Research Data Management: Data Services at USU

USU Libraries, in conjunction with the Office of Research, provide Data Services to USU Faculty, Staff, Students and associated researchers. Please don't hesitate to contact us or the Research Data Librarian if you have questions! 

Here are some common questions we get:

• 'Where should I deposit my research data?'
  • It depends on the data, but we're here to help!  Contact us or go to our Data Management Consultations and Help page: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/consultation to schedule a meeting to discuss your best options.
• 'What is the University's policy on research data?'
  • USU Policy 588: This policy governs research data produced at USU and/or with USU funding.  It gives the University the (non-exclusive) right to archive and maintain a copy of research data produced with University funding.
• 'The publisher wants me to make my data available before they will publish my article.  What do I do?'
  • Contact us or the Research Data Librarian.  We regularly help researchers make their data available in conjunction with their research articles.
• 'My funding agency is telling me I need to make my research available under their public access requirements.  What do I do?'
  • Contact us or the Research Data Librarian.  We regularly help researchers make their research available.  We also maintain a website that summarizes many of these requirements: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/agency-requirements/data_pubs
• 'My grant application requires a Data Management Plan.  What do I do?'
  • Contact us or the Research Data Librarian. Most federal funders require a Data Management Plan as a part of the grant application.  We regularly offer feedback on Data Management Plans as well as offering trainings, tutorials, and guides.
• 'What if I have sensitive human subjects or other restricted data?'
  • Contact us or the Research Data Librarian.  We regularly help researchers make customized decisions about how to store, archive and manage their sensitive research data.
• 'What training materials are available for research data management at USU?'
  • Most of our past tutorials, slide decks and instructional materials are available to researchers on our 'training materials' website: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/training-resouces/usu_training_resources
  • We are happy to come speak to your department and/or class about Data Services and Data Management topics.
• 'Where can I learn more about archiving my research data?'
  • This page includes a basic overview of options for archiving research data at USU with links to guides, best practices and tips: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/archiving-data/archive
• 'Where can I learn more about organizing my research data?'
  • This page includes a basic overview of file naming conventions and other essential elements of organizing research data for storage, archiving, and future use: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/managing-data/organize
• 'I still have questions. Where can I get more information on Research Data Services at USU?'
  • Contact us or the Research Data Librarian.  If we don't have the answers, we'll help track them down.
  • Our website includes information on consultations, instructional materials, archiving data, organizing data, data storage options, funder requirements and more: http://library.usu.edu/data-management/

This LibGuide supplements our Research Data Management Web Site.