Adapt your DMP: part 7

DMPactivities

This is the seventh and final 'Adapt your DMP' section in this tour guide. After working on this chapter, you should be able to plan for data discovery. To adapt your DMP, consider the following elements and corresponding questions:

  • Do you plan to use existing data for your research?
  • What is the purpose for which you need the data?
  • What do you want to learn from the data?
  • What type of data do you need?
  • Do you know where the data may be located?
  • How do you plan to search for the data?
  • What is the minimal required quality of the data (in terms of origin, contents, scope, size, methods, etc.)?
  • How do you plan to evaluate data quality (evaluation of metadata, tests, analysis, comparisons)?
  • What are the (expected) terms and conditions for data access and use?
  • What is the (expected) process for gaining access to the data?
  • What is the (expected) time-span of the process for gaining access to the data?
  • What are the (expected) costs for data access and use?

For easy reference, we have put together a list of DMP-questions for all chapters in this tour guide. You can view and download the checklist as pdf (CESSDA, 2018a) or editable form (CESSDA, 2018b), and keep them as a reference while you are studying the contents of this guide.