Managing data to facilitate your research
In an era that confronts us with an overwhelming capacity to collect data, knowing how to manage data is essential. Funders and publishers are increasingly concerned with data management and sharing, and data management is just as important for the individual researcher or lab group trying to document and organize files, track scientific output, and perform quality control. Many of these skills are learned by trial and error, or passed on by peers. In this working session, co-led by Research Data Management Service Group consultant Sarah Wright and Jill Wilson, we will speed up that process, focusing on some basic, practical strategies for data management, saving you time and enabling you to focus your efforts on your research.
Topics we’ll discuss include:
- what is data?
- file naming and organization
- documenting your data
- storage and backup
- where to get help with data-related questions
- additional data management topics as needed – bring your questions for open discussion