Sherry LakeData Management ConsultantResearch Data ServicesUniversity of Virginia LibraryOctober 21, 2014

http://dmptool.org

Who’s Requiring Data Management?

Require a Data Management Plan (DMP) Require Sharing of Results – per a Data Policy

• National Science Foundation• National Institutes of Health• National Oceanographic and

Atmospheric Research (NOAA)• Institute of Museum and Library

Services (IMLS)• National Endowment of Humanities

– office of digital humanities (NEH)

• NASA• NEH – Preservation & Access• IES – Institute of Education

Sciences

This list is not inclusive.

Memo released February 22, 2013

• Direct results of federally funded scientific research are made available…

• Federal research agencies funding more than $100M/year must develop plan to make the results (papers and data) of federally funded research available to the public within one year of publication

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf

Update March 2014

• All required agencies have submitted plans• OMB & OSTP reviewed and commented on plans• Agencies working to identify infrastructure

solutions to support their plans• Department of Energy’s plan has been released• Expecting some before the end of 2014

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/OpenAccess_March-2014.pdf

Goals of the DMPTool

I. To provide researchers a simple way to create a DMP for their funding agency

• Questions asked by the agency• Additional explanation/context provided by the

agency• Links to the agency website for policies, help,

guidance

Goals of the DMPTool

II. To provide researchers with DMP information from their home institution

• Resources and services to help them manage data

• Help text for specific questions• Suggested answers to questions; easy to cut-N-

paste

http://dmptool.org

Log in

Select Institution

You will be redirected UVa’s NetBadge Login page

Dashboard overview of

DMPs

Create new DMP

Start a new plan

OR Copy an existing DMP

Select Funder

Fill out basic information about the plan

Answer questions

Instructions & help

Funder Requirements

Preview plan

Goes to DMConsu

lt for Review

Export plan .rtf, .pdf

UVa Data Management Plan Support

To ensure that all NSF proposals coming out of the University of Virginia meet the data management plan requirements, researchers are encouraged to consult with staff in the U.Va. Library's Data Management Consulting Group (DMConsult).

Benefits of DMConsult Reviewing DMPs:• Helps researcher understand what is required• Make sure the plan meets requirements• Make sure the sharing plan can be implemented

Goals

• ALL DMPs reviewed by DMConsult before submitted– Provide feedback on submitted DMPs

• More researchers to use the DMPTool• Include DMConsult services in notices

sent out through your Grants Admin list

Data Management Consulting Group

Research Data Services

University of Virginia Library

dmconsult@virginia.edu

http://data.library.virginia.edu/data-management/dmp-support/