is important - very important! I find, however, as I speak to researchers around campus, what they really want to do is their research. Messing with the intricacies of managing their research data is really not what they want to do. I know, go figure! Researchers are now being required to submit data management plans with their research proposals, but often they see this as a "check this off the list" kind of activity that they must do right as they prepare to submit the application. What many would really like is a standard boilerplate two page plan that they can append to their application. As requirements become more stringent, and as peer reviewers and program officers become savvier, it becomes more important for researchers to be more careful and more diligent. Additionally there are new requirements for sharing the results of federally funded research. This adds another level of complexity to the process.
This space will be a place to highlight new developments, tools, services, and training to assist researchers in meeting this challenge. Let's do it!
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