As federal requirements for the sharing of and public access to the products of sponsored research evolve, researchers can expect the various funding agencies to release data management planning and sharing policies. Within the past year, and in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo of February, 2013, multiple agencies including NASA and the Department of Energy have published Public Access Plans which, once in effect, will formalize the expectations and requirements for funded researchers to efficiently manage and share their data.
While there is some variation among sponsor DMP requirements, below is a list of general topics to address. Within this guide you will find more specific information and resources for meeting different data management plan (DMP) requirements.
More general information about the OSTP memo and agency Public Access Plans is available here.
While many sponsors provide specific guidance on the types of information to include in a Data Management Plan (DMP), not all do. If the funder to whom you are submitting a proposal does not have published guidelines, or if you are simply interested in developing a high level overview of data management practices for currently unfunded research, the sections described here provide a general outline for capturing necessary information.
A good resource for developing any data management plan is the DMP Tool Online.
By selecting University of New Mexico from the drop down list on the sign in page, you will be able to access templates created by our Data Librarians, as well links to UNM specific recommendations and resources.
The ICPSR provides guidance and sample language for developing data management plans.