2017-01-202017-01-202016-06-102016http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58582This presentation was delivered at the NeDICC Workshop on 'The role of the information professional in relation to research data management', CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa, 10 June 2016This presentation deals with the potential role of the information professional in research data management. It touches on the reason for data management, general tasks, designing of data management plans, data capture, data storage and back-ups, metadata creation, types of metadata, data interpretation and analysis, data visualisation, data cleansing, data verification, data validation, data publishing, linking data to research outputs, data preservation, data citation, skills that will be needed, and helpful tools.Presentation: 36 slidesPDFenUniversity of PretoriaResearch dataResearch data management (RDM)Value of research dataResearch data lifecycleRoleInformation professionalData management plan (DMP)Data captureData storageBack-upMetadata creationTypes of metadataData interpretationData analysisData visualisationData cleansingData verificationData validationData publishingLinking dataData preservationData citationSkills neededPresentation