Better Data Management in 5 Practices

Why should I care?

Click picture to play, 5 minutes will show you just how bad it can get. This short video is a great introduction to why data management is needed for researchers.

Reflections:

• What are some things you have identified NOT to do?
• What are some measures that you can take to prevent these?
• Why do these still matter if you are not sharing the data outside of your own group?

Small habits, big difference: 5 practices

Use the tabs in the navigation section to learn more.

• File backup
• File naming and organization
• File documentation
• File security
• File future-proofing

The checklist template in the resources tab provides a starting point to customize your own data management checklist.

You may also check out the original MIT workshop that inspired this workshop.