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Data Management Services assists Brandon researchers with the organization, management, and curation of research data to enhance its preservation and access now and into the future

Canadian DMPs by the Portage Network

As of October 2020 The Portage Network has created nine Data Management Plan (DMP) Exemplars. (Accessible via Portage Training Resources page>More Resources>DMP Examplars ).

Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities and Secondary Data

Data Management Plan for Historical Canadian Census Data

Mixed Methods

Data Management Plan for Mixed Methods Fictional Exemplar

Natural Sciences

Social Sciences

Sample Agency-Specific Plans

ICPSR: Sample Data Management Plan for Social and Political Science Data
NIH: Examples of Data-Sharing Plans
NSF, Biology Directorate, Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP): Examples of three data management plans (pdf) from funded grants by Stanford Professor Virginia Walbot, including additional information and guidance.

Other DMPs from around the World

Sample DMPs from DataONE

Sample DMPs created by participants of a DataONE Best Practices workshop.
LIBER Data Management Plan Catalogue

The LIBER Data management plan catalogue consists of data management plans from finished projects from European states and universities.
DCC Example DMPs and Guidance

Provided by the Digital Curation Centre it lists a number of DMPs across a variety of disciplines and Funding Agencies in the UK.

ICPSR. Sample Data Management Plan for Depositing Data with ICPSR
Provided by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) - an international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations.