Cornell Data Management
- Data Management Services and Workshops at CornellThere are a number of data-related training opportunities available to Cornellians from the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER), the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU), Mann Library, and Olin Library
- Best PracticesGuides on topics including data citation, file formats, file management, writing a Data Management Plan (DMP), writing "readme" style metadata, intellectual property rights in data management, metadata and describing data, preparing tabular data for description and archiving, sharing data
Sharing and Archiving Your Data
Sharing and archiving your data so that you, others in your lab group, and researchers at other institutions can find and access your data, now and in the long term, is increasingly becoming a funding requirement, as well as being good practice for research in an interdisciplinary world. There are a growing number of repositories where you can deposit your data, from Cornell's eCommons to publishers' sites to disciplinary data repositories. Below are some useful directories to repositories. There are also a lot of general factors to consider in evaluating digital repositories, some of which we will consider in class.
eCommons@Cornell
eCommons is a service of the Cornell University Library that provides long-term access to a broad range of Cornell-related digital content of enduring value. It is open to anyone affiliated with Cornell University (faculty, staff, students, or groups/organizations) as a place to store, organize, preserve, index, and redistribute materials in digital formats that may be useful for educational, scholarly, research, or historical purposes."
This library guide explains more about what is included in eCommons and how best to search for resources.
Services at Cornell for Data Sharing and Archiving
- Electronic Lab NotebookNeed to keep your lab group organized and share materials? Try LabArchives! "LabArchives is an electronic lab notebook used to store, organize, share, and publish laboratory data. It can be used for research and teaching."
Need Data Help? Cornell Data Services Is Here!
Cornell Data Services is a cross-disciplinary organization that links Cornell University faculty, staff and students with data management services and best practices to meet their research needs. Ways we can help include:
- creation and implementation of data management plans
- understanding funder requirements and data sharing & archiving
- data organization and collaboration tools
Email us for assistance with your data management questions!
DMP (Data Management Plan) Tool
"The DMPTool is a collaboration of multiple institutions, including DataONE. The DMPTool will help you:
- Create ready-to-use data management plans for specific funding agencies
- Meet funder requirements for data management plans
- Get step-by-step instructions and guidance for your data management plan as you build it
- Learn about resources and services available at your institution to help fulfill the data management requirements of your grant"
Cornell Institute for Social & Economic Research (CISER)
CISER provides a range of support, technology, and collaboration in our focus areas of data services, consulting, and training for social science researchers at Cornell. We assist with advanced data support, including reproducibility services, data discovery and use, research data management practices, statistical software training, and project team support.
- NEW Data & Reproduction ArchiveCheck out our new re-designed data & reproduction archive!
- Our CISER TeamThese are our primary areas of expertise, but you can also get more assistance from our Help Desk.
- Data ServicesCISER will help you find, understand, store, and work with all aspects of data across various security levels.
- ResearchOur team can provide support, collaboration, and partnership for sponsored and other innovative research projects.
- ConsultingOur specialists can help you in research design, data access, and data management. Our accessible expertise spans the entire research and data lifecycles.
- TrainingCISER provides instruction on data, tools, and processes for social science research – from workshops, to classrooms, to individualized training.
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