Research Data Publication

The publication of research data requires that you deal with topics such as data management, data organization and data preparation at the beginning of the research process and create the prerequisites for subsequent use. Together with TU Dresden, we run the Service Center Research Data and offer you various information and consultation services.

Research funders generally expect you to submit a data management plan with your project application. In this plan, you outline how you intend to handle, archive and publish your data during the course of the project. In order to create such a plan, it is helpful to familiarize yourself with the respective guidelines of the funding body, the call for proposals and the discipline at an early stage. Do you have questions about the concepualization of your project-specific data management or are you unsure about the preparation of a corresponding data management plan? Together with the Service Center Research Data, we will be happy to advise you!

Data organization plays an important role in ensuring that you and other people are able to use your data in a meaningful way. Key aspects include the quality of the file names, the folder structure and the documentation. Even if you share storage system - for example in a cross-location research project - well-documented guidelines that are adhered to by everyone are crucial in order to avoid data loss and duplication and thus considerable additional work. We help you to design and implement your personal and project-internal file storage in the best possible way.

In order to prepare your data in a meaningful way, you first need to make a suitable selection and then clean and document it. Experience has shown that this is a multi-layered process in which conceptual and technical aspects come into play. For example, you can follow the guidelines of research funders, but also discipline-specific best practices and the technical requirements of data repositories. We are happy to offer you support in the form of individual consultation.

Repositories give you the opportunity to archive and publish your research data sustainably. These storage locations can be subject-specific, institutional or interdisciplinary. In addition, there are web-based aggregators that enable the linkage and combination of research data on the basis of linked open data, for example. The selection of an optimal repository for your research data is crucial for the findability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of your data (FAIR principles). Our experts will help you decide on a suitable repository and import your data.