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				Create a Data Management Plan


	Easily create a data management plan for your next grant proposal using the DMPTool



Preserve & Publish Your Data


	Publish your data in Dryad for preservation and discovery
	Manage your paper or data set with a unique persistent identifier. Request a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)



Manage Your Data


	Check out these best practices for file naming, file organization, file formats, archival data storage, metadata creation and data sharing options



Find Data for Reuse


	Locate an appropriate data repository



		   

								

								
							

						

					

							

							
					
						
							Research Data Management Lifecycle
                                

							
								
									
			
				

		   

								

								
							

						

					

							

        

    

    
        
							
					
						
							Our Goal
                                

							
								
									
			
				To assist UCSC faculty, staff and students with strategies and tools for organizing, managing and preserving research data throughout the research data life cycle. 

		   

								

								
							

						

					

							

							
					
						
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Scholarly Communication & eResearch Team


email: research@library.ucsc.edu


		   

								

								
							

						

					

							

							
					
						
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				UCSC ITS provides a range of research support services, including data backup.

		   

								

								
							

						

					

							

        

    

				


				
    
        
        

    

				


            	
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