Category Archives: Data management plans

Laying a foundation for meaningful data sharing

An interview with Dr. Pradip K. Bera

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For Dr. Pradip K. Bera organization and planning are both the major challenge and the key to effective data sharing. Bera is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he works … Continue reading →

Why trust Dryad with your research data?

Seven factors that set Dryad apart

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Data availability is an important aspect of communicating scholarly research. Not only has public data been shown to increase understanding, support reproducibility, increase attention, and facilitate reuse — it’s increasingly required by funders and publishers. There are plenty of ways … Continue reading →

How do researchers pay for data publishing? Results of a recent submitter survey

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As a non-profit repository dependent on support from members and users, Dryad is greatly concerned with the economics and sustainability of data services. Our business model is built around Data Publishing Charges (DPCs), designed to recover the basic costs of curating and preserving … Continue reading →