However, many researchers have found the following statement to be a useful starting point in describing IUScholarWorks: Language for data management plans will differ depending on the project and the funder. I want to use IUScholarWorks to preserve and share my data. If none of the above solutions are appropriate for your data and you need unique or specific features, look for an established, well-supported, open repository like Zenodo or Harvard’s Dataverse.It is completely free, operated by the Libraries, and designed to support funder requirements. If you have no appropriate disciplinary repository, would rather not pay fees to deposit data, or prefer to keep your data with your institution, consider Indiana University’s institutional repository IUScholarWorks.Do they all recommend the same repository for sharing data? Alternately, take a look at to see a registry of disciplinary repositories.

If you aren’t sure, check author guidelines for the top three journals in your field. If there is a widely-used disciplinary repository in your domain, consider choosing that repository.If in doubt, e-mail iuswdata If a repository is mandated by a funding organization, researchers must use this repository for sharing data This question is best answered on a case-by-case basis, but there are general guidelines that researchers can use to make the best choice. How do I choose a repository for my data? A detailed, step-by-step video is provided on the Open Scholarship website. To create a data management plan using one of these templates, log in to the tool using IU credentials and select the relevant funder from the list provided. To browse requirements for a specific funder, navigate to the DMP Requirements section and search for or select a funder from the list provided. The tool has prefabricated templates for each directorate/division across funding organizations. Indiana University is a member of the DMPTool, a tool that walks users through creating, reviewing, and sharing a data management plan. Where do I find data management plan requirements? In other cases, researchers are expected to use their discretion in selecting an appropriate data sharing solution.

In some cases, individual directorates/divisions will provide or endorse a data repository, for example the Arctic Data Center for NSF-funded science on the Arctic, or GenBank, the NIH genetic sequence database. Commercial publishers, universities, non profits, and government data centers all worked to support researchers working to comply with new data sharing guidelines. This contributed to a landscape of distributed solutions provided by many stakeholders in academic research. The 2013 OSTP memo was an unfunded mandate. Why can’t I preserve data with my funding agency? These public access policies hinge on the precept that research funded by taxpayer dollars should be made available to the public, industry, and research community. By October 2016, all federal agencies meeting these criteria had implemented public access policies.

Data management plans, previously required only in some circumstances by some federal agencies, became widespread. In February of 2013, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memo entitled “ Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.” This memo mandated that all federal agencies with over $100 million in annual conduct of research and development expenditures develop a plan for public access to research output. The Scholarly Communication Department offers a Data Management Planning service and works directly with PIs, grant writers, and administrators to create plans that align with funder requirements. Increasingly, writing a grant proposal also means writing a data management plan that details how data will be managed, preserved, and shared after a funded project ends.

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