Good research data management is a crucial foundation
of transparent, trustworthy research. Therefore, research
institutions, funding agencies, scientific journals and policymakers – led by the European Commission – have been
investing increasingly in efforts to improve practices for the
management of research materials and data. But what is ‘good’
research data management, and how do we define ‘research
data’ in the first place? In this chapter, we provide an overview
of research data management throughout the research process.
We illustrate the various benefits of establishing best practice
in research data management for the individual researcher,
including higher levels of efficiency and security during the
project and improved visibility and impact of results.