LibGuides: Researcher Skills Toolkit: Why is data management important?

Manage data

Why is data management important?

Helps to maintain reliable and accurate data throughout the research process
Facilitates data reproducibility and reuse after completion and validation of results, making the best use of public resources
Helps to provide clarity for everyone involved – who owns the data, who is responsible for managing the data during and at the end of the research
Communicates research results responsibly, enabling others to replicate outcomes and reducing duplicate data collection
Helps to increase the impact and visibility of your research
Enhances data security and minimizes the risk of data loss
Meets publisher and funder requirements for access to data
Well-described and shared data can increase collaboration and opportunities for funding.

Enables compliance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Ensures that researchers retain data arising from funded outputs, sharing where possible.

Meets organisational custodial and curatorial responsibilities for research data
Helps researchers to comply with Institutional data management and storage policies.

In this video University of Newcastle Library staff discuss why managing research data is important, what a data management plan is, and use of the University's Data Management Dashboard.