Funders agree that great data management starts with a good plan Are you starting a new research project funded by NWO or ZonMW? From January 2021 onwards, you can use Leiden University’s template to write your data management plan. Fieke Schoots • February 05, 2021
Medieval palaeography: using IIIF in education Robert Stein uses a new online Medieval Palaeography platform to teach students to read medieval archival documents and to translate the Middle-dutch to modern Dutch. Ben Companjen • December 24, 2020
Delivering data management training at Leiden How is data management training delivered across the university? What can we share and learn from each other? And how can we make the most of what’s available? The Data Management Network met to learn about and discuss these topics. Joanne Yeomans • November 09, 2020
Learn about data management concepts in this online Data Horror Escape Room Our new digital escape room introduces some basic data management concepts and offers a fun way to educate and to prompt discussions with researchers. Joanne Yeomans and Guest author • October 30, 2020
Tip 5: Request open access funding in your research proposal When you wish to apply for funding, pay close attention to the requirements of your funder on Open Access publishing Michelle van den Berk • October 20, 2020
Tip 4: Share your research software with an open license Research software is, as any creative work, protected under copyright. Kristina Hettne • October 20, 2020
Tip 3: Use your right to share all your peer reviewed articles after six months ‘Taverne Amendment’: Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act allows academics employed by a Dutch University to share short scientific works Saskia Woutersen Windhouwer • October 20, 2020
Tip 2: 100% Open Access through the VSNU agreements with publishers. A straightforward and cost-effective road towards 100% Open Access is through publishing articles in journals that are part of an agreement between VSNU and publishers. Michelle van den Berk • October 19, 2020
Tip 1: Make all your peer reviewed articles Open Access in the Leiden Repository All researchers at Leiden University can make use of the Leiden Repository without any costs. Saskia Woutersen Windhouwer • October 19, 2020