Research data management refers to the processes applied through the lifecycle of a research project to guide the collection, documentation, storage, sharing and preservation data resulting from research, scholarship, or other creative works (Tri-Agency, 2021).
This brief video introduces you to the data lifecycle and the importance of research data management. Further information can be found on the Pathways to Research Data Management Open Science Framework page.
The lifecycle of research data often exceeds the time span of the research project responsible for creating it. It is important that data are well managed and curated over the course of a research project in terms of their organization, description, and preservation, so that they can be reused in future research over the long term.
This video reviews the key stages of the research data lifecycle (UK Data Service).
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