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
  • Creating a Data Dictionary

UBC Dataverse Collection

• • Quick Guide to UBC Dataverse Collection – Something brief, just to get you started.
  • Extended Guide to UBC Dataverse Collection – 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 Collection – 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
  • UBC Dataverse Collection – Data Deposit Guidelines
  • UBC Dataverse Collection – Data Deaccession Guidelines
  • 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.

DMP Assistant

• • Quick Guide for Creating Simplified DMPs for Pre-Award Phase (Grant Applications)
  • Quick Guide for Creating Comprehensive DMPs for Post-Award Phase
  • DMPs – Exemplars