Extension Guide

• Overview
• Make a plan
  • Data Management Planning
  • Funder Requirements
• Organize Your Data
  • Consistent file organization
  • File format for long-term access
• Describe Your Data
  • Metadata
• Store Your Data
  • Data Security and Storage
  • Options & Best Practices
• Share Your Data
  • Benefits of Data Sharing
  • Data Sharing for Archival and Preservation Purposes
  • Considerations in Data Sharing

Contact dataservices@vt.edu for data management questions, for assistance in creating your data management and sharing plans, and for data management aspects to consider within your research project.

• Data horror stories compiled by Kristin Briney
• Data Stories compiled by DataONE