Open Science: selected resources

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• Phase 1 - Planning research, with dedicated resources on:

  • Designing research

  • Planning data management

  • Planning consent for sharing

  • Planning data collecting, processing protocols and templates

  • Exploring existing data sources

• Phase 2 - Collecting data, with dedicated resources on:

  • Collecting data

  • Capturing data with metadata

  • Acquiring existing third-party data

• Phase 3 - Processing and analysing data, with dedicated resources on:

  • Entering, digitising, transcribing and translating data

  • Checking, validating, cleaning, anonymising

  • Deriving data

  • Describing and documenting data

  • Managing and storing data

  • Analysing and interpreting data

  • Producing research outputs

  • Citing data sources

• Phase 4 - Publishing and sharing data, with dedicated resources on:

  • Establishing copyright

  • Creating user documentation

  • Creating discovery metadata

  • Selecting appropriate access to data

  • Publishing, sharing and promoting data

• Phase 5 - Preserving data, with dedicated resources on:

  • Migrating data to best format or media

  • Storing and backing up data

  • Creating preservation documentation

  • Preserving and curating data

• Phase 6 - Re-using data, with dedicated resources on:

  • Conducting secondary analysis

  • Undertaking follow-up research

  • Conducting research reviews

  • Scrutinising findings

  • Using data for teaching and learning