Training young researchers for an open future
Trieste, 8th of July 2015
Ignasi Labastida Juan
Oficina de Difusió del Coneixement
CRAI Universitat de Barcelona
 Data Management Plans
what is a DMP?
the basics
A definition
A document that outlines how researchers 
collect, organize, back up and store data they 
use in their research practice
To be taken into account
● funder requirements
● internal requirements
● research group policy
● publisher requirements
● legal issues
● place of deposit/post
The main questions
● What types of data will the project 
generate/collect?
● What standards will be used?
● How will this data be exploited and/or 
shared/made accessible for verification and 
reuse? If data cannot be made available, 
explain why
● How will this data be curated and preserved? 
Elements of a DMP
● Data Description
● Responsibility
● Access and Sharing
● Selection and Retention
● Metadata
● IPR
● Ethics and privacy
● Format
● Archiving and preservation
● Storage and backup
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/datamanagement/dmp/
how to create a DMP?
tools
Useful tools
● Purdue University
https://purr.purdue.edu/site/media/docs/dmp_self_assessmen
t.pdf
● University of Minnesota DMP Template
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MxQP-BqDv_fMF12
F2ANQ0jYDw__1xPTTXW14xdLhIyE/edit
● DMP Online
https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/
Ignasi Labastida Juan
ilabastida@ub.edu
@ignasi