Research Data Management: Data Management Tutorials & Training

If you are interested in learning more about data management and the research data cycle, the following organizations are good places to start:

• DataONE offers a primer on data management throughout the data life cycle.
• USGS Science Data Lifecycle Model illustrates the stages of data management during research and provides training modules for their model.
• Educopia Institute Electronic Theses and Dissertations Guidance Briefs are designed for those working on theses & dissertations to learn about data curation and digital longevity techniques. This includes topics on copyright, data organization, file formats, metadata, storage, and version control.

Online Tutorials & Training Courses

• Research Data Management and Sharing (Coursera) offers an IMLS-funded MOOC that provides an introduction to the concepts and issues surrounding research data management.
• MANTRA Research Data Management Training provides free online training courses on several data management topics.
• The Research Data Management Librarian Academy is a free professional development for librarians, information professionals and others who work in a researcher intensive environment.