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Research Data Management

This guide contains information about research data management and best practices for faculty, researchers and graduate students

About Data Information Literacy

Data information literacy is a set of skills needed to manage research data effectively. Listed below by category are resources that will help you acquire these skills.

Documentation and Metadata

DataONE tutorials
Program of educational tutorials on research data management from DataOne.org.
Short course on data management
A series of educational modules for scientists about management research data, from the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners.
International DOI Federation
Website of the non-profit organization that assigns Digital Object Identifiers.

Security, Ethics, and Ownership

Rowan University Office of Research Compliance
Policies, procedures, and training materials on Responsible Conduct of Research, ethics, the Institutional Review Board, etc.
Rowan University Office of Technology Commercialization
Policies, FAQs, and forms about intellectual property and invention disclosure.
RowanSOM Research Information
Cooper University Hospital & Kennedy Health IRB Information

Preservation and Sharing

Publisher sharing policies
Links to publication and data sharing policies of the big STEM publishers.