Cornell Data Management
- WorkshopsThere are a number of data-related training opportunities available to Cornellians this fall from the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research (CISER), the Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU), Mann Library, and Olin Library
- Best PracticesData Citation, File formats, File management, Glossary of data management terms, Guide to writing a Data Management Plan (DMP), Guide to writing "readme" style metadata, Introduction to intellectual property rights in data management, Metadata and describing data, Preparing tabular data for description and archiving, Sharing data
Data Management Courses
Learning how to properly manage data will be important in your scientific career, especially given the increasing requirements from funders like NSF and NIH that scientists submit data management plans with their grant proposals. Here are some links that can help you get started thinking about this in advance.
- NTRES 6600: Managing Data to Facilitate Your ResearchThis course is designed to introduce students to best practices in natural resources regarding data management and to help students create their own plans to manage their data effectively and efficiently while meeting funder and publisher requirements. This course guide covers additional tools on the following: Data management-introductory resources, Data organization, Data analysis and visualization, Data sharing and archiving, Data quality and documentation (metadata), Data management plan creation
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.
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!
eCommons: Cornell's Repository
eCommons is Cornell's digital repository, which "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."