LibGuides: Research Data Management: Resources at Duke

Need Help?

Where do I begin?

The Center for Data and Visualization Sciences in the Duke University Libraries is a great place to start if you are new to formal data management planning and practices. We can assist you with developing a data management plan, identifying useful tools for project management, selecting an appropriate metadata standard and finding the best-fit data repository. We are "lifecycle" partners and are happy to assist you during any stage of the research process.

Duke University Library Subject Specialists are also partners in the research process and can assist you with domain-specific resources and questions.

For the Medical Center, see the final box below.

Technology & Data Support

There are various options at Duke that support research computing. You may not need to search any further than your own departmental IT group. However, if you aren't sure of what you might need, these links give you a place to start.

Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI) The Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI) was established in 2018 to bring together existing research integrity initiatives and expand them across all of Duke University, under the leadership of Dr. Geeta Swamy, Associate Vice President for Research and Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity. The office is highly collaborative with other Duke programs interested in research integrity, and collectively, we are working together to strengthen our research culture through approaches that are inclusive, comprehensive, multifaceted, pragmatic, and empowering.
Duke IT Security Office (ITSO) The IT Security office is responsible for IT security-related matters across both campuses. The office establishes IT security policies and offers data risk assessment and whole disk encryption.
Duke Office of Information Technology (OIT) The Office of Information Technology manages Duke’s central technology infrastructure and provides services and applications to support the educational and research missions of the institution, as well as the university's business functions.
Duke Research Computing Research Computing offers services that are useful to researchers across Duke and often in collaboration with researchers at other institutions. The group provides cluster computing services through the Duke Compute Cluster and offers storage, a protected computing environment for researchers using sensitive data, and well tailored virtual machines of various configuration.
Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI) Data and IT Services Core The Data & IT Services group specializes in data management, sensitive data. They offer expertise in solving many data and research issues relevant to social science research and computing.
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Technology Services The Office of Technology Services is responsible for implementing and supporting technology for the faculty, staff, and students of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Policy & Research Support

Need to know more about Duke's policies around research data collection?

Duke Office of Research Support The Office of Research Support, under the guidance of the Vice Provost for Research, oversees several administrative areas for research including the Grants, Contracts, & Compliance group, the Funding Opportunities group, the Office of Human Subjects Protection,and the Office of Export Controls
Duke Faculty Handbook See chapter 5 for information pertaining to research and research data.

Copyright Consultations

If you have questions about copyright pertaining to data, your best place to start is the Office of Copyright and Scholarly Communications. They can provide information about what the best CC license is to apply for your situation, assist you with getting an ORCID, and how to best determine your research impact.

Get Help at the Medical Center

A good place to start is with your Liaison Librarian in the Duke Medical Center Library and Archives. They can assist you with domain-specific questions and resources as well as refer you to services at the Medical Center. They also have provided additional helpful library guides on Data Sharing and Public Access Policies and NIH Public Access Policy Compliance.

Below is a list of other medical center-specific resources that can assist with research data management.

Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Biostatistics Core The mission of the Biostatistics Core is to work with an interdisciplinary network of clinical investigators conducting research at Duke by providing expertise in study design, implementation of statistical methodology and interpretation of results.
Duke Clinical Research Institute - SOAR SOAR (Supporting Open Access for Researchers) is a collaboration between the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), academia, and private industry to open clinical research data for the benefit of the broader research community.
Duke Data Service A flexible, investigator-friendly information technology services that facilitates the association of data provenance for simple and complex scientific workflows. It provides a secure, central data store that allows researchers to use their own hardware (e.g. laptops, workstations, and mobile device) to have local access to their data. NOTE: Not HIPAA Compliant. In Alpha release.
Duke ASIST Office The mission of the Advancing Scientific Integrity, Services and Training Office (ASIST) is to foster an environment of excellence in scientific research by promoting a robust culture of scientific accountability and integrity, improving the reproducibility of scientific findings, providing data management tools, and delivering valuable educational materials to the Duke University School of Medicine research community.
Duke Office of Clinical Research (DOCR) The Duke Office of Clinical Research provides services to support Principal Investigators, Study Coordinators, and members of the Clinical Research Units where Duke serves an investigational site for clinical research.
Duke School of Medicine Office of Research Administration The Office of Research Administration (ORA), is responsible for supporting investigators and administrators in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing by managing externally sponsored research projects through the pre-award process. They are the best resource for policy-related questions.
Duke University Health System IRB The DUHS IRB is the IRB-of-Record for all DUHS employees and students who conduct research with human subjects, regardless of the location of that research. A very important resource to consult regarding data sharing policy and mechanisms.
My Research Home Making advances in research is central to Duke's mission, and giving our community the tools to do it is key. The myRESEARCHhome portal, funded by Duke's CTSA, puts relevant applications, resources, and information specific to you and your projects at your fingertips. Your portal's content is personalized based on your researcher profile, showing you content you want and need to see, saving you time and effort.

Research Data Management