Selection and preservation
Your Data Management Plan (DMP) should provide answers to the following questions:
- Which data are of long-term value and should be retained, shared, and/or preserved?
- What data repository will you choose for storing your research data after the research project has concluded?
The table below shows considerations you should make when writing your answer with an example answer to help guide your writing.
| Question: Which data are of long-term value and should be retained, shared, and/or preserved? |
| Considerations: What research data must be retained or destroyed for contractual, legal, or regulatory purposes? Which research data you choose to keep and the reasoning behind this? Possible future uses for your research data |
| Example answer: - |
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Question: What data repository will you choose for storing your research data after the research project has concluded? |
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Considerations: Which research data repository you have chosen and the reasoning behind this Estimated overall volume of research data selected for storage and preservation within this data repository Any costs associated with storing your research data in your chosen repository The length of research data retention and preservation within a research data repository |
| Example answer: - |