You’ve finished Data Management for Researchers — well done. Here’s a quick recap to lock it in, and the best places to go next.

What you’ve learned

Across five lessons, you explored:

• Data Management Planning — deciding up front how data will be handled.
• Data Organization — naming and structuring files so they stay findable.
• Data Storage & Security — backups (the 3-2-1 rule) and protecting sensitive data.
• Data Sharing & Open Data — sharing under the FAIR principles.
• Long-term Preservation — keeping data usable for decades.

Make it stick

Count how many copies exist of your most important file, in how many places. If the answer is “one”, add a backup today.

Where to go next

If you enjoyed this course, these are the natural next steps:

• Research Design and Methodology — design the research behind the data.
• Digital Library Technologies — understand the systems that preserve data.

And the rest of the FRELIP toolkit is always there to put your new skills to work:

• Discovery search — find books and articles.
• Research guides — curated starting points by subject.
• Open-access journal feeds — keep current.
• All FRELIP courses — browse the full catalogue.

This courseware is provided free by FRELIP. Original text released under CC BY 4.0; linked resources remain under their own licences. Curated by the FRELIP Open Courseware editorial team.