Subject Guides: Research Data Management: Best Practices

Best Practices Considerations

From Stanford University Library's Guide to Data Best Practices

	Use descriptive and informative file names
	Choose file formats that will ensure long term access
	Track different versions of your documents
	Create metadata for every experiment or analysis you run
	Find helpful tools for analyzing your data
	Handle sensitive data in an appropriate manner

Data One Best Practices Document
This primer describes a few fundamental data management practices that enable the development of a data management plan, as well as how to effectively create, organize, manage, describe, preserve and share data.
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Guide to Data Management Best Practices
From Boston College Libraries.
Best Practices Guidelines
From Cornell University.