Information contained in a data management plan describes your plan for addressing many aspects of working with data. A DMP need not be lengthy, but it will typically address many relevant aspects of your data, including but not limited to:
- Types of data: What is the source of your data? In what formats are your data? Will your data be fixed or will it change over time? How much data will your project produce?
- Contextual details (metadata): How will you document and describe your data?
- Storage, backup and security: How and where will you store and secure your data?
- Provisions for protection/privacy: What privacy and confidentiality issues must you address?
- Policies for re-use: How may other researchers use your data?
- Access and sharing: How will you provide access to your data by other researchers? How will others discover your data?
- Archiving and providing access: What are your plans for preserving the data and providing long-term access?
Source: Harvard University Library
