Research Data Management

These are some selected resources which you may find useful as you start learning about and implementing RDM best practices.

Workshops and Webinars

The library offers workshops throughout the year on general research data management topics, as well as data visualization, GIS, and the use of tools such as NVivo, R, and OpenRefine for data analysis and cleaning. View our workshop calendar to see what's coming up, or e-mail research.data@ucalgary.libanswers.com to request an individual consultation or instruction session for your group.

Illuminating Research Data Management was a webinar series in 2022-2023 designed to empower UofC researchers to confidently work with data at all phases of their research program. This series was presented with the support of a SSHRC Connections grant. Click the link to view recordings of  past webinars.

Research Data Management - General

• Digital Research Alliance of Canada Training Resources - a variety of online training modules and tip sheets created by RDM experts from across Canada
• Research Data Management in the Canadian Context - an open educational resource (OER) on many different areas of research data management.
• RDM Jumpstart - an OER on RDM and computationally-aided research developed by Canadian RDM experts and graduate students
• File naming best practices 
  • Guidance from the University of British Columbia
  • Guidance from Harvard University
• Data Curation Primers - From the Data Curation Network. "Data curation primers are peer-reviewed, living documents that detail a specific subject, disciplinary area or curation task and that can be used as a reference to curate research data."
• Research Data Roadmap - An LCR-created tool to help you identify where to look for research data management support at UCalgary.

 PRISM Data/Borealis

• What is PRISM Dataverse: University of Calgary's Data Repository?
• How do I deposit data into PRISM Dataverse?
• The Borealis User Guide (hosted by Scholars Portal)

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

• Planning to Undertake Work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Data: A resource prepared by the Canadian Research Data Centre Network, including both questions to consider and resources to consult.