Data life cycle

Author

Aud Halbritter

Published

November 8, 2024

1 Introduction

Data often lives longer than a specific project. The life cycle of data includes several steps from creating data, curation to archiving, find and re-use. Researchers typically focus more on some of these stages than others. An important part of the data life cycle is to plan each step from the start.

In this book, we discuss what a data management plan is and then go through each of the steps of the data life cycle.

1.1 Further reading and resources

The British Ecological Society has a guide for Data management that gives an useful overview of good data management practice and all steps of the data life cycle.

# Introduction

``` {r}
#| label: setup
#| echo: false
#| eval: true
#| fig-cap: The data life cycle.
#| fig-alt: The data life cycle.

library(knitr)

```

Data often lives longer than a specific project.
The life cycle of data includes several steps from creating data, curation to archiving, find and re-use.
Researchers typically focus more on some of these stages than others.
An important part of the data life cycle is to plan each step from the start.

In this book, we discuss what a data management plan is and then go through each of the steps of the data life cycle.


```{r}
#| label: fig-separate-files
#| echo: false
#| out-width: "75%"
#| fig-cap: The data life cycle.

include_graphics("./pics/data_cycle.png")

```


## Further reading and resources

The British Ecological Society has a [guide for Data management](chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BES-Guide-Data-Management-2019.pdf?utm_source=web&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=better_science) that gives an useful overview of good data management practice and all steps of the data life cycle.