Storage and sharing data during a project
Your Data Management Plan (DMP) should provide answers to the following questions:
- Where will you store your research data?
- How will you share research data during the research project with colleagues and/or collaborators?
- How will you manage backup of your research data during the research project?
The table below shows considerations you should make when writing your answer with an example answer to help guide your writing.
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Question: Where will you store your research data? |
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Considerations: What secure storage tool you will store research data on? (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint/Teams, Microsoft OneDrive) What temporary storage options must be used? (e.g. camera’s SD card) How the data will be transferred from and then removed from a temporary storage location |
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| Question: How will you share research data during the research project with colleagues and/or collaborators? |
| Considerations: If actively sharing research data is necessary (e.g. may not be necessary if all files are stored in shared workspace)
If needed, what sharing options are chosen to transfer files, e.g. sharing buttons in specific programs How sharing is managed with different types of research partners |
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| Question: How will you manage backup of your research data during the research project? |
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Considerations: Whether storage systems have automatic file backup systems integrated by default (e.g. cloud systems like Microsoft SharePoint) Full descriptions of any manual backup processes used, including archival and dating files |
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