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Data Guides

Managing Data

- UBC Library Research Commons Open Educational Resource (OER) – GitHub-based, open source, computationally reproducible, self-paced training on all things RDM, including directory structures, file naming, file formatting, Data Management Plans, data deposits and much more.
- UBC Library RDM DataGuide – A guide we have developed to get you started on Research Data Management.
- Good Enough Research Data Management – This very brief guide presents a set of good data management practices that researchers can adopt, regardless of their data management skills and levels of expertise.
- Where Should I Deposit My Data?
- File naming guidelines
- File format recommendations
- Directories Structure
- Creating a README for Your Dataset

UBC Dataverse Collection

- Quick Guide to UBC Dataverse – Something brief, just to get you started.
- Extended Guide to UBC Dataverse – More detailed information about data discovery, file formats, DOIs, Private URLs, access control, licenses, file size, version control and more.
- Admin Guide to UBC Dataverse – A deeper dive into how to create and customize your own dataverses and sub-dataverses, design widgets, permissions, themes and guestbooks.
- Role Allocation in UBC Dataverse Collection – This guide explains how repository roles are allocated and managed
- Brief Guide – Dataverse Metadata – Ensure your datasets are discoverable by using good metadata.
- Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide – More detailed definitions, tips and examples for each metadata field in the citation block.
- Dataverse Curation Guide – Step-by-step instructions for curating new datasets deposited in Dataverse.

Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR)

- FRDR overview
- FRDR documentation – Detailed information about all aspects of the FRDR service.

Dryad

- Link your ORCID account with UBC CWL.
- Dryad FAQs, including Metadata requirements and File requirements
- dryad2dataverse documentation

DMP Assistant

Last updated on October 13, 2023 @11:30 am