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Writing a data management plan: UKDA research life cycle

UKDA research data life cycle diagram

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
Processing data
  • enter data, digitise, transcribe, translate
  • check, validate, clean data
  • anonymise data where necessary
  • describe data
  • manage and store data
Anlysing data
  • interpret data
  • derive data
  • produce research outputs
  • author publications
  • prepare data for preservation
Preserving data
  • migrate data to best format
  • migrate data to suitable medium
  • back-up and store data
  • create metadata and documentation
  • archive data
Giving access to data
  • distribute data
  • share data
  • control access
  • establish copyright
  • promote data
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