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.

Download the amalgamated dataset: https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/SDITUG

Project Team: Rebeca Gaston Jothyraj (RDM Assistant - 2024), Shrey Acharya (RDM Assistant - 2023), Sarthak Behal (RDM Assistant 2022-23), Danica Evering and Isaac Pratt (RDM Specialists), Debbie Lawlor (Developer).

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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.

Biosignature Suites: Using Connections between Microbes and Minerals to understand Biogenic Carbonates

Original Source

University of New Mexico; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This DMP aims to collect samples from the field to better understand biogenic carbonates through investigating microbes and minerals.

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

Original Source

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

Original Source

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.

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.

VDL Student Data Management Record

Original Source

McMaster University

This is a student data management record created by the vascular dynamics lab. Although it was created for students working within this lab and is structured for kinesiology related research, it has broad applicability as an exit protocol for labs working across Natural and Health Sciences.