Reference:
Corti, L., Eynden, V. v. d., Bishop, L., & Woollard, M. (2014). Managing and sharing research data: A guide to good practice. Sage.
Follow the AUT data storage guidelines:
Backup your files/data regularly!
"This report seeks to strengthen the Māori-Crown relationship by building understanding of Māori perspectives on data storage. It also aims to inform discussions and guide government agencies in their decision-making about storing data."
This step is important as it helps you determine the appropriate security and privacy requirements.
Further reading:
Anonymisation involves removal of all data that can be used to identify individual participants in a research project, and for protecting their privacy.
Any restrictions to your data should be recorded in your data management plan.
Physical location | Guard against unauthorised access to the location
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Network location | Ensure network security
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Computers | Prevent unauthorised access to computers
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Retention | Decide how long the data should be retained
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Backup
Data preservation involves maintaining, preserving and adding value to research data throughout its lifecycle. It is done after the completion of your research project. Consider the following:
Find more details from the following online guides:
You may use data repositories to find data for your research, or to deposit your own research data. Storing your data in a repository will ensure it is preserved for future use. A repository will assist with data organisation, analysis or metrics, and security. Depositing data in an open data repository may increase visibility and impact.