Research Data Management 101
Completion requirements
Read this lesson. Pay attention to the lifecycle (process) of data sets. Answer the questions in this lesson.
Data lifecycle management (DLM) is the policy or process that governs organizational data use. You learned that data management is an administrative function and DLM is a process to manage and preserve that data. Remember, good DLM includes all the phases of the data lifecycle. This is essential to data-driven decisions and actions taken by organizations daily.
File Organization & File Formats
File formats: converting considerations
Information can be lost when converting file formats.
To mitigate the risk of lost information when converting:
– Note the conversion steps you take
– If possible, keep the original file as well as the converted ones