Data Management Plan Database

A Data Management Plan (DMP) describes how you will manage, store, secure, document, and share research data. DMPs can vary broadly across disciplines, methodologies, and data types. DMPs are a growing requirement for grants, and can also guide data practices for individuals and teams. DMP Assistant is a free webtool that guides you through drafting your DMP and the easiest way to start building a DMP. 

Our database gathers examples from across the world including DMPs from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Qualitative DMP Competition, DataOne, Digital Curation Centre, Liber, the Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance, and UC San Diego Research Data Curation into one searchable, open-access platform. 

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Arthropod responses to grassland nutrient limitation

 Original Source
DataOne
This DMP aims to collect data to investigate the effect nutrient limitation in grasslands on arthropod community diversity and growth levels.

Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations, Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, 2011-2013

 Original Source
DataOne
This DMP aims to collect data on the CO2 concentrations present in the air on Mauna Lao, a remote island observatory.

Data Management Plan for Computational reproducibility in High-Performance Computing (HPC)

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Digital Research Alliance of Canada; University of Waterloo

This DMP example show uses a case study of relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics data to show how management strategies can support computational reproducibility in High-Performance Computing. Data are the inputs and outputs of the numerical simulation model.

Data Management Plan for Ecohydrology Research Group

 Original Source
Digital Research Alliance of Canada; University of Waterloo
This is a data management plan example created by the Ecohydrology Research Group at the University of Waterloo. It presents a sample DMP for research work within the field involving laboratory, chemical, biological and numerical data.

Data Management Plan for UVic’s Groundwater Science and Sustainability Research Group

 Original Source
University of Victoria
This DMP is created for the Groundwater Science and Sustainability Research Group at the University of Victoria. The DMP aims to collect various forms of data, with an emphasis on geospatial data, and is inspired by the ecohydrology specific DMP template at UVic.

Data Management Plan Template: Water Quality Research

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University of Waterloo; McMaster University; The Gordon Foundation; University of Saskatchewan; Wilfrid Laurier University; Digital Research Alliance of Canada
This is a template DMP for oceanographic research to generate water quality data.

Evidence for Dynamic Weakening Mechanisms in the San Andreas Fault: Microgeochemistry and microthermometry of Fault related Rocks from SAFOD core and Exhumed Fault

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Utah State University; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance
This DMP aims to collect data by analyzing the rocks from the San Andreas Fault Zone to better understand processes, particularly dynamic weakening that lead to the generation of earthquakes.

Migration of legacy data to new media formats for long-time storage and maximum visibility: Modern pollen data from the Canadian Arctic

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University of Colorado Boulder; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance
This DMP aims to collect data along a stretch of the Canadian Artic to establish a baseline level of pollen that will be compared to current modern levels of pollen so that the effect of climate change on the Artic and subarctic ecosystems can be ascertained.

Rio Grande Basin Hydrologic Geodatabase Compendium

 Original Source
DataOne
This DMP aims to collect data on water resources of the Rio Grande in an effort to create a geodatabase.

Understanding and Designing Social Media for Civil Engagement

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University College Dublin; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance
This DMP will collect data from social media as well as interviews to investigate how "users leverage social media to influence public and social policy."
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