Managing Data @Melbourne
Fundamental training in Research Data Management
Managing Data @Melbourne consists of six short modules, which outline the fundamental practices of good data management. Develop the skills you need to draft your research data management plan.
To help you create a data management plan (DMP) we have an online tool, Melbourne Data Planner which provides guidance and support for DMPs. You will learn how to use this tool as part of Managing Data @Melbourne.
The program is aimed predominantly at University of Melbourne graduate researchers but is open to all students and staff. Access to the program is via the University's Learning Management System (LMS). All graduate researchers should already be enrolled in the program and should be able to access Managing Data @Melbourne via the 'My Communities' section of the LMS. Other University students and staff should follow the relevant access points below. A downloadable text version is available for external users.
Background
Managing Data @Melbourne is an online program that guides you through the process of writing a data management plan for your research project. It has been developed for graduate researchers, early career researchers, and information professionals.
The program uses the Australian research context and was initiated and is maintained by the Digital Stewardship (Research) team at the University of Melbourne.
View the Terms of Use section below.
Acknowledgements
The Managing Data @Melbourne program was inspired by and based on the Research Data MANTRA [online course] developed by EDINA and Data Library, University of Edinburgh. The original work can be found here.
The creators of Managing Data @Melbourne would like to thank everyone who contributed to the project, the video interviewees from the University of Melbourne and other colleagues from across the University.
Terms of use
- Please refer to the Terms and Conditions detailed below our Credit listing.
Credits within specific sections of the Managing Data @ Melbourne program.
| Managing Data @Melbourne landing page | |
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| Videos | Title: Managing Data @Melbourne: An Introduction |
| 1. Getting Started with Research Data | |
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| Videos | Title: Spotlight on Graduate Research Data, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences Featuring Ting Ting Lee, Centre for Neural Engineering and Dept. of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) created for Managing Data @Melbourne at the University of Melbourne. Available at: https://echo360.net.au/media/a65588c2-2c75-48a5-99a3-872c9f25731a/public |
| 2. Developing your Data Management Plan | |
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| Videos | Title: Spotlight of Graduate Research Data, Faculty of Education Featuring: Nathaniel Swan (Faculty of Education). Created for Managing Data @Melbourne at the University of Melbourne Available at: https://echo360.net.au/media/4a5b1bc6-b6c9-4501-aed1-87b3564a6e75/public |
| 3. Ethics and Legal Issues | |
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| Images | Title: Postcard form the edge: Greetings from an ambiguous landscape |
| Videos | Title: Spotlight on Graduate Research Data, Faculty of Science |
| 4. Organising, Storing and Backing-up your Data | |
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| Images | Title: Postcard form the edge: Greetings from a Bitcoin Backup Disaster |
| Videos | Title: Sensitive Data Management
"Video by Pexels" https://www.pexels.com/videos/
Music: "Music by Freepik" https://www.freepik.com/audio |
| 5.Documenting and Describing your Data | |
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| Images | Title: Postcard form the edge: Greetings from a Documentation Disaster |
| 6. Sharing and Preserving your Data | |
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| Images | Title: Postcard form the edge: Greetings from Data Sharing through global repositories Title: Postcard form the edge: Greetings from Obsolete Digital Formats |
| Videos | Title: Publishing your data with Melbourne Figshare Title: Data Retention at the University of Melbourne
Music: "Music by Freepik" https://www.freepik.com/audio Title: Digital Preservation Consideration for Researchers
Music: "Music by Freepik" https://www.freepik.com/audio |
Terms of use
Managing Data @Melbourne, University of Melbourne [online course] [http://library.unimelb.edu.au/data], is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
This licence excludes the logos of the University of Melbourne, Freepik and Pexels (listed above) you are free to re-use part or all of the written content work elsewhere, with or without modification.
You are welcome to link to the Managing Data @Melbourne videos. You can use the videos as permitted under copyright law in your jurisdiction. For any other uses, please contact the University of Melbourne for permission.
Citation
Tape, Sally; Neish, Peter (2026). Managing Data @Melbourne. The University of Melbourne. Educational resource. https://doi.org/10.26188/32118892
In order to comply with the attribution requirements of the Creative Commons license (CC-BY), we request that you cite as above, or be sure to include:
- Author/creator: Digital Stewardship (Research), University of Melbourne
- Title of the work: Managing Data @Melbourne [online course]
- Doi: https://doi.org/10.26188/32118892
- URL where the original work can be found: http://library.unimelb.edu.au/data
DOWNLOAD COURSE CONTENT.
Course content can be downloaded from the University of Melbourne Repository at https://doi.org/10.26188/32118892
Previous version of this content is available to download from the University of Melbourne Repository at http://hdl.handle.net/11343/225138.
Managing Data @Melbourne questions
Click on the topics below to get help.
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Please submit a Service Now request.
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If you are having trouble logging in, visit the Melbourne Data Planner Accessibility website or submit a ServiceNow ticket.
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Yes, see the Terms of Use listed on the About page here.
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Please submit a service now request for any questions about research data managment including project planning, data storage, retention and publication, managing research data – particularly sensitive data, and best practices.
Support for Managing Data @Melbourne
If you have a general support question or require a consultation about research data management or storage contact, use the following form.
For information on Managing Data @Melbourne contact the team directly at digital-stewardship@unimelb.edu.au
For further online support and resources for research data see the Research Gateway or Researcher@Library
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Getting started with research data
Data management planning is a fundamental part of effective research. Learn about general principles of good research data management and be able to apply these to your own research practices.
- research
- data
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Develop a data management plan
Explore information about the different types and formats of data that you might be creating or collecting as part of your research and the different ways that data is collected.
- data management
- planning
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Ethics and legal issues
Information about the regulatory environment surrounding research data, including IPR, copyright, privacy, ethical review and approval, Indigenous Knowledge rights and responsible research conduct around data re-use.
- ethics
- legal issues
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Organise store and backup data
Learn how to manage data storage practices that ensure your data is easily findable, accessible, secure, and shareable. Understand options available to you to store your data safely and prevent data loss.
- organisation
- storage
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Document and describe data
Learn how to describe your data in such a way that it can be properly verified and allow others to understand and use it, now and into the future. Understand why this is important for the long-term management of your research data and records.
- review
- document
- describe
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Share and preserve data
Understand the benefits and constraints of sharing research data and contributing to the research community. Information about issues relating to the long-term preservation, licensing and sharing of your research data with other researchers.
- share
- preservation