What is Research Data?

The term “research data” applies to all research-related analog data, documents, and objects that are to be digitized in the course of a given research process as well as to “born digital” (i.e., originally created in a digital medium) data, documents, and objects produced in the course of a research process and/or that are the object or result of such a process. Read more

What is Research Data Management?

The management of research data includes the generation, organization, documentation, storage, back-up, archiving, sharing, and publication of data. Read more

The Research Data Lifecycle

Data often have a longer lifespan than the research projects that create them. Read more

The Benefits of Research Data Management

Increased and improved subsequent use, visibility, transparency, and efficiency are just a few of the benefits of research data management, a key component of good scientific practice. Read more

Further Information

You can find further information related to research data and research data management on the information platform forschungsdaten.info and the wiki of the German-speaking RDM community at forschungsdaten.org.

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