Breaking theData Management

BarrierKristin Briney

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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10 years ago…

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The average researcher?

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Example: metadata

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Data Management

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Data Management

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Data management should not be a wall, rather a door to better things…

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Data management makes forhappier

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A Crash Course in Data Management

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Follow the 3-2-1 Rule• 3 copies of your data• In 2 locations• On more than 1 type of storage hardware

Take Better Notes• Data without documentation are often unusable

Organize Your Files• Pick a system• Get in the habit• Work out a system with your coworkers

• Also helps to name your files consistently

Review Your Data Security Plan• If you have sensitive data, make a plan• Who has access?• Strategies to limit access• Who’s responsible?

• Make sure everyone knows the plan

Check Your Old Files• Do you know where your old data are?• And the documentation?

• Do you still have the software to read the files?• Is the hardware old or becoming obsolete?

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Slow and steadywins the race

Thanks!@KristinBriney

briney@uwm.edu