Research Information Management Guides

The Research Information Management Guides are a series of articles covering a range of topics relating to the management of material used in the course of a research project. They include tips for good practice, and details of useful software tools. Areas covered include: organising research material; bibliographic software; note taking; working with structured data; and file and document management. The Guides are part of a set of resources created by the Sudamih Project at Oxford University Computing Services.

Date first submitted

Friday 08 April 2011

Date last modified

Monday 11 April 2011

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Publisher

Sudamih Project, Oxford University Computing Services

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Type of resource:

• Handout/info sheet
• Hints and Tips
• Guide (How to)
• Report/article

 

Focus of resource:

• Generic research skills development

 

Relevant audience(s):

• PGR
• Research staff

 

Relationship to JSS:

• Research management

 

Running time:

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• Research Information Management Guides: An Overview

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  This document gives a brief introduction to and overview of the Research Information Management Guides.

• Organising Research Material

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  This document provides advice for researchers about organising and keeping track of their research material.

• Choosing an Organisational System

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  This document outlines a number of different ways of organising research material, and details some of the pros and cons of each one.

• Shortcuts and Hyperlinks

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  This document provides some tips on how to use shortcuts and hyperlinks to organise and connect material stored on your hard drive.

• Choosing Bibliographic Software

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  This document gives an overview of some popular bibliographic software packages, and some hints on choosing the one that's most appropriate for your project.

• Beyond References: Getting the Most out of Bibliographic Software

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  This document gives some tips on using bibliographic software to do more than simply generate footnotes and bibliographies.

• Note Taking: Tools and Resources

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  This document describes some useful software tools for storing notes, and for linking notes and sources.

• Notes on Note Taking

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  This document offers tips on taking meaningful notes.

• Data Management Plans

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  This document gives a brief overview of what data management plans are, when you need to compile one, and where to find more information about how to do so.

• Databases and Tools for Structured Data

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  This document provides an introduction to some ways of structuring research data, and advice on selecting the best approach for your research project.

• Relational Databases: A Beginners' Guide

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  This document provides an introduction to relational databases: it outlines some key terms and concepts, and explains when you might want to consider using one.

• Structuring and Documenting Data

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  This document offers some tips for good practice when working with structured data in the course of a research project.

• Data Sharing and Archiving

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  This document provides some tips on making your data available to other researchers: why you might want to do this, and how to go about it.

• Data Ethics

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  This document offers some advice on ethical considerations related to working with structured data: intellectual property rights; research integrity; and confidentiality.

• File Naming

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  This document provides tips on selecting meaningful filenames.

• File Synchronisation

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  This document provides information about services for keeping the contents of multiple computers in sync with each other.

• Versioning

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  This document offers tips for keeping track of multiple versions of a file.

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These resources are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/). We are keen to encourage reuse and adaptation: if you would like to use them for any purpose not covered under this license, please get in touch.