The ELIXIR Research Data Management Kit (RDMkit) is an online guide containing good data management practices applicable to research projects from the beginning to the end. Developed and managed by people who work every day with life science data, the RDMkit has guidelines, information, and pointers to help you with problems throughout the data’s life cycle.
The RDMkit organises information into the six sections displayed below, which are interconnected but can be browsed independently.
Data life cycle
Start here to get an overview of research data management. Click on a section of the diagram below to get an introduction to that stage of the data management life cycle.
Your role
Identify your role in research data management, find data management resources relevant for you, and information to help you progress in your career path.
Your domain
Learn about the data management problems that affect your domain or research community, and the solutions adopted to address them.
Your problem
Find guidelines and solutions for tackling common data management problems.
All tools and resources
Browse the RDMkit's catalogue of tools and resources for research data management.
Tools assembly
Find concrete combinations of tools and resources assembled into a workflow for research data management.
Contributors
This project would not be possible without the many amazing community contributors. RDMkit is an open community project, and you are welcome to join us!