To deposit data with Dataverse, please follow the instructions listed in this guide:
Depositing Data in York U Dataverse @ Scholars Portal: A Quick Guide
Need help with research data management? Contact us at yul_rdm@yorku.ca.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is research data management?
Research data management (RDM) provides guidelines on the storage, access, and preservation of research data throughout a research project. It covers the entire research project lifecycle, from drafting the research plan, to implementing it and beyond. RDM outlines terms regarding the subsequent deposit of the data with a data repository for sharing long-term management and preservation.
Want to learn more about the basics of research data management? Consult the Research Data Management (RDM) 101 module developed by Portage Network or the CIHR Research Data Management Learning Module.
What commonly-endorsed principles and standards exist for managing research data?
What is a “data management plan” and how can I create one?
To begin drafting a DMP, researchers are invited to consult the Portage Network guide for creating an effective DMP and to create an account with DMP Assistant, a nationally-endorsed tool for effective data stewardship.
Need help getting started on your data management plan? Contact the libraries at yul_rdm@yorku.ca to schedule an RDM consultation.
What can example data management plans look like?
Data Management Plan for Belgians and French in the Prairies (Portage)
Data Management Plan: Soundscape Study (Portage)
Data Management Plan for Women’s Print History Project (1750-1830) (Portage)
Digital Humanities and Secondary Data
Data Management Plan for Historical Canadian Census Data (Portage)
Mixed Methods
Data Management Plan for Mixed Methods Fictional Exemplar (Portage)
Natural Sciences
Data Management Plan for Ecohydrology Research Group (Portage)
Data Management Plan for Computational reproducibility in High-Performance Computing (HPC) (Portage)
Social Sciences
Data Management Plan for People, Places, Policies and Prospects: Affordable Rental Housing for Those in Greatest Need (Portage)
Data Management Plan for Usage of Academic Profile Websites (Portage)
Where should I store and share research data?
Risk and Security Guidelines:
Data Security Guideline: Research Involving Human Participants (York University Information Technology)
Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 2: Human Participant Research Data Risk Matrix (Portage Network)
Managing data sharing risks through de-identification:
De-identification Guidance Primer (Portage Network)
Storage options:
O365/OneDrive Security and Privacy: https://yuoffice.yorku.ca/privacy-security/
York University Information Technology Research Computing Services: https://uit.yorku.ca/faculty-staff-services/teaching-research-computing/research-computing/
Compute Canada Rapid Access Service for storage needs: https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/accessing-resources/rapid-access-service/
Compute Canada Research Portal National Services:
https://www.computecanada.ca/research-portal/national-services/
How can I best organize and document my research data?
To learn more about recommended data documentation strategies, consult the following guide:
Documentation and Supporting Material Required for Deposit (Portage Network)
Need support with data organization or data documentation? Contact the libraries at yul_rdm@yorku.ca to schedule an RDM consultation.
What should I consider when looking to comply with journal or publisher data sharing requirements?
Can I Share My Data? (Portage Network)
Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 2: Human Participant Research Data Risk Matrix (Portage Network)
Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 3: Research Data Management Language for Informed Consent (Portage Network)
Which repository should I use to share my research data?
A disciplinary data repository can be the best option for data to be properly catalogued and discovered by users in your discipline. You can consult the re3data directory and browse by discipline to generate a potential data repository list for your project.
Canadian researchers also have two national research data repositories they can use to deposit their data:
Scholars Portal Dataverse is supported by Canadian university libraries and for researchers to publish data from all disciplines. Users can create robust metadata, track changes across versions of their datasets, mint Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs), and make data open or restricted.
The Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) is a platform for sharing open and large data sets as well as a national data discovery engine.
Researchers can learn more about repository choices using the following guides:
Repository Options in Canada: A Portage Guide
Generalist Repository Comparison Chart
Recommended Repositories for COVID-19 Research Data
Have questions about your disciplinary data repository options? Contact us at yul_rdm@yorku.ca.
Need to deposit data to the York University’s institutional data repository?
To deposit data with Dataverse, please follow the instructions listed in this guide:
Depositing Data in York U Dataverse @ Scholars Portal: A Quick Guide
For more information on best practices for depositing research data, consult the below guides:
Documentation and Supporting Material Required for Deposit (Portage Network)
Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide (Portage Network)
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