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The following resources have been contributed by members of the national curation and data management communities, and reviewed by the Portage Curation Expert Group. Resources are arranged by keywords.
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- Dataverse » 2
- FAIR » 4
- MOOC » 1
- RDM » 3
- assessment » 4
- best practices » 8
- case studies » 1
- checklists and workflows » 21
- codebooks » 3
- confidentiality » 1
- data appraisal » 6
- data archiving » 3
- data citation » 1
- data cleaning » 2
- data collections » 1
- data destruction » 1
- data dictionaries » 4
- data licensing » 5
- data life cycle » 1
- data management planning » 6
- data preservation » 2
- data repositories » 3
- data reuse » 3
- data visualization » 1
- data wrangling » 2
- databases » 1
- de-identification » 6
- documentation » 9
- examples » 3
- exemplar » 1
- file formats » 11
- file naming » 5
- file structure » 1
- français » 2
- graduate students » 1
- guidance » 21
- indigenous knowledge » 3
- list » 3
- maintenance and sustainability » 1
- metadata » 5
- metadata standards » 3
- ontologies » 1
- outreach » 1
- policies » 1
- policy » 2
- preservation » 7
- qualitative data » 3
- quantitative data » 2
- readme files » 3
- reference » 15
- repository » 1
- research data licensing » 2
- scholarly communications » 1
- scholarly impact » 1
- security » 1
- sensitive data » 10
- software and tools » 20
- software licensing » 3
- template » 4
- toolkits » 2
- training » 3
- training course » 2
- training materials » 2
- version control » 1
Dataverse
FAIR
MOOC
RDM
assessment
- GBIF Generalizing Sensitive Species Occurrence Data
- SATIFYD
- CSIRO 5-star Data Rating Tool
- ARDC FAIR self assessment tool
best practices
- Smithsonian Data Management Best Practices for Naming and Organizing Files
- DataOne Data Management Skillbuilding Hub
- GBIF Generalizing Sensitive Species Occurrence Data
- DCC Curation Briefing Papers
- Primer on Data Management - What You Always Wanted to Know
- DDC Glossary of frequently used terminology
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
case studies
checklists and workflows
- UVIC - Framework for Evaluating the Reproducibility of a Data Set
- GBIF Generalizing Sensitive Species Occurrence Data
- SATIFYD
- CSIRO 5-star Data Rating Tool
- CODECHECK
- UK Data Archive - Research Data Management
- Queen's University Library Research Data Management (RD) Workflow
- Primer on Data Management - What You Always Wanted to Know
- Folder and File Naming Convention - 10 Rules for Best Practice
- File Naming Guidelines - State Archives of North Carolina
- DLCM DM Checklist
- DCN curation resources
- DCN CURATE(D) model
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- DCC Curation Lifecycle Model (with checklists)
- DCC Curation How-to Guides and Checklists
- Creative Commons (CC) - Licensing Flowchart
- Cornell University - Guide to writing 'readme' style metadata
- ARDC FAIR self assessment tool
- ANDS File Formats
- ANDS Curation Continuum
codebooks
confidentiality
data appraisal
- SATIFYD
- CSIRO 5-star Data Rating Tool
- Format Identification for Digital Objects (FIDO)
- DCN curation resources
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- DCC Curation Lifecycle Model (with checklists)
data archiving
- Creating a README for your dataset
- Queen's University Library Research Data Management (RD) Workflow
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
data citation
data cleaning
data collections
data destruction
data dictionaries
- Creating a README for your dataset
- Colectica for Microsoft Excel
- OSF How to Make a Data Dictionary
- University of Wisconsin Data Services - Data Management Data Dictionaries (video)
data licensing
- Creative Commons Chooser - Select Your License
- Creative Commons (CC) - Licensing Flowchart
- Creative Commons (CC) - Licensing Considerations
- Creative Commons (CC) - How the licenses work
- Cornell - Data Licensing
data life cycle
data management planning
- Delivering Research Data Management Services MOOC
- DMP Assistant
- DLCM DM Checklist
- DCN curation resources
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- DCC Curation Lifecycle Model (with checklists)
data preservation
data repositories
- Delivering Research Data Management Services MOOC
- Portage Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide - Version 2.0
data reuse
data visualization
data wrangling
databases
de-identification
- sdcMicro - Microdata Anonymization
- Amnesia - Data Anonymization
- De-identification Guidance
- GBIF Generalizing Sensitive Species Occurrence Data
- NLM-Scrubber - Clinical Text De-identification
- BitCurator
documentation
- RDA Metadata Standards Directory Working Group
- Creating a README for your dataset
- OSF How to Make a Data Dictionary
- University of Wisconsin Data Services - Data Management Data Dictionaries (video)
- Primer on Data Management - What You Always Wanted to Know
- ICPSR - What is a codebook?
- Cornell University - Guide to writing 'readme' style metadata
- Cornell README file template
- Cornell guide to writing readme style metadata
examples
- Concordia - Directory structure guidance
- UBC File Naming Guidelines
- Smithsonian Data Management Best Practices for Naming and Organizing Files
exemplar
file formats
- University of Edinburgh Choose the Best File Formats
- Siegfried file format identification tool
- Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats
- Dryad Opening Files Wiki
- DROID file format identification tool
- Data Curation Network Data Curation Primers
- Format Identification for Digital Objects (FIDO)
- LOC - Recommended Formats Statement
- JHOVE
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- ANDS File Formats
file naming
- UBC File Naming Guidelines
- Smithsonian Data Management Best Practices for Naming and Organizing Files
- NIST Electronic File Organization Tips
- Folder and File Naming Convention - 10 Rules for Best Practice
- File Naming Guidelines - State Archives of North Carolina
file structure
français
graduate students
guidance
- UVIC - Framework for Evaluating the Reproducibility of a Data Set
- UBC File Naming Guidelines
- NIST Electronic File Organization Tips
- Creating a README for your dataset
- De-identification Guidance
- Data Curation Network Data Curation Primers
- DCC Curation Briefing Papers
- CODECHECK
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Negotiating Research Relationships With Inuit Communities, A Guide For Researchers
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- DCC Curation Lifecycle Model (with checklists)
- DCC Curation How-to Guides and Checklists
- Creative Commons (CC) - Licensing Considerations
- Creative Commons (CC) - How the licenses work
- Cornell - Data Licensing
- ANDS File Formats
- ANDS Curation Continuum
indigenous knowledge
- SIKU (Sea Ice) Atlas
- Mukurtu CMS - An Introduction
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Negotiating Research Relationships With Inuit Communities, A Guide For Researchers
list
- UK Data Archive - Research Data Management
- DCN Data Curation Tools List
- DCC Curation How-to Guides and Checklists
maintenance and sustainability
metadata
- Data Curation Network Data Curation Primers
- Portage Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide - Version 2.0
- DCC Curation Reference Manual
- Apache Tika
metadata standards
ontologies
outreach
policies
policy
preservation
- COPTR - Community Owned digital Preservation Tool Registry
- University of Edinburgh Choose the Best File Formats
- Siegfried file format identification tool
- Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats
- Dryad Opening Files Wiki
- DROID file format identification tool
- LOC - Recommended Formats Statement
qualitative data
quantitative data
readme files
- Cornell University - Guide to writing 'readme' style metadata
- Cornell README file template
- Cornell guide to writing readme style metadata
reference
- Concordia - Directory structure guidance
- University of Edinburgh Choose the Best File Formats
- Library of Congress Sustainability of Digital Formats
- Dryad Opening Files Wiki
- DCC Disciplinary Metadata
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 3 - Research Data Management Language for Informed Consent
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 2 - Human Participant Research Data Risk Matrix
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 1 - Glossary of Terms for Sensitive Data used for Research Purposes
- DCC Curation Briefing Papers
- Microdata Handling and Security - Guide to Good Practice
- LOC - Recommended Formats Statement
- DDC Glossary of frequently used terminology
- DDC Glossary of frequently used terminology
repository
research data licensing
scholarly communications
scholarly impact
security
sensitive data
- De-identification Guidance
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 3 - Research Data Management Language for Informed Consent
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 2 - Human Participant Research Data Risk Matrix
- Sensitive Data Toolkit for Researchers Part 1 - Glossary of Terms for Sensitive Data used for Research Purposes
- Data Curation Network Data Curation Primers
- NLM-Scrubber - Clinical Text De-identification
- Mukurtu CMS - An Introduction
- Microdata Handling and Security - Guide to Good Practice
- BitCurator
software and tools
- sdcMicro - Microdata Anonymization
- COPTR - Community Owned digital Preservation Tool Registry
- Colectica Curation Tools
- Amnesia - Data Anonymization
- Siegfried file format identification tool
- DROID file format identification tool
- RDA Metadata Standards Directory Working Group
- Data Curation Network Data Curation Primers
- CODECHECK
- OpenRefine
- NLM-Scrubber - Clinical Text De-identification
- Mukurtu CMS - An Introduction
- LOC - Recommended Formats Statement
- DMP Assistant
- DCN Data Curation Tools List
- DCN curation resources
- DCC - Version control and authenticity
- Cornell README file template
- BitCurator
- Apache Tika
software licensing
template
- DMP Assistant
- DCC - Version control and authenticity
- Cornell README file template
- Cornell guide to writing readme style metadata
toolkits
- RDA Metadata Standards Directory Working Group
- Primer on Data Management - What You Always Wanted to Know
training
- DataOne Data Management Skillbuilding Hub
- Delivering Research Data Management Services MOOC
- Primer on Data Management - What You Always Wanted to Know
training course
training materials
- Delivering Research Data Management Services MOOC
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) plus Toolkit