Research Guides: Data Management Planning: Best Practices

Best Practices for Data Management Planning

MIT Libraries' Data Planning Checklist
This list of data planning issues is a good tool for systematically evaluating your data management plan draft to ensure that it addresses important issues.
ICPSR Guidelines for Effective Data Management Plans
Includes numerous resources for researchers in the social sciences, including a printable booklet of best practices.
Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan
Presents simply rules that can help guide the process of creating an effective plan for managing research data.
UK Data Archive: Managing and Sharing Data Best Practice Guide
This booklet addresses preferred file formats for preservation of various types of data (images, text, geospatial data, etc.), best practices for quality control, version control, storage, migration, security, anonymization, copyright, and access.
Some Simple Guidelines for Effective Data Management
This article provides practical advice for beginners about the technical details of managing tabular data, such as hardware and software formats, and file naming.

Data Management Guides
From Boston University Libraries.
Data Management Best Practices
From Cornell University.
Research Data Services Guide
From University of Minnesota.
ICPSR Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving
From the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.