With the release of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, researchers will be required to implement data management practices.
- Research data are an important research output and the agencies believe that data collected through the use of public funds should be responsibly and securely managed and, where ethical, legal and commercial obligations allow, be available for reuse by others.
- To this end, the agencies support the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) guiding principles for research data management and stewardship.
This webpage offers solutions to help researchers be good data stewards.
Data management plans
To create a data management plan, use DMP Assistant
- When you CREATE ACCOUNT, choose the University of Waterloo as your ORGANISATION
Find a data repository
We recommend using a discipline-specific repository or one that is mandated by funding agencies or journals.
Find research data repositories from various academic disciplines using:
- re3data.org: Registry of Research Data Repositories
- Guidance on how to select a data repository
If you are not using a discipline-specific repository, here are our recommendations:
- University of Waterloo Dataverse Collection
- Best for files up to 3 GB
- Deposit guidelines for Waterloo Dataverse
- Federated Research Data Repository
- Good for file sizes up to 50 GB
Training
The following resources are meant as quick guides. For more topics or more depth, please see "More training options" in the right-hand column
- De-identification of data
- Provides guidance to help Canadian researchers minimize disclosure risk when sharing data collected from human participants
- Brief guide - create an effective data management plan
- Repository options in Canada
