Most of you had already created your DMP (data management plan) or will have to in a feasible feature. It can be either painful and administrative or a value-added and positive experience. With the DMPonline pilot, we aim to minimalise the burden, streamline the process, and make it a useful and beneficial activity for all members of the research community.
What is DMP?
DMP is a strategic research document. It aims to describe in enough detail all research data-related elements reflecting the various stages of research and different research-related activities. In simple terms, any DMP can answer the following questions:
- WHAT data? & WHERE it is?
- What is the ORGANISATION of data & HOW is data MANAGED? What metadata is available?
- Who can ACCESS data & what SECURITY measures are in place?
- What data and where it is PUBLISHED & ARCHIVED? What LICENSE is used
Currently, DMP is required by most of the funding agencies and some internal processes e.g.ethical approval. However, any research project should consider creating a DMP in order to have a strong current and future understanding of your research data.
Why Piloting DMPonline?
By introducing the DMPonline, a web-based tool that can streamline the process of creating the DMP we aim not only to address current points of pain but also to improve your experience and introduce new elements, such as feedback loop and EPFL-tailored advice. Basic reusability of crated DMPs is also included and a collaborative approach when creating a new plan is available for you and your team.
How you can join?
It is easy. Just create an account, associate it with SWITCH-ID and you are ready to create your plan. If you used the DMPonline in the past and you already have an account there, please contact us directly.