Writing a data management plan: UKDA research life cycle

The UKDA (UK Data Archive) research data lifecycle diagram (adapted from the original) shows the six stages in the lifecyle of research data.
Creating data
- design research
- plan data management (formats, storage etc)
- plan consent for sharing
- locate existing data
- collect data (experiment, observe, measure, simulate)
- capture and create metadata
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Processing data
- enter data, digitise, transcribe, translate
- check, validate, clean data
- anonymise data where necessary
- describe data
- manage and store data
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Anlysing data
- interpret data
- derive data
- produce research outputs
- author publications
- prepare data for preservation
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Preserving data
- migrate data to best format
- migrate data to suitable medium
- back-up and store data
- create metadata and documentation
- archive data
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Giving access to data
- distribute data
- share data
- control access
- establish copyright
- promote data
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Re-using data
- follow-up research
- new research
- undertake research reviews
- scrutinise findings
- teach and learn
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PILOT - Writing a data management plan by Edina, University of Edinburgh modified by Marion Kelt, GCU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/mantra/introduction.html