Research Data Management 101

Preserving your data

What happens to your data when…

• the software you use to render it changes or becomes obsolete?
• the platform on which you manipulate it changes?
• the hardware you created it on becomes obsolete?

Preservation means storing your data in a place where it will be:

• Stored
• Backed up
• Discoverable
• Accessible for the future (as much as possible)

Preservation means that it is a particular person's job to make every effort to make the data usable in the future.

Preservation = Long-term access

Some repositories ensure preservation of data over time