Monthly Archives: November 2017

Data management checklist

Numerous aspects of research data management should be considered and addressed at the beginning of the research. Use this checklist to follow best practices for your data management plan.
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Data storage is not digital preservation

There is an ongoing misperception that simply storing and backing-up research data is equivalent to the preservation guaranteed by long-term archiving. Here we present several aspects of the long-term archiving process.
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What is research data management

Research data management (RDM) includes all measures taken to ensure that data is and remains usable. For this to be successful and sustainable, data management must be established as an integral part of the research processes and form a part of scholars’ routines so they can actively and consciously shape the lifecycle of their research data. In this toolbox, you will find a series of posts about the management of research data.
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Open Access Workshop for African Studies

A workshop about open access took place on 2nd and 3rd November 2017 at the Specialised Information Service for African Studies at the Frankfurt University Library. The slides are available here (in German).
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How can I share it

The Can I Share It look-up tool provides academic researchers with an easy way to check where a journal article can be shared in line with the paper’s access and usage rights.
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