Cambridge University Library - Digital Data Management

What are my responsibilities for data management and planning?
How can I best address funders' data management requirements?
How will data management affect budgeting for my project?
Who can help me incorporate data management and planning in my funding application?

Are research data or data derivatives protected by copyright law?
What are my intellectual property rights with regard to research data at University of Cambridge?
What rights do other people have to request my work - i.e. Freedom of Information Act (FOI)?

What does the law require?
Does my project need a review by a university ethics board?
How should I obtain informed consent?
How should I store my sensitive or confidential data?
How do I share or publish my findings for research using sensitive or confidential data?
How do I contact the University's Data Protection Officer?
How do I create a secure password that I can remember?
How can I avoid compromising data through computer viruses?
What online courses are available on data protection?

Organising Your Data

How should I organise my files?
What do I need to consider when creating a file name?
How should I name my files, so that I know which document is the most recent version?
Is there any way I can rename large numbers of files at the same time?

What training resources are available to help me manage references and avoid inadvertant plagarism?
What is 'reference management software'?
Who can help me with reference conventions and formats for my academic discipline or particular project?

Accessing Your Data

How can I access my files remotely?
I use multiple devices to transfer and access files. How do I keep them all straight?
How can I access the internet on other universities' campuses?
How can I access Cambridge University resources (such as e-journals) when I'm off-site?

What should I include when citing static data sources?
What should I include when citing data sources that may change over time?
How do I cite data from digital repositories (online open archives), data centres, and public sources?
How do I encourage other researchers to cite my data?
Who can give me discipline-specific advice on citations?

What should I do when I receive an FOI request?
What is the difference between an FOI request and EIR request, and how do my responsibilities differ?
What are my rights as a researcher for declining to provide data in response to an FOI or EIR request?
How do I contact the university's FOI officer?
Who do I contact about requests for environmental data?
How can I use the Freedom of Information Act to conduct my research?

Looking After Your Data

I usually store my data on a department or college network drive. Does that mean it's backed up?
I don't have access to backed up network space (or enough backed up network space). How should I back up my data?
How should I choose what back-up storage media to use?
How should I choose what to back up and when?
How can Back-up software or online services help me?
How do I know my back-up is working?

What is a digital repository?
Why would I put my data in a digital repository?
I worked hard to collect this data! Doesn’t this give someone else the chance to scoop me?
How do I put my digital files in a repository?
If I published my paper/data in a peer-reviewed journal, can I still deposit it in an open digital repository?
How do I find and access data in digital repositories?