We offer hands-on, engaged support for all your questions and challenges in data management for all disciplines across CMU and all types of data. Email us at data@cmu.libanswers.com to get started!
Here are some examples of the support we can provide:
Grant Support
- Pre-proposal consultation for writing Data Management Plans (DMPs)
- Customized strategies for data management planning & implementation
- Support for DMPTool, with templates for specific funding agencies & a standard DMP template for CMU
- Up-to-date information on funding agency requirements for data
Operational Data Management Support
- Recommended practices for organizing, describing, sharing, publishing, & preserving data
- Standards for file naming, metadata, storage, security, & documentation
- Data management needs assessment
- Consultations for research data management practices
- Data management planning for projects or publications
Education & Outreach
- Data literacy education for students & research groups
- Advice on lab protocols to ensure continuity in the research group
- Educational resources & customized training in partnership with other CMU resources
- Collaboration with faculty as active grant participants on research projects & workshops
Data Sharing & Reuse
- Options for sharing & publishing research data and meeting funder requirements
- Resources for data repositories in your discipline
- Advice on data formats and metadata that meet repository requirements
- Guidance on copyright & licensing for your research data & publications
