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This article defines sensitive data, provides information on UNC policies for sensitive data, and offers options for data storage, software, and data sharing with regards to sensitive data.

This article offers recommendations for file formats that support long-term preservation and usability of digital textual works.

This article defines metadata and metadata standards for research data, and provides resources to help researchers identify an appropriate metadata standard for their project.

This article describes the types of information that should be included within a README file to assist secondary users in understanding the contents and structure of your research materials.

This article provides instructions and tips for creating a codebook (sometimes referred to as a ‘data dictionary’) that describes the contents of a research data file or files.

This article defines data curation, explains its necessity and importance, highlights the role of a data curator within a research project team, and points to resources on data curation best practices and standards.

This article offers recommendations for qualitative data file formats that align with data management and sharing standards and best practices.

This article provides information on the National Science Foundation’s public access plan and points to important guidance and resources to aid researchers in complying with the plan’s requirements.

This article provides information on the National Institutes of Health’s data management and sharing policy and points to important guidance and resources to aid researchers in complying with policy requirements.

This article helps you organize your research data and associated materials into a publishable package that supports transparency, reusability, and compliance with data sharing policies. These data packages can be deposited and published in a data repository for broader dissemination.

This article describes a data management and sharing plan and its components while also highlighting relevant policies, resources, and tools for planning for data management sharing activities.

This article introduces the concept of the qualitative data package to describe the necessary components of a complete qualitative dataset that supports long-term preservation, access, and reuse.