Announcements
- UA Libraries is in the process of redefining and expanding our support for various data tools and services. Please keep an eye out for updates to this guide over the summer months of 2019.
Subject Guide
Head of Assessment & Govt. Information
The University of Alabama Libraries
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0266
205-348-1357
Important UA Links
This guide provides an introduction to resources in the University for Data Management Plan creation and execution. Use the tabs above or the links below to find information on the following topics:
UA Office for Research Links:
Research Data Management and Curation
What is this?
In a nutshell, data management and curation entails structured processes to ensure that the data used and generated by research activities are well-described, documented, findable, retrievable, understandable, and preserved for some period of time.
Why should I be interested in this?
Effective data management results in no lost or corrupted data, easier identification and handling of data during projects and after, and more time for research activities. In addition, increasingly external funders require data management (and sharing) plans so that funded research can serve as foundations for future research and previous investments can continue to yield dividends.
Tools Shortcuts
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UA+BoxUA+Box provides a secure, managed, cloud-based toolset and storage to facilitate collaboration and anywhere-access to active files and data. All data are encrypted both in transit and storage and are maintained on domestic servers. For many applications, this storage is provided to researchers without charge.
Government Regs
OSTP Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (March 20, 2014): Improving the Management of and Access to Scientific Collections
Open Science
Open science is defined by a paradigmatic shift from an exclusive/hierarchical model of research and research dissemination toward a model that is flatter, more collaborative, and accessible to wider audiences that include both the experts and non-experts.
SHARE is a higher education initiative whose mission is to maximize research impact by making research widely accessible, discoverable, and reusable. To fulfill this mission SHARE is developing services to gather and freely share information about research and scholarly activities across their life cycle. Making research and scholarship freely and openly available encourages innovation and increases the diversity of innovators.
SHARE is a partnership between the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Center for Open Science (COS), underwritten in part by generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additionally, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is supporting SHARE in a project to integrate digital humanities into the scholarly web. The SHARE initiative was founded in 2013 by ARL, the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).