What Guidance and Support is Available?
Answer
You can use our AskUs chat system to ask any questions or contact on of our librarians assist with you data management needs:
Sherry Mahnken
Research Librarian, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
mahnkens@mst.edu
(573) 341-7843
Michael Lewis
Research Librarian, College of Engineering and Computing
michaellewis@mst.edu
(573) 341-7839
Georgette Nicolosi
Research Librarian, Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development
gnhnp@mst.edu
(573) 341-4228
Roger Weaver
Director, Scholarly Communications
weaverjr@mst.edu
(573) 341-4221
Additionally, the library maintains and regularly updates a Guide to Research Data Management at: https://libguides.mst.edu/researchdata.
The DMPTool is a free, open-source, online application that helps researchers create data management plans (DMPs). These plans are now required by many funding agencies as part of the grant proposal submission process. The DMPTool provides a click-through wizard for creating a DMP that complies with funder requirements. It also has direct links to funder websites, help text for answering questions, and data management best practices resources.