Data and GIS Services is happy to announce the launch of new service designed to provide detailed data management planning help online.  As an increasing number of granting agencies require a data management plan as part of the grant application process, the DMPTool provides “an open source, web application that assists researchers in producing data management plans and delivering them to funders.” For Duke researchers, the tool provides constantly updated advice about how to complete a data management plan while simultaneously highlighting Duke resources available from a variety of data support providers for the planning, maintenance, and sharing of research data.

We hope that the DMPTool will streamline the grant writing process and help researchers make the appropriate connections to resources available both at Duke and beyond for data management planning.  We welcome your comments and suggestions on this resource.