Research Data Management - Data Management Plan Toolkit

The involvement of libraries in research data management services has intensified in the past 18 months through the CARL Portage and Research Data Canada Federated Pilots. This flurry of activity has occurred at the same time that Treasury Board's Open Science initiative of has been launched. And while the TC3+ consultation process for data management plans has slowed in pace, these other areas of data management activity are moving forward quickly. This session will provide a review of recent data management activities in Canada that are particularly important to libraries. Key to getting out in front of research data production is the introduction of data management plans. Libraries have an important role to play in implementing DMPs and the balance of this session will provide an overview of DMP Builder and Portage support for a national generic DMP template.