This article describes the Data Curation Service service offered by the UNC Research Data Management Core (RDMC) and how to request the Data Curation Service.
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Data curation standards and best practices
The RDMC Data Curation Service service was designed to align with prevailing standards and best practices for research data management and sharing including those listed below.
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The UNC Research Data Management Core (RDMC) offers a Data Curation Service service to the UNC research community. This RDMC Add-on Data Management Service is designed to ensure that datasets housed in data repositories are discoverable, understandable, and usable. Members of the RDMC research data stewardship team work with investigators and project teams to develop and execute data curation workflows for data file packaging and repository ingest that align with standards and best practices for data preservation and data quality.
Data Curation
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service scope of work
The scope of work for the RDMC Data Curation Service service for most projects will include the following primary data curation activities:
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For other data management and sharing needs that fall outside of this scope of work for the Data Curation Serviceservice, please visit the RDMC Add-on Services webpage for information about other services offered by RDMC that may meet project needs.
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Requests for the RDMC Data Curation Service service can be submitted via the RDMC Services website.
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When submitting requests for the Data Curation Serviceservice, please be prepared to provide the following information:
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Once the RDMC team reviews submitted materials, you will receive a quote for the Data Curation Service service that includes a recommended scope of work. Please note that this quote is offered as a broad-brush scope of work estimate based on several assumptions about project needs and timelines. If these assumptions are inaccurate or if the scope of work changes, the associated fees will be updated.
Budgeting for the Data Curation
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service
Data curation is considered by federal funding agencies to be an allowable cost that can be included in the proposal budget. Costs for data curation varies based on several factors including the type, volume, complexity, and sensitivity of the data.
Data Curation Service service fees are based on hourly recharge rates approved by the UNC Office of Sponsored Programs. Please visit the RDMC Add-on Services webpage for current rates and hourly minimums.
The text below describing the RDMC Data Curation Service service may be used in the budget justification component of the project budget.
The RDMC Data Curation Service Fee service fee covers the cost of executing standards-based data curation workflows for data file packaging and repository ingest, which includes file format normalization, document preparation, metadata generation, dataset package quality review, and transfer of dataset packages to the specified repository. These curation activities are carried out by RDMC data curation specialists with the specific needs of the data type, format, size, and content in mind to ensure that the data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (i.e., FAIR), and to satisfy all DMSP requirements.
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To learn more about the RDMC Data Curation Service service or to obtain a quote, please submit your request via the RDMC Services website. |
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