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The Data Management Templates Project is a compilation of templates that can be used at different stages of the research project to maximize best practices in data management. The templates were created for Oregon State University but are generic and should be suitable for any discipline or institution. They are published under a CC0 license so that they can be modified as needed. We also give you guidance on how to fill out the templates, examples of completed documents and instructions for publishing your documents on Github Pages.
Included in the project are the following data management document templates:
This template will help researchers take a Data Management Plan created in the proposal stages of a grant, and implement it. The goal is that this document will have specific guidelines to help the researchers in the project to manage data in a coordinated manner. This should be a living document that can be updated during the project as needed. Hosting this template in GitHub is a good way of keeping track of the modifications in this document.
View The Template: Implementation Plan Template
Download The Template : For more information on how to download files from our repository go here.
The template is available in the following formats:
Markdown | Word Document (Coming soon) | LaTeX (Coming soon)
Example : A fictional example that shows what this document could look like for a specific research project.
Data Management Implementation Document Example
Disagreements between the members of a team regarding the sharing of research data during the project is a common occurrence. This Internal Data Sharing Plan is designed so that researchers will make decisions about data sharing and data attribution at the beginning of the project, to minimize disagreements down the road. This document makes sure everyone has the information they need to decide when and how to share data internally during the development of the research.
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Internal Data Sharing Plan
Download The Template : For more information on how to download files from our repository go here.
The template is available in the following formats:
Markdown | Word Document (coming soon) | LaTeX (comming soon)
Example : A fictional example that shows what this document could look like for a specific research project.
Internal Data Sharing Document Example
A Documentation File (sometimes referred to as README file) has information about datasets that are made publicly available in data repositories. This document ensures that others have all the information they need to understand and potentially reuse the data, it identifies the authors of the dataset so that they can be contacted if needed, and clarify the terms of use of the data.
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Implementation Plan Template
Download The Template : For more information on how to download files from our repository go here.
The template is available in the following formats:
Markdown | Word Document (comming soon)| LaTeX (comming soon)
Example : A fictional example that shows what this document could look like for a specific dataset.
Documentation File Example
We have provided detailed instructions on how to download, edit and upload our templates. Those intructions cane be found here: Step by step Instructions.