Data Management

Data can be represented in many forms throughout the course of the research process and is most valuable when managed properly. The following resources are provided to support effective data storage, data sharing, and data management:

Harvard University Data Management Resources

University Data Security and Management - University guidance on the management and security of research data

Data Management Resources for NSF Proposals  - FAS data management resources for NSF proposal development

Harvard Library Data Management Resources  - Harvard library system resources on data management

Dataverse  - University/open source research data repository software

Open source material and literature for the support of data management

"Data Management for Researchers," Briney, 2015

Research Data Management: A Primer, National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

"The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship," 2016

OpenRefine - Open source resource for working with messy data