Research Data Management at TRU

Create a DMP Builder account and add information about your project to the template. The Data Management Plan you produce with DMP Builder is ready to be added to grant application forms.

Top pick for RDM learning and training. This page is a huge collection of great resources.

The First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession – more commonly known as OCAP® – assert that First Nations have control over data collection processes, and that they own and control how this information can be used.

A guide to the FAIR Principles. On this page as well is a guide on how to apply them to your data.

Registry of research data repositories

Learn more about data in the research lifecycle.

Hundreds of DMPs from various research projects in Canada.

Scroll down to "DMP Exemplars" for a list of example DMPs by discipline.

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Tools and resources about sensitive data for researchers.

Decision tree to help researchers determine if data can be shared.

From Government of Canada Panel on Research Ethics.

A guide intended to help researchers minimize disclosure risk when sharing data from human participants.

(UK resource) Includes ethics checklist.

For considering which species' data should be protected.

This resource includes a matrix for assessing risk of harm and guidance for generalizing spatial information.

McMaster University's guide on data security, including good encryption resources.

Open Data Commons is the home of a set of legal tools and licenses to help you publish, provide and use open data.

A California based organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share through their release of copyright licenses available free of charge to the public. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators.

TRU Library guide about data and statistics.

This guide contains information about choosing a journal, predatory publishing, author rights, and research impact.

Guide for advanced searching and research techniques for literature reviews.

This guide provides an overview of citation management and its benefits, and information about getting started with either RefWorks, Mendeley, or Zotero.

Sources to find open access data.

More information about TRUSpace and how to submit.