What's New?
Information Technology Services, Queen’s University Library and the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio, including the Centre for Advanced Computing, are partnering to equip the research community with resources that align with best practices in research data management, funder requirements and ethical, legal and commercial obligations.
The Research Data Storage Finder is an interactive, self-service tool to help researchers and research staff identify and evaluate available research data storage and backup options for the entirety of a research project. An open-source Storage Finder Tool code was developed by Cornell University and many American and Canadian universities (e.g., University of Toronto, McMaster University) have already adapted the tool for their local contexts.
Queen's researchers, students, and staff supporting research are invited to participate in a trial of the Queen's Research Data Storage Finder between January 13, 2025 and January 31, 2025. Please reach out to RDM specialists for more information.
What is Research Data Management?
Research data management (RDM) refers to the processes applied through the lifecycle of a research project to guide the collection, documentation, storage, sharing and preservation of research data (). A key component of research excellence, the importance of RDM practices are increasingly recognized world-wide to ensure the responsible conduct of research, to save resources during the research process, and to contribute to research impacts.
Data management plans and the deposit of research data are steadily being requested for funding applications and/or journal submissions. Consult our team when applying to a Tri-Agency grant that requires a data management plan at the time of grant submission and/or when collaborating with external partners on projects that involve sharing data – you may need to establish a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) or Data Transfer Agreement (DTA).
Support Available for Queen’s Researchers
The Research Data Management team in the Vice-Principal Research portfolio can assist you with:
- Aligning the adoption of the Queen’s RDM Institutional Strategy with wise practices in RDM;
- Support development of and improvements to research-centric tools, technologies and service supports; and
- The development of DMPs in relation to grant applications.
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Tri-Agency RDM Policy
In March 2021, was released to support Canadian research excellence by promoting best practices in research data management and stewardship.
The policy includes three pillars:
The development of institutional RDM strategies
Data Management Plans for grant applications
Data deposit for grant-funded projects
Queen’s released its Institutional RDM Strategy in 2022 to promote the use of wise and responsible research data management practices. The strategy outlines various approaches to institutional support for RDM tools, resources, and infrastructure, awareness-raising activities, and special considerations.
As part of a pilot program, data management plans (DMP) were required for several . Queen’s Research Services and the support the research community in the for these pilot grant applications and for DMPs needed for any other research project.
Implementation for the data deposit requirement is forthcoming. supports researchers with resources and services to support data deposit and sharing, including managing and curating data deposits in the Queen's Dataverse Collection.